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Mariana Wright Chapman speech, "The Girl at either end of the Century"
Title:
Mariana Wright Chapman speech, The Girl at either end of the Century
Description:
Essay delivered at the 1895 Convention of Long Island Clubs in Jamaica, New York. Discusses the old notion that frailty was attractive in women and argues that emphasizing women's strength is important to the modern women's rights movement.
Date:
1895
Collection:
Mariana Wright Chapman 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 to Caroline F. Putnam, who ran a school for African Americans in Virginia, while Howland was vacationing in Maine. Describes reading Miss Knapp's letter aloud to her family. Discusses her botanical interest in the flora of Maine. Reflects on her' and Putnam's old age (both women were in their late eighties). Remarks on a recent speech by Jane Addams and role of women in restoring order to the world after the end of the World War. Discusses Thomas Jefferson, who Howland had recently read a biography of.
Date:
1915-08-21
Collection:
Emily Howland Family Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College