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Wadsworth, James Wolcott, Jr., 1877-1952 to Oliver K. Hand

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03481.28 Author/Creator: Wadsworth, James Wolcott, Jr., 1877-1952 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: 13 September 1918 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26.7 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Thanks Hand, a lawyer in New York City, for a letter received 4 September. Writes "Naturally I am glad to know that my position with regard to woman suffrage meets your approval. I intend to continue my opposition to this measure." Written on United States Senate stationery.

Hand, Oliver K., fl. 1863-1930
Wadsworth, James Wolcott, Jr., 1877-1952
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Progressive Era
Women's History
Suffrage
Civil Rights
The Politics of Reform

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