Letter from Kathe Schirmacher to May Wright Sewall.

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SCHIRMACHER, KAETHE MAR 24, 1893

4 Nordsstr. Loppos Danzig Prussia 24.3.93

Dear Madam! Frau Heidfeld charged me to twll you that she is fully apprciating the honour of having been appointed member of teh Congress of Representative Women, that she has got the invitation and printed material you sent to her and wants me to express her thanks to you and the President of the Committee. Unfortunately Frau Heidfeld is not able to come and see your great exhibition, country and women.

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But I shall come, my dear, dear Madam, I shall come thanks to you, to your kindness, your dear letter. I am awfully glad and so very thankful to you, that you have asked me to come, that you liked the sugject I proposed and thoughts me worthy of delivering an address on the Marriage Prospects of the Modern Woman. But most of all I thank you for having understood my letter and its craving for the great life of America. Please tell me in what language you want the address to be delivered.

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English, German or French. No doubt when I come to Chicago I shall have the priviledge of meeting you there, and I shall [?] to thank you more fully than I can now. But for your invitation and sympathy I could never have come. Now I [got?] your letter, I shall gather all I have, the money I put aside for bad times; I am at least [?] [?] have earned it myself.

When do you expect the foreign delegates to come? Will you please let me know that too. For I think I still may get an

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answer from you, before [?] April 23d or April 30th. I leave ?

Please present my compliments to Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mrs. Charles Heurolin.

As to you, dear Madam, for know that I am most Sincerly Yours Kaethe Schirmacher

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