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This woman who had great knowledge achieved [?] general literary and poetical with a high degree of perfection. Nevertheless by the multitude she was called slightingly an "emancipated woman" because on the battlefields she had sacrificed her adornment of heavy black hair, also a "woman's rights woman" because she fought for the uplifting of her sex. She was in her inner life a loving selfsacrificing woman giving all she possessed for the man of her choice--her faith, tenderness to her children, compassion to the oppressed and hatred to the oppressors, always to the poor and suffering her generous sympathy and help.
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7 x Of her own heart sorrow she was silent, or gave it only to her song. x
2 With the boldness of the "children of the red earth" she arose higher and higher in spite of the difficulties of the struggle and the cruelty of fate. The pride of her personality is reflected by these words that she wrote her husband etc. _______ ______ _______ Take hold of the spokes of great destiny & lift the cart with your illustrious power & marvelous wisdom (sense) from the marsh! Don't believe yourself a martyr! But if you are one, don’t show it! Rather think you over
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I have the honor to call the convention to order. Ladies & Gentlemen Before we proceed to organize the grand and beautiful meeting permit me to greet our guests from near and afar with a few words in my own beloved language.
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Aubrey House Notting Hill W London
Dear Sir
I was from home when your letter arrived--resting, after some months very hard work. or I should have replied earlier to your eloquent appeal which I have read with interest. though I cannot concur in your eloquent appeal which I have read with interest-though I cannot concur in your opinions as to [our?] [mode?] of work in England. Further _ it is not so easy as you apparently imagine to get men and women to [?] our numbers of sympathizers increase rapidly but not workers. I send you a copy of our Report of the meeting to which the New York Independent refers in its article. Our Executive Committee consisting of 14 ladies, meet once every month at my house _ the amount of work done this last year you [?] father [?][?] idea from our Report _ but that does not mention the letters written - which are legion. In England we must [?] quickly - continuously
