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"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Sep 4, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That among the fashionable Boston people there have been more receptions within the last week than there have been for a long time."
"That Madame Selika made a great…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Oct 23, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That a well known young lady was looking for an earthquake last week."
"That Miss Cleveland has been a failure as an editor. That she will sever her connection with the…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Jan 15, 1887
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That it is undeniable fact that white kid slippers and very light hose give the foot of any lady very large appearance."
"That a certain gentleman who attends the…
"Personal and Pertinent" and "Wants Woman's Department," New York Age, 23 Feb. 1889
This page from The New York Age contains a letter to the editor by a female reader who would like to see Getrude Mossell's column "Woman's Department" made a permanent feature of the newspaper. Under "Personal and Pertinent," readers find short…
"Sonner Hurt Than Healed," The National Anti-Slavery Standard, Feb 25, 1854
In this anonymous account, the narrator warns her readers about asking for and relying on gossip when moving to a new neighborhood. She herself makes the mistake of inquiring about people she has met during her walks, when she dines with an old…
"Adress on Woman's Rights," The National Anti-Slavery Standard, Sep 16, 1852
"Address on Woman's Rights," adopted by The Woman's Rights convention assembled a week earlier and printed here in The National Anti-Slavery Standard, includes an argument against restricting women to the private sphere and limiting them to such…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Jan 8, 1887
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That two pretty light complexioned girls were asked by a lady in one of the large dry goods stores of what nationality they were. That she has conceded to the idea that…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Jan 1, 1887
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That a choice programme for the ADVOCATE Concert next Tuesday night is in preparation."
"That one of the young Boston boys is filling the position of stenographer and…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Dec 18, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That society is complaining of ennui. That the Fraternals Ball will probably cure that."
"That two Iowa girls are successful paper hangers, and earn as high as $12.00…
"They Say," The Boston Advocate, Dec 11, 1886
In this edition of "They Say," Bert Islew informs her readers, among others,
"That a new steamboat line has been established between Boston and Charleston, S.C."
"That 1193 women have registered in this city for the city election"
"That one of…
"Our Literary Women" and "Personal," The Freeman, Jan 5, 1889
This excerpt from The Freeman shows, on the left, a feature on "The Literary Colored Women of America" written by Gertrude Mossell (including illustrations of Josephine Heard, Ida B. Wells, Mary Ella Mossell, and Francis Ellen Watkins Harper) and, on…
"Young Ladies of Boston," The New York Age, May 12, 1888
This account of the "varied array of feminine talent" found in Boston includes a detailed portrait of journalist Lillian A. Lewis. The author praises her work as a society editor and connects it implicitly to her talents as a…
"Our Woman's Department," New York Freeman, Jan 9, 1886
This is an exemple of of Gertrude Mossell's "Our Woman's Department," written for New York Freeman, one of the earliest advice columns specifically dedicated to Black women. Above each version, Mossell informs her readers that this column "will be…
"Male Gossips," The Christian Recorder, Jun 7, 1862
This article argues that although "[t]he world, especially the masculine part of it, has always had a great deal to say about female gossips" and it is "doubtless" that women are "good talkers," men also gossip and the author confirms the existence…
Town Topics. The Journal of Society, magazine published in New York (1885-1937)
Town Topics, published in New York, was "the preeminentsociety gossip magazine in the 1880s and 1890s" (Knight 1055). When William d'Alton Mann took over, he "turned it into a scandal sheet of a brazenness never equaled since" (New York Times). He…
Harriet Hosmer's "The Doleful Ditty of the Roman Caffe Greco"
Hosmer writes a "witty" poem, as Cornelia Carr describes it in her edition of Hosmer's letters, about the patriarchal culture of male sculptors in Rome. The poem is published in the New York Evening Post in the summer of 1864.
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Letter from Charlotte Cushman to King, n.d.
Cushman mocks the gendered criticism of her figure and riding skills.
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Houghton Library
"Rome – Foreign Correspondence of the Boston Post," Boston Post, February 23, 1867
A short excerpt from this long report on the US American art market in Rome – the part in which Hosmer and Cushman are described as expert riders whose muscular physique would make men envious – is subsequently reprinted in a number of newspapers,…
Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Emma Crow Cushman, Dec 12-13, 1862
Charlotte Cushman faces "going out to my social duties as a sort of relief" from her illness (cold). Large parts of the letter address social gatherings and US American citizens in Rome, most of whom are "well bred."The actress is still haunted by…
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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…