BLACKWELL FAMILY 
LUCY STONE

Blackwell, Dr. ElizabethElizabeth 
Elizabeth Blackwell to Lucy Stone.
New York, June 1, 1854
79 East 15th St.
My dear friend:
Henry has just left me, to 
return West. We had many interesting 
things to talk over together during the 
little time he staid here, but by far the 
most interesting was the relation which 
he holds to you, and the united future 
which probably lies before you. 
Henry told me distinctly that no 
engagement exists between you, and I 
do not know that I am altogether 
justified in writing to you now, but as he 
also told me that I must consider the 
essential fact of engagement does really 
unite you, I cannot withhold some expression 
of the deep interest which I feel 
in my brother's life, and the sympathy with 
which I regard the events which will 

henceforth form so important an element 
in it. I do not think either, that we 
reformers can afford to lose the smallest 
grain of affection that we might harvest, 
and you have the right to the strengthening 
influence of the family love and interest 
which would flow out to you, if it were 
known that you may some day join our 
circle. Therefore, dear Lucy, let me 
offer you most cordially and with special 
meaning the hand of sisterly affection, 
and assure you that we shall all be 
proud to welcome you when you see 
fit to claim the recognition. 
But on this subject, full of interest 
as it is to me, I shall say no 
more until you yourself have invited the 
freedom, only believe that my heart is 
open to you, and large enough to answer 
any demand you may make upon it. 
Let me say a few words toyou on a subject which concerns the great 
Cause to which we have both devoted our 
lives - the advancement of Humanity, 
through the development of Woman. I 
mean the propriety of holding Woman's 
Rights conventions - or rather the 
expediency of so doing. To my mind 
the time, if ever it existed for such 
conventions is clearly past, and their 
continuance is a wast of time to those 
whose time is of value, and an injury 
rather than a benefit to the Cause. 
I think it will always be found a 
universal law of this life, that thought which 
does not constantly shape itself into action 
or into definite life forms, has a tendency 
to degenerate, and thus that conventions which 
constantly meet for the mere discussion of 
abstract principles, or rights, will soon lose 
the high spirit in which they may have originated 
and become mere displays of vain oratory

or the theatre of vanity and petty ambitions. 
Every soul must have its body in this world. 
Had these conventions given rise to working 
associations, their existence might have 
continued, perhaps under other names, but 
they have not contrived to establish even a 
newspaper. They have constantly degenerated 
in moral force from the first assemblage 
in Worcester, and must finally be dropped 
from the sheer absence of true vitality. Mind 
I speak of the Conventions, not of individuals 
mixed up with them. The right of you, and 
Mrs Rose to speak and lecture, to influence 
public sentiment constantly in such public personal 
way is incontestable - you have the God-given 
power, a warrant for the wisdom of its 
exercise - but your earnest personal appeals 
in a lecturing tour where individual force comes 
out in its full power, is worth more for influencing 
public sentiment in the right way, than all 
the conventions which have been held from 
the beginning till now.  True principlesin regard to the position of Women, present and 
future, may be spread by a few by means of 
clear, forcible, and attractive presentation of 
such principles - they may be advanced by 
more thorough judicious action, demonstrating 
their worth in life - but they are not the legitimate 
subject of conventions, and it is time 
for the dignity of the Woman Cause, that this 
were seen. 
I would not speak dogmatically on this 
subject, but I should like to know whether 
your actual experience does not support 
the truth of my theorizing. 
Believe me with cordial respect and 
sympathy, your friend and fellow laborer, 
Elizabeth BlackwellLUCY STONE - Press notice 
March 20, 1897

