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[1890?] April 2 . Hattie ALS to Eby; Chamb[ersbur]g, [Pennsylvania].

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Box 4
Abstract:
Chides Eby for vague writing. Comments on their ancestors, “the oppressed of Europe—driven to Amarica. & you cannot deny that some of them were educated in the Mother country… They left the weak minded & silly butterflies of fashion behind.” Believes current members of the “latter day society” are poor reflections on their ancestors on account of “superficial education.” Feels that Eby’s assertion that women are weaker and mentally inferior to men may be true in general but not in particular cases, citing women receiving medical honors at the University of Edinburgh. Remarks on celebrated women, including Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908), [Elizabeth Barrett] Browning (1806-1861), and Alice and Mary Lyon. “Perhaps you will say they went ‘beyond the bounds of their sphere.’ Allow me to say that the phrase ‘Womans Sphere’ is meaningless hurtful & prejudicial. The sphere of man or woman is the whole round of space, any portion they can fill honorably or usefully by their mind & ability.”
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4 pages

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