Dorothy Wickenden invites readers to take a closer look at the path of American progress and the women who guided it.
Scribner
9781476760742
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Scribner
9781476760742
Dorothy Wickenden invites readers to take a closer look at the path of American progress and the women who guided it.
Former Secretary of State William Henry Seward’s name occupies a plaque outside the Cayuga County Courthouse in Auburn, New York, and the Seward family home is now a museum where visitors can learn about the statesman’s past. But it was another Seward who quietly pushed Henry toward signing the Emancipation Proclamation. His wife, Frances Seward,…
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