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The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Isabella Beeton

Born: March 12, 1836
Died: February 6, 1865 (aged 28)
Bio: Isabella Mary Beeton, also known as Mrs Beeton, was an English journalist, editor and writer. Her name is particularly associated with her first book, the 1861 work Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.
Known for:
- Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861)
- Beeton's Book of Needlework
- Cookery and household management
- The Campaign for Domestic Happiness