To thousands of elder women in the late sixties and early seventies [the private women's club movement] came … - Laura E. Richards

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I just recently became aware of how tenuous my life is. I don't have time for fear.

Laura E. Richards

To thousands of elder women in the late sixties and early seventies [the private women's club movement] came like a new gospel ofactivity and service. They had reared their children and seen them take flight; moreover, they had fought through the war, their hearts in the field, their fingers plying needle and thread. They had been active in committees and commissions, the country over; had learned to work with and beside men, finding joy and companionship and inspiration in such work. How could they go back to the chimney-corner life of the fifties?

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