A LUCY STONE TEA

At Vermontville, Mich., there was recently held at 
the home of Mrs. Allen, a "Lucy Stone Tea". Mrs. Allen 
gave a synopsis of the life of Lucy Stone. An interesting 
program followed. A paper presenting statistics 
pertaining to Mrs. Stone's life was read by Mrs. S. E. 
Kelly; also one by Mrs. Joie Benedict upon "The Enfranchisement 
of Women". A selection by Mrs. Fay was read, 
also one by Mrs.Folger on "The Work of Lucy Stone". A 
yearly report of work done by the society was given in 
chronicles, and a selection entitled "Law and Gold Beads", 
by the secretary, closed the exercises.  Refreshments were 
served;  quotations from Lucy Stone being tied with yellow 
ribbons on each sandwich.to Elizabeth Blackwell
Gardner- June 10/54
Dear friend
On my return from
Boston. I found yours of the 1st. inst.
Thank you for it, and for the assurance
so frankly given that than I can join
your home circle as one with it. I shall
find a cordial welcome.
It is pleasant to know that; yet
I do not think you quite understand
the relation that Harry and I hold.
You speak of "the united future
which probably lies before" us.
Possibly, would have been the truer
word. - Harry has indeed been
growing more and more dear to me;
but we both feel that a relation
upon which so much is depending,
requires that the parties should have
the fullest knowledge of each other.If we can get that knowledge
by the most perfect frankness,
and a sincere desire to be known
each to the other, as we really are, and
then find that adaptation which is necessary
to a true marriage, with a love large
enough to bear each others [ills]
without pain, we will reverently & joyfully
accept the fact. Then too, I shall be both
happy and proud, to claim the sisterly
recognition, which you have kindly assured
me shall not be wanting.
But if on the other hand, we do not
find such fitness, (and we may not)
neither of us, on account of this deliberate
arrangement, will have any claim on,
or obligation to, the other, more than that
which friendship demands. - Harry says
he has no doubt of the result. But I can
not say that yet. - Enough of this however,
for the present.
In regard to the expediency of holding

conventions. I, of course believe in it, or
I should not so constantly aid in getting
them up. It seems to me, that you
could not consider them a "waste of time",
if you had noted their results, with which
I am more than satisfied. The ideas of the
movement have been received with
remarkable readiness, and applied
practically for more than we had reason
to expect; the action of several legislative
bodies; the widened sphere of woman;
the discussions through the public journals;
the formation of societies, in Ohio & N. Y. -
the appointment of standing committees
for petitioning; give, I think as much "body"
as could have grown in so short a time.
Perhaps you will say that much of this
is due to individual labor and example,
which is undoubtedly true. But the individual,
could not have been so well received,
had not the conventions prepared
the way. - Then ask now, as they did eighteen centuries ago,when a new idea is born, "have any of the
chief priests or rulers believed"? and
their acceptance or rejection depends upon
the answer. - When we can send out a
call, signed by such names, as those of
Waldo Emmerson, Giddings, & Greeley, to
the multitude who have not yet so far
developed, as to be able "to rest with manly
quietude in their own opinions" - and from
the very fact of the names, secure a favorable
hearing, it is wise, so long as this weakness
is in human beings, to use it for their good.
The individual would not like to carry
a certificate, so endorsed, to display at
every place; but when his subject has
been endorsed, he can make his way with
it. For myself personally, I would far rather
labor alone. There is a natural isolation in
my character, which renders it difficult
for me to assimilate with others, yet I
work heartily with conventions, because I think
them vastly useful in themselves, [besides] over
and above the aid they give to individuals -expediency of so doing. To my mind
the time if ever it existed for such conventions -
is clearly past, and their continuance is a
waste of time to those whose time is of value,
and an injury rather than a benefit to the
cause.
I think it will always be found
a universal law of this life, that thought which
does not constantly shape itself into action,
or into definite life-forms, has a tendency to
degenerate, and thus that conventions which
constantly meet for the mere discussion of abstract
principle, or right, will soon lose the high
spirit in which they may have originated
and become mere displays of vain oratory,
or the theatre of vanity and petty ambitions.
Every soul must have its body in this world,
had these conventions given rise to working
associations, their existence might have
continued, perhaps under other names, but
they have not contrived to establish even
a newspaper. they have constantly degenerated
in moral force, from the first assemblage
in Worcester, and must finally be dropped fromThe sheer absence of all true vitality. Mind I
speak of the Conventions, not of individuals mixed
up with them. The right of you, and Mrs Rose, to
speak & lecture, to influence public sentiment constantly
in such public personal way, is incontestable -
you have the god-given power, a warrant
for the wisdom of its exercise - but your earnest
personal appeals in a lecturing tour, where individual
force, comes out in its full power, is
worth more, for influencing public sentiment
in the right way, than all the conventions which
have been held from the beginning till now.
True principles in regard to the position of Woman
present & future, may be spread by a few, by means
of clear, forcible, and attractive presentation of
such principles _ They may be advanced by
more, through judicious action, demonstrating
their worth in life- but they are not the legitimate
subject of Conventions, and it is time for the
dignity of the Woman cause, that this were seen.
I would not speak dogmatically on
this subject, but I should like to know whether
your actual experience does not support the
truth of my theorizing.
Believe me with cordial respect and
sympathy, your friend and fellow laborer,
Elizabeth Blackwell.1

