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Woman of the Century — Miriam O'Leary Collins (1893)

Miriam O'Leary, actor, born in Boston, Mass., in 1864. Her father, William Curran O'Leary, of London, Eng., was an artist and designer by profession. Her mother's maiden name was Minam Keating, and at the time of her marriage she was on a visit to Boston from Halifax, N. S., her native place, Their daughter Miriam was their first child. She received her education in the public schools of Boston, and attended the Franklin grammar school and the girls' high school, and was graduated from both with honors. Her aim throughout her years of preparation was to fit herself as a teacher.
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