Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers

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Susan Walker FitzGerald (1871-1943) was a graduate of Bryn Mawr College class of 1893. During her time at Bryn Mawr, she founded the Self-Government Association (the first student government organization in the nation, which survives today) and served as class president. Following graduation, she worked as secretary to the dean of the College, M. Carey Thomas, from 1893 to 1894; she continued in this role after Thomas became Bryn Mawr's president, from 1894 to 1895. FitzGerald is best known for her long commitment to the struggle for women's suffrage and her involvement in progressive political organizations, including the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government, the Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage Association, and the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). She was elected in 1922 as the first female Democrat to enter the Massachusetts House of Representatives. This collection primarily contains letters from FitzGerald to her parents while she was a student at Bryn Mawr College and letters from fellow students to FitzGerald regarding the formation of the Student Government Association.

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Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, October 13, 1889
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, 1889
Description:
FitzGerald writes to her mother about her classes and her family's plans for an upcoming visit to Bryn Mawr. She also writes of a scenic excursion she took via train.
Date:
1889-10-13
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, May 24, 1893
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, 1893
Description:
FitzGerald writes about her mother's upcoming visit.
Date:
1893-05-24
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, September 27, 1893
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, 1893
Description:
A brief note from FitzGerald. Half of the page appears to be missing.
Date:
1893-09-27
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Edith Rockwell Hall to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, August 20, 1891
Title:
Letter from Edith Rockwell Hall to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Hall responds to FitzGerald's plans for forming a student government.
Date:
1891-08-20
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Marie L. Minor to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, August 5, 1891
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Letter from Marie L. Minor to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Minor responds to FitzGerald's letter regarding the formation of a student government.
Date:
1891-08-05
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Helen W. Thomas to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, September 16, 1891
Title:
Letter from Helen W. Thomas to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Thomas responds to FitzGerald's letter regarding the formation of a student government.
Date:
1891-09-16
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Elizabeth W. Winsor (Pearson) to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, July 15, 1891
Title:
Letter from Elizabeth W. Winsor (Pearson) to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Winsor responds to FitzGerald's letter calling for a student government.
Date:
1891-07-15
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Alice (Gould?) to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, August 14, 1891
Title:
Letter from Alice (Gould?) to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Likely a letter from Susan FitzGerald's cousin, Alice Gould. Alice responds to a letter from Susan, writing about the differences in their personalities, her travels, and about events at Bryn Mawr College that Susan described.
Date:
1891-08-14
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, February 3, 1891
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, 1891
Description:
FitzGerald requests certain items from home, and writes about exams.
Date:
1891-02-03
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Margaret D. Kellum to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, September 1, 1891
Title:
Letter from Margaret D. Kellum to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Kellum responds to FitzGerald's letter regarding the formation of a student government.
Date:
1891-09-01
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Helen Robins to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, September 8, 1891
Title:
Letter from Helen Robins to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Robins responds to FitzGerald's call to form a student government.
Date:
1891-09-08
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from A.E. Philbrook to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, July 31, 1891
Title:
Letter from A.E. Philbrook to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Philbrook responds to FitzGerald's call to form a student government.
Date:
1891-07-31
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Elva Lee to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, August 26, 1891
Title:
Letter from Elva Lee to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Lee responds to FitzGerald's call to form a student government.
Date:
1891-08-26
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her bother Henry G. Pickering, 1893
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her bother Henry G. Pickering, 1893
Description:
FitzGerald sends her brother an invitation to her upcoming graduation. (The front of the envelope incorrectly identifies Henry G. Pickering as Susan's grandfather; her grandfather was Henry White Pickering.)
Date:
1893
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her father, approximately November 1889
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her father, approximately November 1889
Description:
FitzGerald writes about upcoming plans for Thanksgiving, and of participating in college traditions.
Date:
(approximate)1889-11
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, May 4, 1896
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, 1896
Description:
A ripped letter, written from a train during travels to the West.
Date:
1896-05-04
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Harriet Stevenson to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, August 17, 1891
Title:
Letter from Harriet Stevenson to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Stevenson responds to FitzGerald's letter regarding the formation of a student government.
Date:
1891-08-17
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Jane L. Brownell to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, August 4, 1892
Title:
Letter from Jane L. Brownell to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1892
Description:
Brownell responds to communications regarding a student government.
Date:
1892-08-04
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, approximately November 1889
Title:
Letter from Susan Walker Fitzgerald to her mother, approximately November 1889
Description:
FitzGerald writes about upcoming plans for Christmas and about preparing for some Bryn Mawr College traditions.
Date:
(approximate)1889-11
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers
Letter from Marion S. Taylor to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, September 6, 1891
Title:
Letter from Marion S. Taylor to Susan Walker Fitzgerald, 1891
Description:
Taylor responds to FitzGerald's letter regarding the formation of a student government.
Date:
1891-09-06
Collection:
Susan Walker FitzGerald Papers

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