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Fragment of a letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow, n.d.

Cushman writes to Emma about some fright bills that Ned should have been taken care of and advises her what to have made for her in Rome. She also asks Emma to write less often. Credit Library of Congress, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript…

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Frances "Fanny" Anne Kemble Butler

She is married to Mr. Butler but gets divorced. Charlotte Cushman supports her in her fight for custody. Kemble is an old friend and theatrical colleague of Charlotte Cushman. Eventually, they part on bad terms, as Fanny is disturbed by Charlotte's…

Frances "Fanny" Seward

Fanny Seward is the daughter of William Seward, Secretary of State (Lincoln). Annie Fields describes Charlotte Cushman as a "Seward-ite" type, speaking about 1863 in her diary of 1871. In the fall of 1863, Seward and Cushman developed a more intimate…

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Frances Albert Doughty's "Noted Bachelors and Spinsters," Catholic World, Aug 1898

"It is always interesting to observe how persons above the average of their kind have demonstrated the usefulness and the happiness of life under exceptional conditions. Biography, however, is as limited in revealing the actual feelings of the great…

Frances Elizabeth Willard's A Woman of the Century (1893)

Willard's collective biography includes, among others, an entry about Cushman and summarizes her career. Credit archive.org

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. Credit HathiTrust Digital Library

Frances Power Cobbe

Cobbe stayed with Hosmer and Cushman in Rome, 38 Via Gregoriana, during her Italian travels in 1861/62.Commenting on the role of Rome for independent women, Cobbe publishes Italics: Brief Notes on Politics, People and Places in 1864.In vol. 2 of her…

George Combe

He voiced his "concern" regarding Charlotte Cushman's private life. He is a phrenologist and the husband of Fanny Kemble's cousin and Sarah Siddons's daughter.

Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury

She writes several novels, among which Half Sisters (1848) is her most famous one. It comments on Victorian society and gender norms. The character Bianca, an actress who is half Italian, is said to be loosely based on Charlotte Cushman with whom…

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…

Gossip Letter from Atlanta, Atlanta Constitution, June 23, 1875

The notice misrepresents the living arrangement of Cushman and Stebbins in Newport. Stebbins is called Cushman's niece. Credit Newspaper.com

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…

Grace Greenwood and Charlotte Cushman in Rome, <em>Sunbury American</em>, Dec 4, 1852

Grace Greenwood and Charlotte Cushman traveled to Rome. Greenwood is described as a "bleu."

Grace Greenwood in Response to New England Festival, undated

Greenwood emphasizes the role of New England women in US history. Among others, she mentions, Stowe, Cushman, and Hosmer as examples of especially noteworthy New England women.One part of the article was printed as "Products of New England," in the…

Grace Greenwood's "An American Salon," Feb 1890

Greenwood introduces Gamaliel Bailey (editor of The National Era since 1847) and his wife as hosts of the respective salon to the reader. She touches upon senators and the abolition cause, social life in Washington by giving away stories about…

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." Credit Newspaper.com

Greenwood Employment, National Era, Nov 28, 1850

The National Era reprints a note in which Greenwood's employment for the said paper is announced. Credit Newspaper.com

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. Credit Readex: America's Historical Newspapers

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Greenwood's "Notes from over the Sea," New York Times, 1875 to 1883

In her column "Notes from over the Sea", published in the New York Times, Grace Greenwood reports on her travels outside of the United States. She comments on various events, such as art exhibitions, stage performances, and social receptions,…