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"The Education of Our Girls," Vermont Chronicle, Aug 8, 1868
Grace Greenwood takes Harriet Hosmer as a prime example of an unconventional education that has made her a strong a celebrated woman. Greenwood bases her account on her own experience and acquaintance with Hosmer in Rome in the 1850s. She counters…
"Actresses Unhappy Wives," Port Jervis Evening Gazette, Oct 15, 1870
The article is based on the anonymous author's knowledge of Charlotte Cushman and deems Cushman to be "satisfied" with her husbandless condition of "virginity."
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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, Apr 17, 1845
The letter discusses an incident of "beastly conduct of a woman" who Charlotte once defended and called her "intimate friend." Charlotte fears being "implicated by any misrepresentation of hers." Charlotte hopes that her mother's "account was a…
Copied Correspondence by Harold Moulton sent to Jennie Lorenz, Sept 25, 1950
Harold Moulton sends photostatic copies of two autographed letters to Lorenz. Lorenz requested material relating to Charlotte Cushman.The first letter is from Charlotte Cushman to Mrs Sarah J. Hale, Editor of “Lady’s Book” (Philadelphia). Cushman…
"The World's Newspapers," The Daily Picayune, Nov 25, 1894.
Greenwood, speaking from her travel experience and stays abroad, evaluates the French, Italian, and English press in comparison to the US-American. In the context of a changing press culture, she also indulges in a long speech against…
Greenwood Leaves, Second Series, 1852
Greenwood publishes her letters in a second series of her Greenwood Leaves.For instance, letter no. 12 is published in the National Era, Sept 23, 1852.The first series was published two years earlier, in 1850.
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"Provincial Theatres and Gossip", Era, Aug 2, 1846
This short entry reports the news that Charlotte and Susan Cushman are about to make limited appearances in the Surrey Theatre.
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The British Library Newspapers,Gale Digital Collections
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…
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"Harriet Hosmer – Charlotte Cushman," Coleman's Rural World, Aug 15, 1868
An admirer describes Hosmer's studio and her works as well as Charlotte Cushman's home as a location of frequent gatherings.
The article is followed by a poem from Eliza Cook about how to "make your home beautiful."
The article is followed by a poem from Eliza Cook about how to "make your home beautiful."
Stebbins as Cushman's Traveling Companion, Rocky Mountain Husbandman, June 8, 1876
The short note quotes from Charlotte Cushman's will.
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Cobbe's Autobiography Life of Frances Power Cobbe (1894)
The excerpt gives insights into Charlotte Cushman's household in Rome and the introduction of Cobbe to Mary Lloyd in 1861-62.
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"Charlotte Cushman: The Story of Her Love as Told by Celia Logan," Lowell Daily Citizen, Aug 14, 1877
Celia Logan cleverly positions herself as an actress who performed with Charlotte Cushman on stage. This joint engagement allows her to present herself as having had access to intimate knowledge about the actress and her relationships to two men,…
Celia Logan about Cushman, Fayettewille Weekly Democrat, Oct 14, 1876
The paragraph criticizes Logan's condescending account in the Washington Chronicle
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Don Piatt Speaking in Favor of Logan, Daily Memphis Avalanche, June 3, 1877
The article reports that Piatt speaks up for Logan who "is charged with having fabricated a story about a love affair between Conrad B. Clarke and the great Charlotte."Apparently, it is not known at that time that Celia Logan was Conrad B. Clarke's…
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Logan's Account of a Selfish Cushman, Deseret News, Nov 1, 1876
Similar to the Fayettewille Weekly Democrat report, this article refers to the Washington Chronicle account given by Celia Logan in which she speaks of Cushman's love life premised on "personal observation." Both newspapers that react to Logan's…
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Cushman-Logan Controversy, Democrat and Chronicle, Oct 2, 1876
The article juxtaposes Logan's account, which includes a condescending view on Susan Cushman allegedly uttered by Cushman, and an article in the Washington Chronicle by an anonymous woman.
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Charlotte Cushman's Ingratitude, Public Ledger, Oct 6, 1877
This article reprints part of a Washington Chronicle contribution by Celia Logan. The article characterizes Cushman as competitive and vicious in her attempts to prevent success of other actresses.
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Logan's Reminiscences Criticized, Brooklyn Union, May 26, 1877
The newspaper reports that Logan's reminiscences of Cushman have been heavily criticized.The article constantly misspells Conrad B. Clarke's name.
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"Charlotte Cushman. A Hitherto Unpublished Episode in Her Life," San Francisco Examiner, May 25, 1877
The article adds more insights to the longer reprinted article by Logan in the Lowell Daily Citizen, Aug 14, 1877.
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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.
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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…