Transcriptions of Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith manuscripts, [2006].

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Transcriptions of Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith manuscripts, [2006].

Transcriptions of five manuscript lectures and a sermon by Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith in the University of Virginia Library. The manuscripts are: "Cleopatra," "The dignity of labor" (2 versions), "The funeral of Mrs. Fay," "Our humanity," and "Womanhood." The transcriptions and annotations were done by Angela G. Ray, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Communication Studies, Northwestern University.

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Ray, Angela G.

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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C.

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Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893

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Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a notably intelligent, talented, and accomplished 19th century American author. She first published poems in her husband's newspapers, began to write in earnest to alleviate financial concerns, and produced a remarkably capable and diverse body of work including poetry, essays, children's stories, novels, and non-fiction. She became one of the first women lecturers, speaking on women's rights and abolition. She was well-connected and well-respected by her peers, and mai...

Fay, Mrs., d. 1871.

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