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"Personal," Lowell Daily Citizen and News, March 26 1864
A report stating that Greenwood visited the Potomac army and is due to give four lectures to "large audiences".
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Greenwood Lecture, National Anti-Slavery Standard, May 7, 1864
This small paragraph defends Greenwood as a lecturer who, apparently, has been criticized for talking about politics.
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"Military Appointment Politics," Trenton State Gazette, Apr 18, 1864
The president is announced to attend one of Greenwood's lecture.
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"Greenwood Leaves," National Era, Dec 19, 1850
The National Era prints a review about the poems in Greenwood Leaves. The critic prefers the poems over the articles. The critic particularly praises her descriptive skills.
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Interesting Gossip, Richmond Dispatch, July 5, 1852
A short entry about Grace Greenwood stating that celebrity opera singer Jenny Lind Goldschmidt is an abolitionist, which is presented as "interesting gossip".
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"Grace Greenwood Gossip," Alton Weekly Telegraph, Aug 28, 1868
A review of Greenwood's Eminent Women, where her account of Fanny Fern and Harriet Beecher Stowe is referred to as gossip.
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"Gossips," Bedford County Press and Everett Press, June 28, 1871
A short column entry on "Gossips" which reports Greenwood saying that women are rather unfairly "satirized" for their "propensity to gossip" as the best gossips she has come across have been among government employees.
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"M'Vicker's Theatre," Chicago Tribune, Feb 15, 1871
In this announcement for a play's premiere at McViker's Theatre, Greenwood's account of the actor Charles Fletcher is published as gossip. Greenwood describes him as a "fiery and freaky Frenchman," and recounts his performances on stage as she…
"A Friend in Need," Missouri Republican, April 20, 1873
An anonymous author remembers reading Greenwood's "Book of Sketches" on a trip and praises her more recent letters written in California for the New York Times.
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"Grace Greenwood," Carbondale Leader, Feb 28, 1874
The article is a reprint from the Washington Press. It mentions Greenwood's talent as a dramatic reader and her genius as a writer. Adhering to gender norms, the author stresses Greenwood's beauty and comments that "[i]t is so rare that beauty and…
"Character Entertainment at Music Hall," Boston Globe, Feb 25, 1875
The article reviews Grace Greenwood's and Sarah Fisher Ames's performance at the Boston Music Hall. It stresses that "[i]n reading pieces of delicate humor, she [Greenwood] certainly excels most if not all the professional readers of her…
Greenwood as a Social Lion, Brooklyn Times Union, Aug 6, 1887
The article presents Greenwood as "a social lion, being constantly entertained by the leading families in England" based on intimate knowledge from a "private letter."
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"Spring Life in the Italian Capital," Chicago Evening Post, April 23, 1872
The article describes Brewster's outer appearance as well as her Monday receptions, praising her as a great hostess.
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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…
Lucy Hooper and Anne Brewster, Daily Appeal, Jan 12, 1879
The author of this note is familiar with Anne Brewster and Lucy Hooper, who they met at a fair in Philadelphia together with Mrs. E.D. Gillespie. The author addresses gossip as Lucy Hooper's main area of interest as a journalist, which is "hard…
"Stories of Women," Daily Memphis Avalanche, Oct 1, 1882
The short note on Anne Brewster stresses her quality as a hostess and her social circles. As she is a devoted Roman Catholic, she is acquainted to many "church dignitaries" in Rome.
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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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Obituary, Baltimore Sun, April 19, 1892
Brewster's obituary praises her as a foreign correspondent of "rare accomplishments" with a much-frequented home in Rome.
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"American Artists in Rome," Mineral Point Tribune, July 20, 1871
This reprint from the Boston Advertiser informs the public about the travels of American artists living in Rome. More reprints of this article can be found here, for instance.
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