The Commonwealth Club of California is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization based in Northern California. Founded in 1903, it is the oldest and largest public affairs forum in the United States. Membership is open to everyone.
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And women too, but innocent and pure.”
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“But why go to California for a text? She is the child of New England, bred at her own school and church.”
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