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Bess steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early part of the 20th century and begins a life in the high society of dallas, texas. This book, however, portrays a very different ideal for the capable, socially responsible woman. That these women must lack compassion, lack companionship and probably stick exclusively to themselves. At the turn of the century, a time when women had few choices, bess steed garner inherits a legacynot only of wealth but of determination and desire, making her truly a woman. With sheila mccarthy, ann hearn, andrea roth, andrew lowery. Elizabeth forsythe hailey is the author of a woman of independent means 3. A very independent woman is likely capable of taking care of herself and what is hers with little to no problems thats a good thing. Most strong independent women are very greedy and selfish as it is since they. Elizabeth forsythe hailey wrote a woman of independent means in 1978, when to most americans feminism was beginning to become. This book, however, portrays a very different ideal for the capable, socially responsible woman of the twentieth. Being an independent woman, and a happy one at that, is the most important person you can be.
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