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One reads with a glow of enthusiasm the life and career of such women as Miss Smith. Great was her work for the race, and her noblest efforts were put forth in raising the standard of womanhood. She was the daughter of Margaret Smith and was born in Lexington, Ky.



Like the difficulties that come to many colored girls, she found it no easy task to satisfy her soul with the culture for which it longed. Her unusual brightness attracted much attention. Friends of the family took an interest in her and directed her reading by placing in