Miles Franklin pocket diary, 1909

Fri. Nov. 12, 1909

Worked on proceedings In afternoon Miss Phelps took me to the College Club. Dr Frederik Van Eeden spoke.

Saturday 13

Worn out & depressed so rested most of the day. Warm showery weather.

Sunday 14

65°-54° Not very well. Went to League meeting in afternoon.

Mon. Nov. 15, 1909

Feeling as if I couldn't struggle any longer the fight too hard.

Tuesday 16

61° 37° Worked all day on Convention Proceedings. Went to dentist at 10.a.m.

Wednesday 17

Went to Robins' to look up music programme Worked on proceedings. Feeling as if the struggle was too much.

Thurs. Nov. 18, 1909

36° 28° Worked on proceedings all morning. Went down town after dinner. Went to theatre at night with Mr Hodge to see Edmund Breese in "The Earth".

Friday 19

Went to office in afternoon. Packed my trunk. Called on Mrs Sullivan after dinner.

Saturday 20

Heard Mrs Snowden in Auditorium Banquet Hall in afternoon. Then moved to 12 E. Indiana St. Executive Bd. meeting at night at 275 La Salle

Sun. Nov. 21, 1909

Unpacked in morning. Afternoon went to Mrs Robins. Evening went to Eleanor Club for my typewriter.

Monday 22

Wet. Worked hard sending out letters to Natl. Board in morning. Worked at odds & ends in afternoon. Typed Love Machine after dinner.

Tuesday 23

41° 34° Went to Mrs R. in afternoon. Home via office

Wed . Nov. 24, 1909

45°-31° Went to printers for estimates in morning. Went to Mrs Robins afternoon. She was cross & unreasonable

Thursday 25

52° 39° Went to Mrs Thompson for Thanksgiving dinner. Called at Harvard & on Mrs King. Dined at Kaiserhof with Mrs Bell & Miss Curtis. Then went to Mrs Robins & had another dinner with them.

Friday 26

At the office. Heard Mrs Pankhurst in Orchestra Hall at night. Went home with Miss Phelps. She took M. Macenerney & M. Anderson & I to supper.