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"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Sep 25, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That James G. Blaine Jr., youngest son of Hon. James G. Blaine was married to the daughter of Col. Nevins, of Ohio, two weeks ago."
"That a certain young man entered a…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Sep 4, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That among the fashionable Boston people there have been more receptions within the last week than there have been for a long time."
"That Madame Selika made a great…
Anne Brewster about Blackwood and Gender Differences, Diary Entry Excerpts (1878)
The diary entries include discussions of illness, Brewster's anticipation of death, social networking, and payment negotiations with the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and the Evening Telegraph. Brewster's brother initiated these negotiations as he…
Anne Brewster about Financial Independence, Diary Entry Excerpts (1878)
Anne Brewster finds herself earning "a comfortable independence." She is far better off than a year ago, working for Daily Evening Telegraph and Boston Advertiser.
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The Library Company of Philadelphia
Anne Brewster about Journalism and Finances, Diary Entry Excerpts (1876)
Brewster writes about health and financial concerns, she receives payment every 6 months and mentions her work for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, the Boston Advertiser, the N.Y. Graphic, and the New Century.She feels content to be "of money value…
Anne Brewster about Journalism and Payment, Diary Entry Excerpts (1877/78)
Brewster writes about her work for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and the New York World.Brewster is deemed "a social outlaw" as she "hate[s] the arbitrary rules of privileged society" that she associates with "social charlatanism."For these…
Anne Brewster about Spinsterhood and Privacy, Diary Entry Excerpts (1876)
Brewster describes herself as a solitary old woman and spinster, "in love with my solitary life."By stating that "[i]t will be a hard winter in Rome especially for American astists, for there are no forestieri coming," Brewster assesses the economic…
Anne Brewster Diary Entry, Nov 7, 1868
Brewster writes about her relationship to the Reads and refers to issues that cannot be mentioned in a diary.
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The Library Company of Philadelphia
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine is a Scottish magazine founded in 1817 by William Blackwood. The magazine is originally established as a Tory counterweight to the Whiggish Edinburgh Review and quickly gains notoriety by publishing satire on the…
Brewster in Rome, Inter Ocean, Feb 13, 1879
The note sketches Brewster's life in Rome and portrays her as a great hostess to many Americans and Italians living in Rome. The final passages addresses Brewster's relationship with Cushman. The article claims that Brewster thrives after Cushman's…
Brewster's Letters, Boston Evening Transcript, Jan 22, 1884
The newspaper note describes Brewster as a foreign correspondent with "an enviable reputation."
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Newspaper.com
Edmonia Lewis' Trunk Stolen, Commonwealth, Aug 12, 1865
This short entry quoting the Anglo-African reports that Ada Howard's and Edmonia Lewis' trunks were stolen from their borading-house in Richmond.
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Readex: America's Historical Newspapers
Edward Dicey's Rome in 1860 (1861)
Dicey dedicated his work to the Brownings.On pages 100-102, Dicey muses about the Papal press.
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archive.org
European Gossip, Clay Center Dispatch, Mar 29, 1877
Among gossip notes, a passage from the New York World note by Brewster about a wedding of the American Countess von Linden can be found.
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Newspaper.com
Excerpt from Grace Greenwood's "Sketch from Life" (1849)
Greenwood writes a sketch about Henry Elliot. The (auto)biographical account is published by Sara Josepha Hale in an edited collection called The Opal: A Pure Gift for the Holy Days (1849).
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New York Public Library
Frances Elliot's Roman Gossip (1894)
Elliot's account of Rome displays his experiences and descriptions of the city. The preface defends gossip as a valid source of information for "domestic" and "familiar" stories that add to those widely known.
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HathiTrust Digital Library
Gertrude Mossell
Gertrude Mossell, also known as Mrs. N.F. Mossell (1855-1948), was one of the most influental Black female journalists and editors of the late nineteenth century. She wrote, among others, for Indianapolis World, Woman's Era, Colored American…
Grace Greenwood
Grace Greenwood is the pen name of Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott. Lippincott often signs her letters with her pseudonym. Greenwood travels Europe (for a certain period of time, she also travels with Cushman) in 1853 and publishes Greenwood Leaves with…
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Charlotte Cushman
Charlotte Cushman becomes widely known on both sides of the Atlantic as the first successful US-American actress. Earlier, she was a singer under the tutelage of James G. Maeder, married to actress Clara Fisher, in Boston. Charlotte has been the sole financial support of her mother since her father…