Caroline F. Putnam letter to Emily Howland

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Date created 1914-01-30 - 1914-03-16
Creator Putnam, Caroline F., 1826-1917
Description

Written over the course of 6 weeks by Emily Howand's friend Caroline F. Putnam, who ran the Holley School for African Americans in Virginia. Discusses a biography of Gerrit Smith and reflects on the customs of people around his home of Petersboro. Discusses Rosa Fallin, who had recently had her teeth removed, and whether she would be able to keep her house. Discusses the long drives Putnam took around the Northern Neck to aid her health and to "propagate Suffrage, Temperance, and Education ideas." Passes on news from the area, including a large funeral for a minister, a speech on Frederick Douglass that emphasized his kindness to animals, the possibility that Virginia was going to enact a state-wide prohibition on alcohol, and Putnam's plans to mobilize local African Americans in its support. Discusses the importance of remembering Frederick Douglass alongside other early women's suffrage activists like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton; recounts celebrating the birthdays of Lincoln, Douglass, Anthony, Sallie Holley, and Anna Howard Shaw. Reminisces on spending time with Howland. Passes on further news of friends and neighbors and ends by briefly discussing national politics.

Size 22 pages
Type Text
Subjects Personal correspondence | Dental care | Books and reading | Temperance | Prohibition | Women social reformers | Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 | Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Geographical location Northumberland County (Va.)
Language English
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Local identifier A00186301
Collection

Emily Howland Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-066 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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