Equal Natures: Popular Brain Science and Victorian Women's Writing
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State University of New York Press, 2023.
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Shalyn Claggett., & Shalyn Claggett|AUTHOR. (2023). Equal Natures: Popular Brain Science and Victorian Women's Writing . State University of New York Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Shalyn Claggett and Shalyn Claggett|AUTHOR. 2023. Equal Natures: Popular Brain Science and Victorian Women's Writing. State University of New York Press.
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MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shalyn Claggett, and Shalyn Claggett|AUTHOR. Equal Natures: Popular Brain Science and Victorian Women's Writing State University of New York Press, 2023.
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