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Alice Stone Blackwell postcard to Emily Howland
Title:
Alice Stone Blackwell postcard to Emily Howland
Description:
Written by Alice Stone Blackwell, a suffragist and human rights activist. Discusses news about her Aunt Nettie and expresses gladness that Howland is a voter. The back of the postcard features an image of the United States Capitol.
Date:
1917-1919
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland diary
Title:
Emily Howland diary
Description:
Entries run from 1901-09-15 through 1902-06-10 and chronicle Howland's daily activities. Recurring themes include Howland's visitors, family, and friends; her attendance of reform society meetings, including a large suffrage convention in Washington, D.C.; her financial and legal affairs; and the weather. Also records Howland's trip to Northumberland County, Virginia, where she visited African American schools, and her time visiting friends and attending lectures in Philadelphia.
Date:
1901-1902
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland diary
Title:
Emily Howland diary
Description:
Entries run from 1902-06-11 through 1903-06-10 and chronicle Howland's daily activities. Recurring themes include meetings of local clubs and reform societies, as well as the health of Howland's friend Mary Reed. Records Howland's time at the National American Woman Suffrage Association's 1903 convention in New Orleans and her subsequent visit to the Tuskegee Institute with Susan B. Anthony. Also records Howland's visits to several other African American schools in the South, including the Kowaliga School and the Schofield School in Aiken, as well as her attendance of several education conferences in April 1903.
Date:
1902-1903
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Isabel Howland
Description:
Tells her niece about the poor reception her suffrage pamphlets received from Professor Chase. Says that "one must be young to accept progressive ideas and then keep them in active play to keep from lapsing."
Date:
1889-04-06
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Caroline F. Putnam letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Caroline F. Putnam letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Written by Emily Howand's friend Caroline F. Putnam, who ran the Holley School for African Americans in Virginia. May be a fragment of A00186301. Praises Albert Pillsbury's book titled "Lincoln and Slavery." Mentions Woodrow Wilson and his attitude toward suffrage. Briefly discusses reading the Woman's Journal.
Date:
1914-01-20 - 1914-03-04
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Betty Urquhart letter to Emily Howland
Title:
Betty Urquhart letter to Emily Howland
Description:
Betty Urquhart, a teacher in the Campbell County, Virginia, public schools, writes to Emily Howland and tells her that she is organizing a Women's Christian Temperance Union chapter and advocates women's rights. Suffrage newspapers are read with interest by many in the vicinity.
Date:
1894-06-04
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Alice Stone Blackwell postcard to Emily Howland
Title:
Alice Stone Blackwell postcard to Emily Howland
Description:
Short poem written by Alice Stone Blackwell, a suffragist and human rights activist. Refers to the progressing women's suffrage movement and wishes Howland a happy Halloween. The back of the postcard features a Halloween-themed image and message.
Date:
1900-1920
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Caroline F. Putnam
Description:
Written from the Schofield School to Caroline F. Putnam, an abolitionist and educator of freedmen. Remarks on visiting educator Martha Schofield. Discusses attending a women's suffrage convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Briefly discusses going to Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church with Mary Anthony; discusses Susan B. Anthony's visit to Atlanta University and Big Bethel. Invites Putnam to attend a council in Washington, D.C.
Date:
1895-02-09
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland letter to Sarah Jacobs
Title:
Emily Howland letter to Sarah Jacobs
Description:
Responds to anti-suffrage article by Kate Ganett Wells in "Woman's Journal." Reports on military drills offered as part of Italy's Constitution Day celebrations. Updates on health and travels.
Date:
1885-06-07
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Emily Howland suffrage badges and ribbons
Title:
Emily Howland suffrage badges and ribbons
Description:
Badges and ribbons collected by Emily Howland at various congresses and conventions; most relate to women's rights. The largest part are from the New York State Woman Suffrage Association (NYSWSA). Also represented are the National American Woman's Suffrage Association (NAWSA), the National Council of Women of the United States, the Association for the Advancement of Women (AAW), the World's Congress of 1893, the National Arbitration and Peace Congress of 1907, and the Jamestown Exposition of 1907.
Date:
1890-1913
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Alice Stone Blackwell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Alice Stone Blackwell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Alice Stone Blackwell was a suffragist, journalist, and human rights advocate. Written on Woman's Journal stationery. Discusses articles about Mrs. Johnson being shared with other periodicals; mentions the English Parliament.
Date:
1897-07-10
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Alice Stone Blackwell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Alice Stone Blackwell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Alice Stone Blackwell was a suffragist, journalist, and human rights advocate. Written on Woman's Journal stationery. She apologizes for not including a fuller account of the anniversary of the Brooklyn Woman's Club in the Woman's Journal. Discusses the Journal's work with the suffrage movement and her belief that the argument of the "Antis" in Albany is feeble and inconsistent.
Date:
1899-03-06
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Aaron M. Powell letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Aaron M. Powell was a Quaker social reformer. Includes information about the upcoming National Purity Congress. Invites Mariana Wright Chapman to give a speech at the congress on the topic of "Equal Suffrage as Related to the Legal Aspects of the Purity Movement." Mentions a possible upcoming conference in New York in December and invites Mariana Wright Chapman to also give the same speech there. Apologizes for declining an invitation and discusses the upcoming Canada Conference Committee meeting.
Date:
1895-07-30
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Charles Rufus Skinner letter to Jessie J. Cassidy
Title:
Charles Rufus Skinner letter to Jessie J. Cassidy
Description:
Charles Rufus Skinner was was a politician who served as superintendent of the Department of Public Education of the State of New York and in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reply to a letter from Jessie J. Cassidy, a writer and suffragist, regarding "the township bill." He discusses the issues surrounding women voting in school board elections and expresses his support for their right to vote.
Date:
1897-06-28
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement. She is too busy to stay with Mariana Wright Chapman. Hopes to be at the Richmond and Buffalo Conventions.
Date:
1880-1905
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement. Sends Mariana Wright Chapman a list of financial contributors to the National American Woman Suffrage Association. States that they will be able to get out of debt without raising current contributions but does not want to ask State Association of New York to help with money "as we shall expect further favors from New York next year."
Date:
1896-12-19
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement. Declines Mariana Wright Chapman's invitation to a luncheon in order to prepare for the upcoming convention. Won't be able to meet Mrs. Blatch. He is losing her kitchen help: "I am much of the opinion that 'professional reformer' should be 'old maids' or 'widows without encumbrances."
Date:
1896-01-05
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement. Discusses preparations for an upcoming event, including notice of Miss Shaw's itinerary. Says that meetings in Baltimore have not been financially successful.
Date:
1896-04-19
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Title:
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Mariana Wright Chapman
Description:
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement. She tells Mariana Wright Chapman that she does not plan to run for re-election to her position. Describes how her decision was impacted by the fact that campaigns in Washington and South Dakota are quieting down because of those states' lack of support for women's suffrage. Also discusses the National American Woman Suffrage Association's precarious financial situation. Asks Mariana Wright Chapman for advice about handling the budget and the fees owed by the organization.
Date:
1898-02-03
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Member Course of Study Committee
Title:
Carrie Chapman Catt letter to Member Course of Study Committee
Description:
Carrie Chapman Catt was a prominent suffragist leader. Discusses various aspects regarding the structure of a "Course of Study." Asks for the thoughts of the Course of Study Committee.
Date:
1898-01-17
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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