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Hannah Webster Foster
A novel published in 1798. Set at the fictional Harmony Grove school, the work presents Mrs. Williams's final lessons to her graduating students on topics ranging from reading and writing to dress and friendship. Through narrative instruction and subsequent letters exchanged between former students, Foster explores the ideal education for young women entering society, revealing period attitudes