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Welter,
Barbara. "The Cult of True Womanhood: 1820-1860." American
Quarterly
18.2
(1966): 151-174. JSTOR. Web. 8 Aug. 2009.
Marriage Controversy." Journal of American History 94.4 (2008):
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Lowry,
Thomas P. "The Army's Licensed Prostitutes." Civil War Times
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Dec. 2002: 30. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 July 2009.
Entire
Website
United States. Dept. of the Interior. National Park Service. Women’s Rights National
Historical Park. N.p., 28 May 2009. Web. 14 July 2009.
Section
of a Website - No Publisher
Lavender,
Catherine. “Making It Their Own: Women in the West.” WestWeb. N.p.,
2001.
Web. 14 July 2009.
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“Bill Clinton: 1993-2001.” The White House. The White House,
n.d. Web. 20 July 2009.
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Albergotti, Reed. “The Dunk That Made
History.” Wall Street Journal 20 Mar. 2009,
Eastern ed.: W5. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 July 2009.
From the Web
Baker, Peter, and Jeff Zeleny. “Obama Hails Judge As Inspiring.” New York Times.
New York Times. 26 May 2009. Web. 20 July 2009.
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