Our Founding Mothers
New Women of the Old Faith
W hen I opened this fascinating book by Kathleen Sprows Cummings, I was not sure what to expect. The cover shows two women at the turn of the 20th century, one in a religious habit, the other dressed as a materially comfortable woman. What could these two women possibly have in common? The answer is: much more than you would imagine.
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