Somes Correspondence 1888-1889 1888

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Somes Correspondence 1888-1889 1888

Somes, Gertrude E.; Student. Attended Mount Holyoke Seminary and College, 1888-1889. Papers consist of correspondence and one note from her time at Mount Holyoke. Primarily describing her daily life with an emphasis on her dislike of the domestic work system.

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Gertrude E. Somes grew up in Danielsonville, Connecticut and entered Mount Holyoke Seminary and College in the fall of 1888 (x-Class of 1892). She studied French and Rhetoric. She did not enjoy her domestic work assignments, lost several pounds during her first semester, and left school in the spring of 1889. She then attended Wellesley College. From the guide to the Somes Correspondence MS 0609., 1888-1889, 1888, (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections) ...

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