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Rose Greenhow climbed to the top of Washington society through her skillful use of protocol, politics and fortunate marriages of her own and other family members. She knew everyone who was anyone in the young capital and managed to maintain contacts with prominent figures on both sides of the growing divide between North and South, An unrepentant defender of slavery, Mrs. Greenhow nonetheless kept on speaking terms with abolitionists, even after her imprisonment for espionage during the Civil War. She counted many of the key figures in American history as friends and colleagues.
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