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Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded President Lincoln to proclaim a national day of Thanksgiving. She also persuaded Matthew Vassar to change the name of the college.
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    Background: Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) c. 1831, by James Reid Lambdin, Richards Free Library, Newport, NH