TLS : to Edward A. Brown, 1920, May 4, [photocopy].

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TLS : to Edward A. Brown, 1920, May 4, [photocopy].

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The letter expresses du Pont's support for women's suffrage and urges Brown, a state senator, to support Delaware's ratification of the 19th Amendment. Du Pont notes that women stand for "what is best in the home and what is best in the home is best for all concerned with a home, as it is about the home our civilization has been constructed."

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Brown, Edward Albert

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Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935

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Alfred I. du Pont was the eldest son of E. I. du Pont (1829-1877). He joined the family gunpowder firm in 1884, after attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the 1902 reorganization, he became co-owner and general manager. As a result of a family quarrel, he left the firm in 1916 and eventually built his own banking and real estate empire in Florida. Du Pont was active in Delaware Republican Party politics from 1916 to 1920. From the description of TLS : to Edward A. ...