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ALL IN THE DAY’S WORK An Autobiography

BY IDA M. TARBELL

NEW YORK

The Macmillan Company

1939

Copyright, 1939, by THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.

All rights reserved—no part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in magazine or newspaper.

FIRST PRINTING.

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMERICAN BOOK—STRATFORD PRESS, INC., NEW YORK

SARAH A. TARBELL My Sister and My Loyal Friend

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE 1. MY START IN LIFE 1

2. I DECIDE TO BE A BIOLOGIST 19

3. A COEDUCATIONAL COLLEGE OF THE EIGHTIES 37

4. A START AND A RETREAT 49

5. A FRESH START—A SECOND RETREAT 64

6. I FALL IN LOVE 89

7. A FIRST BOOK—ON NOTHING CERTAIN A YEAR 124

8. THE NAPOLEON MOVEMENT OF THE NINETIES 147

9. GOOD-BYE TO FRANCE 161

10. REDISCOVERING MY COUNTRY 179

11. A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY SEEKS MY ACQUAINTANCE 202