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Mott, Lucretia to Wright, Roadside, 1869 9mo 23

 Item — Box: 4
Identifier: A00182187

Scope and Contents

4 pages. Lucretia Mott letter to Martha Coffin Wright. Written from Roadside. Lucretia Mott writes to her sister Martha Wright about recent activities of family members and friends. She has learned that one of Martha's housekeepers stole from Martha, and says she does not "believe it is the Irish nature" but rather "exceptional cases." Lucretia notes that they "must not turn from such pioneers as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony" and defends their newspaper, "The Revolution," while alluding to the current divisions within the suffrage movement caused by Stanton and Anthony's alignment with George Francis Train.

Subjects: Household employees; Employee theft; Irish Americans; Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902; Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906; Train, George Francis, 1829-1904; Women--Suffrage; Newspapers

Relevant locations: Cheltenham (Pa.)

Dates

  • Creation: 1869 9mo 23

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collection is restricted except by permission of the Director or Curator; many of the letters have been published elsewhere or transcribed.

Physical Facet

1 L

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