Pope's Hill - Dorchester
Feb. 26 - 1893

Dear Elizabeth
I am very glad you
have yourself taken care & have
a fair portrait of yourself for
the New York college in place
of the utterly horrid one
now there to represent the first
woman doctor to coming ages.
It is a great pity that the first
one Ellen had was burned
in her Mockancy House.
What you have done stands to
represent itself and that is
really the important thing.

[Hetty?] is to get no letters till she does her part.  She is as
good as gold we know,
but for all [?] she
will wait for her
letters.6
while Harry is here to teach
her something about it.
Four streets now run across
that property. One the last, goes
just below the terrace in part of
the house- spoiling the terrace.
and wall damaging the property.
You would not know Montclair.
The whole place is changed. and
the hill side has famous houses,
with great conservatories but it
is not half as beautiful as it was
when we just went to it.
I am sorry for the mispaging 
of this letter, but I wrote on
a double sheet before I knew it.
but hope you can keep track of it.
With kindest regard to all in the
three house holds
I am always truly yours
Lucy Stone

3
gospels for all time- on this side
the ocean a great deal is being
done to help humanity up. The
suffrage movement gains all
the time. The advantages for
education of women are almost unlimited.
We are surprised see it stated
that Lady Henry Somerset has
bought the "Woman's Herald" and
will hereafter edit it. We hope
that will be for the best Only
Suffrage and temperance are
distinct questions and I fear
she will not make them so.
We hear very little from Emily.
Indeed the kin are all too
busy with their own work.  Edith
comes over now and then on Sunday
from the New England hospital4
where she is doing very well.
Florence writes oftener than
the others for the sake of getting
letters in return.  The Vineyard
Is very lonely for her, but she has
Grace this winter, and little
Walter adds something to her
life.  For ourselves, we three are
all the time at the one endevour
to secure equal rights for Women.
Alice takes just as much of
burden of the work as she can 
extort from us , and possibly do
herself - consequently she is very
much overworked.  Harry carried
her to church this morning and then
came back and took me for a
sleigh ride—It is a lovely clear
day.  But the snow is in huge
drifts, which a late storm has
scattered far and wide


2
About publishing houses,
Messrs. G. P. Putnam, and
MacMillan & Co of New York both have
London Houses.  There is no
Boston house with a London office.
I think Ticknor and Fields
ceased long ago.
We think it is a very good thing 
for you to republish your writings.
Alice will see to the volume
that goes to Chicago. Must that
great Exposition bring you over?
The life of Mr. Butler reach
us safely.  Alice has been through
with it.  It waits for Harry and 
me to read.  Such lives are5
We think of you three sisters
so near each other and
yet really far apart, so far
as any mail intercourse is
concerned.  And yet even that
nearness is worth a great deal 
and we always rejoice in it.
Harry is very active.  Eagerly
devising ways to earn suffrage.
He also has a great deal of real
Estate to look after.
My [????] [????] is now
[??] into market.  We have sold
about $12,000 of it within two
years.  The last sale was [??] a plat
just back of the house.  About an acre
for which the price was $5,500 and
this I gave to Alice having the papers
made to her.  I wanted her to
have it to manage and look after

