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Newnham.

On 8/24/2012 10:31 AM, mason gaffney wrote:
> Publisher: U Press of the Pacific
>
> Here is the blurb from Amazon
>
> “Publication Date: *April 22, 2004*
>
> Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929) was the author of the 1870 Political
> Economy for Beginners, a brief but wildly successful book. It set a contemporary
> record as a principles textbook for students, running through ten editions in 41
> years. A vigorous promoter of education for women, she helped set up Newham
> College for women at Cambridge. In 1865 she heard a speech on women's rights
> made by John Stuart Mill, who deeply impressed her and she became one of his
> many loyal supporters.”
>
> An early reference to Fawcett is in H. George, Progress and Poverty.
>

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Martin C. Tangora
tangora (at) uic.edu

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