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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926 to Rev. E.M. Fairchild

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.095 Author/Creator: Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Typed letter signed Date: 8 December 1897 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.6 cm, Width: 18.2 cm Order a Copy

Written in response to a letter from Fairchild. Elliot agrees that the Roman and Anglican churches do not recognize the equality of sexes in their marriage rituals. He wishes that advocates of gender equality were not so determined to assert that the sexes are alike. Eliot views denominational strife as just one part of the conflict between individualism and socialism. He mentions changes to the Kansas educational system that he thinks are detrimental.

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926
Fairchild, E.M., fl. 1897

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