LETTER: Autograph letter signed, "Julia Ward Howe," to "Hon. Amasa Walker."
Howe, Julia Ward. Autograph Letter Signed “Julia Ward Howe” to “Hon. Amasa Walker.” 05/24/1871; one 9 ⅞ x 8-inch lined bifolium leaf; writing on three sides; with Carson’s & Brown’s Congress logo blindstamped on upper left; minor discoloration where folded; three small spots soling and minor paper residue to verso.
Howe writes to Amasa Walker, answering what was apparently Walker’s earlier request for information about attending the 1871 National Woman Suffrage Association's convention in Washington D.C. Walker was an American economist, Harvard political economics professor, and United States Representative; he attended several women’s rights conferences and was vocal in his support for the movement. Howe’s letter reads:
My dear Sir,
In answer to your favor, rec’d today, I would say that our women suffrage conventions opens on Monday evening 29th[…]I will continue throughout Monday 30th, including the evening. I have not arranged another meeting for our women’s peace association, but shall be glad to take part, if invited in the anniversary meeting of the Peace Society here [… ] Wednesday 31st […] I propose to hold an informal conference of the woman’s peace movement in the room of the NE Women’s club […] time 10 am. Should you be in town at that time, your presence and counsel will be greatly prized by us. I may be in town during the work week, and will at any time […] peace matter which its friends may suggest […] with sincere regard, believe me. Yours truly, Julia Ward Howe.
The “peace society” Howe refers to was likely the short-lived Women's International Peace Association, which she founded with fellow suffragette Carolina Seymour Severance in 1971.
(#13495)
Print Inquire
