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| Title | Female Biography; Or Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries: Alphabetically Arranged, Volume 3 Female Biography; Or Memoirs of Illustrious and Celebrated Women, of All Ages and Countries: Alphabetically Arranged, Mary Hays |
| Author | Mary Hays |
| Publisher | Richard Phillips, 1803 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 29 May 2007 |
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