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I suppose it is because woman's courage is mental and man's physical, that in times of great strain women always make the better showing.

Mary Roberts Rinehart

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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Age: 82 †
Born: 1876
Born: August 12
Died: 1958
Died: September 22
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