Letters, Freshman Year, Semester II, 1918 February-March

These letters cover the first half of Henrietta’s second semester freshman year. Researchers will find information on social and academic activities at Bryn Mawr. Henrietta discusses the setup of her room with her mother. She includes a diagram, outlining the position of all her furniture inside of her room. Additionally, Henrietta saw a number of plays off campus, including “Lord and Lady Algy,” “Headin’ South” and “General Post”. One of these, “General Post,” was based on the current war (World War 1) and played on the idea of “equalizing English society.” Henrietta relates stories about her four suitors to her mother, presenting an opinionated, straightforward, at times humorous view of what it was like to have a relationship as a young woman during the early 20th century. She also describes her Freshman Show, in which she had a small part, and her biology class.