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Title
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Letters, Sept 3rd, 1911_002
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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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2 the men by superior numbers & so “spoil” the occasion. This attitude of aggression is also evident in their insistence when they have a right to the little “Doctor” as many of them have, to being called so. I fear I am still a little old-fashioned in these matters & am decidedly so when it comes to their smoking. I still gaze in amazement at sweet-faced, rosy-mouthed firls puffing nochalantly at their cigarettes! They find it just as surprising when we tell them how it is looked upon in America! It seems too bad, the “New Woman” movement, which is such a tremendous step in advance, should be hampered or attended by these manifestations. Another astonishing things is the calm way in which they become engaged & married then carry on their “work” in different parts of the country, or different countries! Dr. Stopes is now in America “visiting” her husband. The engagement of two British botanists is just announced with the news that one is to have a position in Dublin, while the other retains hers in London! They are ceratinly treating us right royally here, where we are being entertained as guests of the town. We are lodged, fed, supplied with cigars, cigarettes, drinks, & writing paper; taken on trips & to dinners, at no expense to us! We are lodged in the dormitories of the girls’ Training School, which is a Normal School, taking our lunch & dinner together in one,
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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