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The club flourished in a time when women of means, like Grace Oliver, were in and had "a time of abounding confidence in their own version of a  
The club flourished in a time when women of means, like Grace Oliver, were in and had "a time of abounding confidence in their own version of a  
"regenerated world" when American women's achievements would inevitably lead to the vast outlook and the marvelous promise of the twentieth
 
'regenerated world' when American women's achievements would inevitably lead to the vast outlook and the marvelous promise of the twentieth
 
century." Oliver and the club brought a "sense of beauty, elegant practicality, and dedication to building a vibrant
century." Oliver and the club brought a "sense of beauty, elegant practicality, and dedication to building a vibrant
intellectual life to Salem, the region and Massachusetts" according to Maggie Smith-Dalton in her article.  
intellectual life to Salem, the region and Massachusetts" according to Maggie Smith-Dalton in her article.  



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Kate Tannatt Woods (1836-1910) founded the Salem Thought and Work Club in 1891.

Grace A. Oliver (1844-1899) was the founding vice-president of the club.

The club flourished in a time when women of means, like Grace Oliver, were in and had "a time of abounding confidence in their own version of a

'regenerated world' when American women's achievements would inevitably lead to the vast outlook and the marvelous promise of the twentieth

century." Oliver and the club brought a "sense of beauty, elegant practicality, and dedication to building a vibrant

intellectual life to Salem, the region and Massachusetts" according to Maggie Smith-Dalton in her article.

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