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Walden, May, outgoing, mostly to children, May Walden correspondence, 1942-1944

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Open book Suffragette City: Private Voices in the Long Fight for Women's Suffrage

Open book Walden, May, outgoing, mostly to children, May Walden correspondence, 1942-1944

Title Walden, May, outgoing, mostly to children, May Walden correspondence, 1942-1944

Creator Walden, May, 1865-1960

Date 1942-1944

Language English

Subjects Depressions, Mothers and daughters, Socialist Party (U.S.)

Description Forms part of the Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library).

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription 2 to Women's Suffrage. But just as I was ready to read it - after having been put off a whole day or more - some of the delegates who didn't want the paper read informed me that my train was leaving in a few minutes and I wouldn't have time to give it and catch the train. One prominent Chicago woman offered to pay my fare on the sleeper if I would stay over. But I was afraid I would displease my boss if I staid so long, so I gave the paper to someone else to read - like a big fool - and went back without getting the glory that would have been mine if I had read it myself. This woman had a paper in rebuttal to read, and did read, and of course read her own in a self-confident way that won the applause and anti-Socialist sentiment. While she read mine - so I was told - in a blundering way that took all the force out of it. I was much interested in your description of the old building, and am glad you saw it. I hope the Governor said something worth while in his talk. And I hope that Malcolm got to the meeting - Please let me know - and if he has the book - under cover. I want him to have mine for all of you to read if he hasn't. So sorry to hear that Peter is numbered among

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title May Walden papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Walden M Box 4 Folder 135

BibID 991703478805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020, Transcribe: complete

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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