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Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding the Woman question. He writes, "my faith and confidence in the 'evolutionary distinction' which has become the parent of another distinction...is so strong of itself, that, it hardly permits me to engage in any conservation measures." Truly I am a conservative in a certain source...I am opposed to hens crowing, and surely, as a general rule, to female preaching-but I think, partially, there is a little need of my conservation in the one case as the other. I am therefore disproved to give the women people all the rope they have a mind to take. Do they want to try the man's part? Let them try it, as many of them & as long as they please."
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Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1838 July 11
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title
Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1838 July 11
description
Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding the Woman question. He writes, "my faith and confidence in the 'evolutionary distinction' which has become the parent of another distinction...is so strong of itself, that, it hardly permits me to engage in any conservation measures." Truly I am a conservative in a certain source...I am opposed to hens crowing, and surely, as a general rule, to female preaching-but I think, partially, there is a little need of my conservation in the one case as the other. I am therefore disproved to give the women people all the rope they have a mind to take. Do they want to try the man's part? Let them try it, as many of them & as long as they please."
date
["July 11, 1838"]
year
1838
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No known copyright restrictions.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5111181
creators
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Women abolitionists--United States
Women's rights--United States--History--19th century
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Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
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New York
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