Mary Newbury Adams letter to Theodore Tilton 1869

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Mary Newbury Adams letter to Theodore Tilton 1869

Letter to Theodore Tilton dated July 11, 1869 regarding her rejection as the commencement speaker for the young ladies literary society at Grinnell College in Dubuque, Iowa.

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Adams, Mary Newbury, 1837-1901.

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Early feminist. From the description of Correspondence 1880-1889. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 13777689 From the description of Letter, 1888 Sept. 9, Dubuque, Iowa to Annabel. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 13777679 ...

Tilton, Théodore 1835-1907

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Theodore Tilton (1835-1907) was an American newspaper editor, journalist, poet, and supporter of women's suffrage. He and his wife were parishioners of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Tilton worked as his assistant for eleven years, until 1874, when Tilton sued Beecher for adultery with Mrs. Tilton. The case received widespread public attention. Tilton subsequently moved to Paris where he lived for the rest of his life. From the guide to the Theodore Tilton Correspondence, 1865-1894,...