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I found this small window into the life and personality of Varina Howell Davis illuminating. We are so often forced to view historical figures and their actions solely through the eyes of what was recorded by men, what was important to men, and women take such a background role in those retellings - unless, God forbid, they asserted themselves in any way. Which many did at their peril, because an assertive female was certainly not the ideal. So while it is sometimes easy to forget that women were there at all, I greatly appreciate being reminded that, not only were they there, they had influence, and far more often than we know, they made a difference.