Papers, 1890-1942 (inclusive).

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Papers, 1890-1942 (inclusive).

Two small collections include Gardener's 1907 diary; correspondence re: her will, debts, personal estate, and heirs; her last will and testament; a clipping about the bequest of her brain; and a letter from Gardener in response to criticism of her first novel.

1 oversize folder.

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Gardener, Helen H. (Helen Hamilton), 1853-1925

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Helen Hamilton Gardener (1853–1925), born Alice Chenoweth, was an American author, rationalist public intellectual, political activist, and government functionary. Gardener produced many lectures, articles, and books during the 1880s and 1890s and is remembered today for her role in the freethought and women's suffrage movements and for her place as a pioneering woman in the top echelon of the American civil service. Alice Chenoweth, best remembered by her pen name, Helen Hamilton Gardener, w...