Reminiscences of Ralph Waldo Emerson
In 1882, Louisa May Alcott, a neighbor and friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson, wrote her memories of Emerson for publication. Here’s the essay she wrote.
Read MoreThree Poems by Alice Freeman Palmer
by Jone Lewis | Sep 30, 2016 | Texts | 0 |
Alice Freeman Palmer was most noted as an educator, but she also wrote poetry. Here are three of her published poems: THE BUTTERFLY I hold you at last in my hand, Exquisite child of the air. Can I ever understand How you grew...
Read MoreWhy Go to College? Alice Freeman Palmer
by Jone Lewis | Sep 30, 2016 | Texts | 0 |
An address by Alice Freeman Parker, a president of Wellesley College, on the purpose and advantages of higher education for women. To a largely increasing number of young girls college doors are opening every year. Every year...
Read MoreThe Case for Birth Control by Margaret Sanger
by Jone Lewis | Aug 24, 2016 | Texts | 0 |
first published in the Woman Citizen, Vol. 8, February 23, 1924, pages 17-18. By Margaret Sanger. Everywhere we look, we see poverty and large families going hand in hand. We see hordes of children whose parents cannot feed,...
Read MoreAin’t I a Woman? Sojourner Truth via Frances Gage, 1881
by Jone Lewis | Aug 24, 2016 | Texts | 0 |
This version, written down about 30 years after the event, has likely been influenced by literary trends including reproducing speech as dialect. Recent scholarship disputes whether this is an accurate representation of...
Read MoreAddress to the Equal Rights Association
by Jone Lewis | Aug 24, 2016 | Texts | 0 |
Address To The First Anniversary of the American Equal Rights Association Frances Dana Gage, May 9, 1867 The following is the text of an address delivered on May 9, 1867, to the second meeting of the American Equal Rights...
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