Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) to Alexander M. Ross
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03007.53 Author/Creator: Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: no date Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
"The struggle for a married woman's rights will be a longer and a harder fought battle than any other that the world has ever known." Preaches rights for married women, and catalogs the abuses of husbands. Also supports temperance. Wonders why God did not make mankind better. Author and recipient inferred from content. Only last two pages remain.
Anne Brown Adams was the daughter of John Brown.
Alexander M. Ross was a famous Canadian naturalist, also a prominent abolitionist and a strong supporter of John Brown.
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