Quote of the day
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
Mary Abigail Dodge
Born: March 31, 1833
Died: August 17, 1896 (aged 63)
Bio: Mary Abigail Dodge was an American writer and essayist, she wrote under pseudonym Gail Hamilton. Her writing is noted for its wit and promotion of equality of education and occupation for women.
Known for:
- Country Living And Country Thinking (1862)
- Skirmishes and sketches (1865)
- Gala-Days (1863)
- A New Atmosphere (1864)
- Biography of James G. Blaine (1895)