Sylvia G. L. Dannett collection, 1956-1960.

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Sylvia G. L. Dannett collection, 1956-1960.

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Correspondence, photocopies of historical documents, newspapers clippings, footnotes, and other related materials, 1956-1960, compiled by Sylvia G. L. Dannett during the preparation of her book entitiled "She Rode With the Generals," published in 1960 and concerning the biography of Sarah Emma Seelye (later Sarah Emma Edmonds), alias Franklin Thompson, a female soldier who served in Company F, 2nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War.

.2 linear ft. (1 box)

New-York Historical Society

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Edmonds, Sarah Emma, 1841-1898

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Born in 1841 in New Brunswick, then a British colony, Edmonds grew up with her sisters on their family's farm near Magaguadavic Lake, not far from the border with the State of Maine. Edmonds fled home at age fifteen to escape an arranged marriage and the abuse of her father, who wanted a son instead of a daughter. Aided by her mother, who herself married young, Edmonds escaped the marriage and ultimately adopted the guise of Franklin Thompson to travel easier. A male disguise allowed Edmonds to ...

Dannett, Sylvia G. L., 1909-

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Historian and author of works on prominant women in American history. From the description of Sylvia G. L. Dannett collection, 1956-1960. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779111 Author; b. Sylvia Gwendolyn Liebowitz; married Emanuel Dannett, 1933; d. 1995. From the description of Sylvia G.L. Dannett papers, 1900-1965. (Livingstone College). WorldCat record id: 70970063 ...