The Woman had once been supreme; in France she still seemed potent, not merely as sentiment but as a force; why was she unknown in America? (Henry Adams)

The Woman had once been supreme; in France she still seemed potent, not merely as sentiment but as a force; why was she unknown in America?

Henry Adams

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