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Chapter X. Self-Dependence.

The Young Woman's Guide · William A. Alcott — chapter 9 of 63 · ~67 words · public domain

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Fashionable education. Why there is so little self-dependence in the world. Why orphans sometimes make out well in the world. Error corrected. What young women once were. What they are now. The best character formed under difficulties. Cause of the present helpless condition of females. Three or four to get breakfast. Modes of breaking up these habits. Anecdote of an independent young woman. Appeal to the reader.

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