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Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911_001
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Alternative Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911
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Date
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Sept 3rd, 1911
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Creator
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Edith Schwartz Clements
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Description
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Edith Schwartz Clements handwritten letter
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Identifier
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nshs-rg3158am
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Transcription
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1 Under a beechwood tree: September 3rd. We count ourselves among the fortunate to-day , for the formal excursion to the Isle of Wright, with an eight mile tramp, followed by tea & supper at the castle of the Deputy-Governor of the Island has been given up. The difficulty of harmonizing the latter functions at which would be abou guests in proper attire, with the tramp in old clothes decided us to spend a quiet day at the hostel & Mrs. Tansley bettered this by asking if we would care to motor with herself, two sisters & a friend to this lonely beech forest & spend the quiet day there with books, letters or what-not. The fact that we are here indicates the answer we made to the question. It is another perfect day & we are blissfully happy. The English girls are most interesting, both in themselves & as a study. They have very pleasant voices & manner of talking, which is quite un -American & there are many, many women here at the Association meetings. It quite astonishes me to find so many botanists among them. They are a militant crowd & I begin to see reasons for their attitude, both in scientific matters as well as political. Only at this meeting have they been allowed to attend the annual botanical dinner of the Association & then only after a determined fight for it. English men are apparently not as liberal & courteous as Americans who even allow wives of botanists at the dinner, as well as any botanical student. Of course the fear here is that the women will overwhelm
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Rights
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