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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, May 23, 1860
Cushman assures Emma Crow of her love for her. Cushman will travel from Paris to London soon and meet Crow in the accomodation arranged by Mr Fields, which Cushman, however, deems to be way too expensive. She touches upon the issue of protecting her…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Wayman Crow, July 25, 1860
Emma Stebbins' abscess prevents Stebbins and Cushman from traveling. Cushman informs Wayman Crow about her correspondence iwth his daughter and assures him that she is traveling "faithfully."Credit
Library of Congress,Charlotte Cushman Papers,…
Tags: respectability, travel/touring
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, June 7, 1870
Emma Stebbins suffers from problems with her eyes. Emma Stebbins, Emma Crow Cushman, and Charlotte Cushman are in Paris.For transcripts, please visit Colorado College.
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Jan 10, 1870
Charlotte Cushman criticizes the "looseness" of New York's divorce law and concept of marriage.Helen Hunt is going back to the US and leaves England. Charlotte shares her thoughts on feeling homesick. Emma Stebbins is with Cushman but not in good…
Tags: gender norms/bending, gossip, respectability
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt Jackson, Dec 21, 1869
Charlotte Cushman is back in Rome with Emma Stebbins and Emma Crow Cushman. Apparently, Helen Hunt warned her after the last letter that some of the "dangerous words inside" the last letter could have been read through the envelope. Many friends…
Tags: gender norms/bending, gossip, respectability, Rome
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Cushman, April 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…
"The New England Girl," The Woman's Voice, Jan 17, 1895
Harriet Prescott Spofford celebrates various examples of "The New England Girl" among whom she identifies Charlotte Cushman as a great actress that fascinated both men and women. The latter especially in her later life. The article also mentions Anne…
"Charlotte Cushman at Rome," Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, March 9, 1876
The article is a reprint from the Boston Sunday Courier. The author J.S.H. recounts the time he spent in Rome in 1852-1853. Harriet Hosmer, Grace Greenwood, and Charlotte Cushman were part of a group of five that were known as "the five wise…
"Interesting to the Ladies: Eastern Women. Love and Literature," Home Journal, March 4, 1854
Eliza Cook and Grace Greenwood are mentioned as Charlotte Cushman's intimate friends and Charlotte is characterized as feminine and honorable.
"A Dangerous Party," Portsmouth Inquirer (Ohio), March 11, 1853
The exact same wording as in the Daily Evening Star (Washington DC) from Feb 25, 1853, except for one word. "a Nice Party" has been replaced by "A Dangerous Party."
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Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers
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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…