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A75168 The woman's almanack, for the year 1694 calculated for the meridian of city and country. Containing many choice, useful, pleasant, and most necessary, observations, adapted to the capacity of the female sex, and not to be found in other almanacks: as, the good house-wife's calendar. A table of expences. The critical days of the year. ... By Dorothy Partridge, midwife, student in astrology. Partridge, Dorothy. 1694 (1694) Wing A2016A; ESTC R232379 7,044 12

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