Mary Ashton Rice Livermore

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Mary Ashton Rice Livermore

Mary Ashton Rice Livermore

Deeply affected by her years as a tutor on a Virginia plantation, Livermore was an...

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A lifelong fighter

A lifelong fighter

Livermore traveled extensively speaking about women's rights. She was seen as a highly...

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