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Blackwell, Alice Stone (1857-1950) to Judith W. Smith

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06975.06 Author/Creator: Blackwell, Alice Stone (1857-1950) Place Written: s.l. Type: Postcard Date: November 1908-1919 Pagination: 2 p. ; 8.9 x 13.9 cm. Order a Copy

The front of this postcard is the "Beacon St Mall, Public Garden, Boston Mass.", while the back has a Thanksgiving poem on it.

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BEACON ST. MALL, PUBLIC GARDEN, BOSTON, MASS.

[2]
When Thanksgiving Day
comes round
And we suffragists give
thanks
For all blessings we have
found,
All good workers in our
ranks,
We give thanks she's not
a myth,
Our beloved Mrs. Smith!

Alice Stone Blackwell

Mrs. Judith W. Smith
76 White St.
East Boston
Mass.

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