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Letter - The American Mother of the Nineteenth Century
Letter - The American Mother of the Nineteenth Century
Letter - The American Mother of the Nineteenth Century
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2001.061.025

Letter

The American Mother of the Nineteenth Century

This 3-page letter is entitled "The American Mother of the Nineteenth Century." It is printed in typewritten text that has been mimeographed onto a thin linen paper that has the watermark, "Invincible." The body of the letter gives a brief discussion of women in the home and then mentions the contributions of famous women such as Lydia Maria Childs, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Julia Ward Howe, and others. The letter is signed on the third page, "Irene Williams Chittenden (Mrs. W. J. Chittenden), 134 W. Fort St., Detroit, Michigan." There are numerous corrections that have been handwritten in black ink throughout the letter.

Date
1900
Collection
Extent of Description
8" x 13"
Search Terms
American Mother of the 19th Century, 1901 Time Capsule
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