Papers of Ellen Dwight Eaton, 1857-1868

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Papers of Ellen Dwight Eaton, 1857-1868

1857-1868

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This collection consists of letters written to Ellen "Nellie" Dwight Eaton, most of which are from Elizabeth Cady Stanton. A few mention the founding of the suffrage periodical, The Revolution, while others concern Stanton's travels and activities for suffrage. This collection also includes a letter from Susan B. Anthony encouraging correspondence with Eaton, and a letter from Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell discussing Eaton's health. Also found in this collection is a letter from suffragist Martha Griffith Browne to Elizabeth Cady Stanton asking Stanton to meet abolitionist Mary Estlin from Bristol, England. Some letters include descriptive notes by Elizabeth Selden Rogers.

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Blackwell, Elizabeth, 1821-1910

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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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Eaton, Ellen Dwight, 1832-

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