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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Daniel J. Boorstin
Born: October 1, 1914
Died: February 28, 2004 (aged 89)
Bio: Daniel Joseph Boorstin was an American historian at the University of Chicago, writing on many topics in American history and world history. He was appointed twelfth Librarian of the United States Congress in 1975 and served until 1987.
Known for:
- The Discoverers (1983)
- The Creators (1992)
- The Americans: The Democratic Experience (1973)
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