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It started out as an idea for a gift but Tessa Benn-Ireland's calendar for black business and professional women was so successful the librarian started a business to publish the hot-selling diary
It started out as an idea for a gift but Tessa Benn-Ireland's calendar for black business and professional women was so successful the librarian started a business to publish the hot-selling diary

It started out as an idea for a gift but Tessa Benn-Ireland's calendar for black business and professional women was so successful the librarian started a business to publish the hot-selling diary

Date1/2/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: It started out as an idea for a gift but Tessa Benn-Ireland's calendar for black business and professional women was so successful the librarian started a business to publish the hot-selling diary.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0099334F
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