Letter, 1884.
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Lucy Stone (b. Aug. 13, 1818, West Brookfield, MA–d. Oct. 18, 1893, Boston, MA) was born to parents Hannah Matthews and Francis Stone. At age 16, Stone began teaching in district schools always earning far less money than men. In 1847, she became the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree from Oberlin College. After college, Stone began her career with the Garrisonian Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and began giving public speeches on women's rights. In the fall of 1847, with...
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Phelps, Elizabeth Stuart, 1844-1911
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps was an American author and intellectual. Born Mary Gray, she changed her name to Elizabeth Stuart to honor her mother after her death, and began publishing stories, essays, and poems, eventually publishing fifty books and countless articles. Many of her works explore women's interactions in family and community, and the moral dilemmas in a world where women's roles were changing. From the description of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps letter to F.A. Cox, 1885 May 18. ...
Clemmer, Mary, 1839-1884
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Mary E. Clemmer (1831-1884) was born and brought up in Utica, N.Y. After her marriage to Daniel Ames ended in divorce (1874), she began a career in journalism. She lived in Washington, D.C., and wrote a weekly column, "Woman's Letter from Washington" for the New York weekly, the Independent. She was also the author of seven books. For further biographical information see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Article, n.d. (Harvard University). WorldCat rec...
