Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright and Anna Coffin Temple Brown
Written from Roadside. Describes recent events and news concerning family and friends. References the circulation of correspondence. Discusses the recent deaths of Martha Holland and Samuel Bettle. Complains about the unequal wages between men and women and expresses her desire to have another Women's Rights Convention. Shares her opinions on the National Woman's rights meeting in New York City earlier in the month, where Susan B. Anthony spoke. Discusses the birth of her great-niece (daughter of Ellis and Margaret Yarnall). Dislikes the changing format of the antislavery meetings, saying, "Fixed speeches on such occasions are not to be compared to spontaneous discussion"; remarks on speeches by Wendell Phillips, Antoinette Blackwell Brown, Ernestine L. Rose, and Susan B. Anthony. Mentions Martha Coffin Wright's visit to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the recent birth of her son Robert Stanton.
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
1859-05-22
6 pages
reformatted digital
Mott Manuscripts, SFHL-MSS-035
Mott Manuscripts, SFHL-MSS-035 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/mott
A00181953