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| 1. | Emma (Hart), 1787–1870, U.S. educator and poet. |
| 2. | Frances Elizabeth Caroline, 1839–98, U.S. educator, reformer, and author. |
| 3. | Jess, 1883–1968, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1915–19. |
| 4. | a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “hardy” and “will.” |
| Wil·lard (wĭl'ərd) American educator who was an early proponent of higher education for women. |
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