H. Glafcke letter to Mrs. John Hooker, 1871 May 6.

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H. Glafcke letter to Mrs. John Hooker, 1871 May 6.

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A letter written to Isabella Beecher (Mrs. John) Hooker from Herman Glafcke, Secretary of Wyoming Territory. In the letter Glafcke described what he witnessed when the women of Wyoming voted in their first election. He also described how the experience helped to change his view on woman suffrage. Glafcke described the benefits suffrage has had on his community. Isabella Beecher Hooker was a well known suffragist in Hartford, Connecticut.

1 letter (3pp.)

Connecticut Historical Society

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Hooker, Isabella Beecher, 1822-1907

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Isabella Beecher Hooker, née Isabella Beecher, (born Feb. 22, 1822, Litchfield, Conn., U.S.—died Jan. 25, 1907, Hartford, Conn.), American suffragist prominent in the fight for women’s rights in the mid- to late 19th century. Isabella Beecher was a daughter of the Reverend Lyman Beecher and a half sister of Henry Ward Beecher, Catharine Beecher, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. She was educated mainly in schools founded by Catharine. In 1841 she married John Hooker, a law student and descendant of Tho...

Glafcke, Herman.

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