Mott, Lucretia to Wright, Martha, Roadside, 1863 6mo 2
Scope and Contents
4 pages. Written from Roadside; may be a fragment. Lucretia Mott gives her sister news of family and friends, including the plan of her daughter Martha "Pattie" Lord and Pattie's husband George to move out of Mott's house. Briefly discusses Susan B. Anthony's speech at Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. Talks of a recent meeting where her sister heard Robert Purvis and Theodore D. Weld speak; comments on the waning relevance of Weld and herself and the rhetorical power of young Anna E. Dickinson.
Subjects: Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth), 1842-1932; Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895; Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends (Hicksite : 1827-1955); Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906; Women social reformers; Women orators
Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)
Dates
- Creation: 1863 6mo 2
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