Caroline Wells Healey Dall letter and autograph [manuscript], 1875.

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Caroline Wells Healey Dall letter and autograph [manuscript], 1875.

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In a letter, 1875 Dec 29, possibly written to philosopher and historian John Fiske, Dall discusses in detail the origin of her middle name, Wells, and dropping it when she married. She briefly comments upon Fiske's beautiful autograph. The collection also contains an undated autograph, cut from a letter written on graph paper.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Dall, Caroline Healey, 1822-1912

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Caroline Wells Healey Dall (June 22, 1822 – December 17, 1912) was an American feminist writer, transcendentalist, and reformer. She was affiliated with the National Women's Rights Convention, the New England Women's Club, and the American Social Science Association. Her associates included Elizabeth Peabody and Margaret Fuller, as well as members of the Transcendentalist movement in Boston. Caroline Healey was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Mark Healey, a merchant and ...

Fiske, John, 1842-1901

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Historian, philosopher, and librarian. Name originally Edmund Fiske Green; at age thirteen, took name of maternal great-grandfather, John Fiske. From the description of John Fiske papers, 1867-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 163614392 Philosopher, historian, librarian. From the description of Papers of John Fiske [manuscript], 1872-1900. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805107 John Fiske was a American author, best known for popular ...