by ,h>v>d ,univ]sity ,libr>y's ,op5     
,collections ,program1 ,wom5 ,work+     
#ahjj - #aicj7          ,,! ,,girl      
,,sc\ts  ,a ,tra9+ ,s*ool = ,womanhood  
,by ,,kate ,,d\glas ,,wigg9             
,illu/ration  ,s]ies ,no4 #aa  ,,girl   
,,sc\ts ,,national ,,headqu>t]s #ahi    
,lex+ton ,av5ue ,new ,york ,city     ,a 
,tra9+ ,s*ool = ,womanhood  ,by ,kate   
,d\glas ,wigg9   ,i am he>tily int]e/$ 9
 ! ,girl ,sc\ts ( ,am]ica4 ,! fact is1  
,i ?9k ,i 0 always a ,girl ,sc\t myself 
7al?\gh ! "n 0 unkn[n72 yes1 f ! v      
beg9n+4 ,ev5 my fir/ y\?ful /ory 0 sc\ty
 9 tone1 if ,i may inv5t a ^w4 ,!n = a  
few ye>s aft]w>d1 :5 ,i 0 sc\t+ly busy  
educat+ little /reet ,arabs 9 ,san      
,francisco1 ,i wrote books1 too1 = &    
ab\t y\ng] *ildr51 b !re came a "t :5   
,polly ,oliv]'s ,problem br\ght me a    
girl public4 ,x 0 n an oppressively l>ge
 "o2 t is1 ,i nev] 0 mobb$ 9 ! /reets by
 ,polly's admir]s1 b !y exi/$1 &        
,heav5s6 h[ _m lett]s !y wrote6  ,i see 
n[ t ,polly 0 a real girl sc\t1 b       

fai?ful z %e unconsci\sly 0 to ! !n     
unwritt5 laws ( ! si/]hood1 %e fad$ into
 insignificance :5 my absolutely        
true-to-type ,sc\t appe>$ 9 ! guise (   
,rebecca ( ,sunnybrook ,f>m4 ,rebecca   
did n re=m1 conv]t or uplift h] s5iors1 
h] p>5ts1 gr&p>5ts1 neighbors &         
con/itu5ts1 b %e c\ld nev] keep h] h&s  
(f ?+s t ne$$ to be done1 & :atev]      
ent]prise 0 on h& !re 0 ,rebecca to be  
f\nd--sometimes on ! outskirts1         
frequ5tly1 ,i fe>1 9 its /orm c5tre4  ,d
 y rememb] t x 0 ,rebecca & h]          
twelve-ye>-old fri5ds :o sew$ ! :ite />s
 on ! ,riv]boro home-made flag1 j z !   
,roosevelt ,high ,s*ool girls h be5 do+ 
= _! great lead] ^! la/ weeks8  ,my     
summ] home lies betwe5 two ,ma9e        
villages on opposite sides ( ! ,saco    
,riv]4 ,!re are ,girl ,sc\ts & ,boy     
,sc\ts 9 ea* ( ! villages2 b (f ! ma9   
roads1 almo/ on ! fr+e ( ! p9e =e/s1 are
 boys & girls too f> away f "o ano!r to 
rea* any gr\p4 ,"o little *ap said to   
me3 ,my bro!r ,tim wants to be a ,sc\t1 

b !re isn't anybody to be a lead] & !   
boys live too f> ap>t4 ,tim's got all ! 
circul>s & books & in/ructions & he c be
 a lone sc\t1 b he doesn't want to be a 
lone sc\t--,tim doesn't2 he wants to be 
) o!r boys4  ,! v words ,a lone sc\t    
sugge/$ a /ory to me t ,i h nev] writt51
 b wi% t ^! words might rea* ! eye ( a  
girl :o w\ld l to practise ! sc\t       
virtues1 ev5 if %e _c belong to ! great 
b&4 ,x is h>d1 )\t ! companion%ip &     
inspiration ( a l>ge fri5dly company1 to
 foll[ a secret ideal & an imag9>y      
lead]1 to be a lone sc\t yet to be work+
 ) ?\s&s ( unkn[n little si/]s4 ,all !  
:ile t ! lone sc\t is le>n+ to be a     
woman--true1 brave1 busy1 ?rifty1       
*e]ful1 %e c say to h]self3 ,to help a  
little is to d ! "w ( ! _w4 ,t is ! real
 slogan ( ! ,girl ,sc\ts s9ce = ! mo/ "p
 !y d little duties1 assume small       
responsibilities1 c>ry ! light] burd5s4 
,above all1 !y le>n to ,c>ry on6 do+ a  
woman's "w 9 a woman's way1 do+ small   
?+s t wom5 h always done z well z ! new 

?+s t h op5$ to wom51 ei!r by _! own    
pluck or because m5 h at lea/ giv5 wom5 
a *ance1 & do+ !m pati5tly1             
self-=gett+ly1 ) ! old-fa%ion$ t\* ( a  
woman's h&4 ,! _w isn't 9 ne$ ( wom5 :o 
are duplicates ( m54 ,a girl %\ld try to
 be ! be/ sc\t 9 ! _w1 if x is 9 h] to g
 s f>1 b %e mu/ rememb] t aft] all %e is
 a ,girl1 n a ,boy ,sc\t4