"There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother. ... But next in rank and efficacy to that pure and holy source of moral influence, is that of the schoolmaster."
— Sarah Josepha Hale

January 1, 1970

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"The Beginning"; Ladies' Magazine, vol. 2, no. 1 (January 1829), p. 4

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"The Beginning"; Ladies' Magazine, vol. 2, no. 1 (January 1829), p. 4