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A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Blair Lee

A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Blair Lee

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Jul 17, 2017
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We had many superstitious prejudices to live down, besides the suggested slur of uselessness. — Elizabeth Blair Lee

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Elizabeth Blair Lee (of the DC-famous Blairs and notorious confidante to presidential advisers) viewed the Civil War from the steps of her clubhouse in Washington, DC — and thanks to her habit of writing letter…

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