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"Famous Old Maids," Morning Oregonian, July 19, 1895
The same text as in The Daily Picayne, June 2, 1895, with a different heading.
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
"A Gallant Army of Famous Spinsters," Daily Picayne, June 2, 1895
The article strives for a change of labels used for unmarried, successful women. They have been called 'old maids' but the authors makes a case for the term "women bachelors." Harriet Hosmer is mentioned as a prominent example and Charlotte Cushman…
"Products of New England," Lowell Daily Citizen and News, March 30, 1871
Among others, the article celebrates Charlotte Cushman, Harriet Hosmer, and Edmonia Lewis as "educated girls, the truest wives, the noblest mothers, and the most glorious old maids in the world."
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19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to [Emma Crow], Nov 23, 1861
Charlotte Cushman is satsfied with Ned Cushman having improved his letter writing. She encourages him to write more and laments that Ned has never shown much affection towards herself. Since Charlotte's doctor is gone, she has had some language…
Letter from Henry Alden to Charlotte Cushman, Nov 3, 1874
The editor of Harper's magazine asks Charlotte Cushman to write a contribution to the magazine speaking about her career. Alden presents himself as speaking on behalf of Cushman's friends rather than making a request as an editor.He includes the sum…
James Parton's Eminent Women of the Age (1869)
Eminent Women was written by James Parton, Horace Greeley, T.W. Higginson, J. C. Abbott, William Winter, Theodore Tilton, Prof. James M. Hoppin, Fanny Fern, Grace Greenwood, Mrs. E. C. Stanton, and others that are not listed.Greeley founded the New…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, March 24, 1874
Emma Stebbins writes to Anne Whitney and addresses Charlotte Cushman's precarious state of health.
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Wellesley College Archives, Papers of Anne Whitney (MSS.4)
Letter from Anne Whitney, Mar 23, 1869
Anne Whitney's letter offers another perspective on Harriet Hosmer's participation in fox hunts in Rome and the rift this caused with Charlotte Cushman (see also Merrill 236). Whitney tells the recipient about an English woman who frames Hosmer's…
Letter from Emma Stebbins to Anne Whitney, June 19, 1878
Emma Stebbins responds to Anne Whitney's reaction to reading Charlotte Cushman: Letters and Memories of Her Life.
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Wellesley College Archives, Papers of Anne Whitney (MSS.4): Correspondence. 2010.
Letter from Anne Whitney to Sarah Whitney, April 30 - May 13, 1868
Anne Whitney shares intimate knowledge about acquaintances and discusses aspect of Rome's infrastructure and nature. She reports that Charlotte Cushman and Emma Stebbins leave Rome and announces Cushman's readings in the coming fall. Apparently,…
Letter from Annie Adams Fields, Boston, to Anne Whitney, Dec 25, 1875
Annie Fields writes to Anne Whitney, a friend of Emma Stebbins and fellow sculptor, about a visit to an exhibit with Emma Stebbins and about Charlotte Cushman's illness
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Wellesley College Archives, Personal Papers
Letter from Julia Howe to Anne Brewster, Jan 29, 1871
Julia Ward Howe asks Anne Brewster for help regarding her planned "general congress of women [...] to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace".
Mrs. Walker's Reminiscences of the Life of the World-Renowned Charlotte Cushman (1876)
The biography traces Cushman's successful career and mentions many business partners and friends. However, it excludes every references to Cushman's same-sex relationships. It is published after Charlotte Cushman's death.The Cushman-Macready-…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to James Fields, June 26, 1861
Cushman asks of James to send her the Atlantic Monthly she is subscribed to. Emma Stebbins is currently working on a statue, for which the committee may not be able to raise enough money. Hence, Cushman wants to raise money with Fields's help. James…
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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…