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Book Title: Woman's Place : Women Writing NM
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Maureen Reed
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Women Authors, American / General, Women's Studies
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Literary Criticism, Social Science
Item Weight: 19.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 368 Pages
