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Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910) [Appeal to women of all nations for aid to the Armenians].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04014 Author/Creator: Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: circa 1896 Pagination: 11 p. : docket Order a Copy

Draft for an appeal for aid for the Armenian persecution of 1894-1897. States that Turkish authorities will not interfere and Clara Barton is at her post. Howe adopted this cause in 1894. Title from content of the appeal.

Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910

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