“If you dear little girls would only learn what real beauty is, and not pinch and starve and bleach yourselves out so, you'd save an immense deal of time and money and pain. A happy soul in a healthy body makes the best sort of beauty for man or woman.”

Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott - “If you dear little girls would only...” 1

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