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Meg mentions talking to the Postmistress when she stopped at the Post Office to pick up the mail. So, what is a Postmistress?

A postmistress is a woman over the United States Post Office. Here's an article about the first U.S. Postmistress who worked for Ben Franklin.

Tell us an interesting fact you learned about Mary Goddard or the post office in the comments below.