The Woman’s Journal
No. 3 Tremont Place
H. S. April 16, 1871
Dear [Conj??g];
I was beginning to be anxious
when your last letter
came, for fear you should be 
sick, as you had not written
regularly for the last week
or two.  I think I told you
that I have a little maltese
and white cat who will
soon have kittens.  Papa has
gone to New Jersey to see 
about the renting of the 
West Bloomfield place, as
the Makins have departed.
When he comes back he means 
to bring Aunt Ellen with
him on a visit, to get rested
and freshened up.  I think
she will enjoy sketching the
[*you had—may be you will some day-.  We are all well and over one serious draw back.  Now is the putting Earth Closets and as Harry is not here to say where he wishes them, they will very likely be*]
many pretty places around here.
Her baby is said to be very
ugly, with hair growing over her
forehead almost down to the
eyebrows, but has pretty black
eyes. Aunt Nettie says she,
wants to go to her father and
mothers this summer for a
while, even if she takes the
baby with her. While she is
gone we may possibly have
Florence, Edie, and Gracie
up here for some time, to get
them off Aunt Nettie. That is
a plan of Mama's, but I think
we shall get Florence at any
rate. I have invited two of.
my school mates out to see
me next Saturday; both very
nice girls, and kind to me.
One of them, Alice Erle, I have
had here before once, but not
Lucy Tracy. Emma is going
[*unsatisfactory - they are [very? large?], a constant care. Alice forgot*]

[*to thank [Franny?] Rogers. for the Colored card, but she accepted
it all the same - Cordially yours Lucy.*]
home within a week. [as two]
She has had her betrothed
spending a week here. Alida
Clark is her name; but she
went away yesterday.
We have had our bad
smelling privy cleaned out,
and are making earth closets
instead. I have bad luck
with my selling hens.
Mama is going to write,
so I leave her the rest 
of the paper. I suppose 
Uncle George will be
with you when you
get this. Mr. Carter is
making some fuss
about hot bed frames,
etc. which he claims as
not being fixtures. It
is too dark to write.
Goodbye. Alice S. B.
Dear Elisabeth
Your letter came
duly, and went on its way to N.B.
where every body hails all that is heard
from the family over the water.
I do not think the movement for
peace, will have the least disastrous
effect, on the Suffrage question.
One good cause never hinders
another. I do not know whether Mrs.
Howe now intends to go to
England. She has just returned
from Washington, and I have not
seen her since. She did intend to
go - We are having great times here,
with attempts to vote. Women, The
Republican party is tottering, and
if it go [dorm?], we hope a suffrage party
will come out of its ruins.
Mr. Hussey sent me, extracts
from your letter to her, on the Social
Evil, which we put in this weeks issue
of the Woman's Journal - they seemed
timely, and too good to lose. We are
glad you and Kitty, are getting a little
change, in Sussex. There is a charming
place across the road, which Harry wishesElizabeth 
[*Aunt Elizabeth]

Castle House
Hastings
March 24th 1876
My dear brother & Sister,
I need only say that
Mr Wilson and Mr Gladstone
come to America, (highly
recommended by Mrs. Josephine
Butler) for the purpose
of spreading information
against the "Contagious
Diseases Acts" - to make
you heartily give anyintroductions, or aid
of suggestions, in your 
power. 
Affectly yours
E. BlackwellTo the Friends of the Cause of Woman.
At the Cleveland Woman's Rights Convention, the undersigned were
appointed a committee to obtain the preparation of two essays, one on the
Educational Opportunities of American Women, and one on their Business
Opportunities.
Even a superficial discharge of this duty must involve a wider investigation
of facts, than is possible for any one person. Agents have therefore
been already engaged in several of the States, to make inquiries. It
is impossible, however, to do the whole work even in this manner; and
the Committee therefore respectfully ask the voluntary co-operation of all
who are interested in elevating the position of Woman.
The following are the points on which information is especially solicited:
1. Educational Opportunities of American Women.
(a) State legislation respecting Female Education;
(b) Statistics and condition of Primary and Grammar Schools to which
Females are admitted, in the several States.
(c) Do. of High and Normal Schools.
(d) Do. of Academies and Private Schools.
(e) Do. of Collegiate and Professional Institutions.
2. Business Opportunities of American Women.
(a) Statistics of actual employment of Women in various parts of the
Union.
(1) Mechanical,
(2) Agricultural,
(3) Mercantile,
(4) Professional.
(b) Wages paid to them, as compared with those of Men.
(c) Employments which they might fill but do not, and impediments in
the way.
It is important that the information given should in all cases be as definite
and systematic as possible. Facts are what we now aim at - not
arguments, but the preliminary basis for argument. Let each person
who reads this, ascertain what is within his or her reach, and communicate
it within six months, if possible. For any very extensive of valuable
communications, payments may in some cases be made. Any pamphlets,
newspapers, or circulars bearing upon the above subject, will also be gladly
received. Communications may be addressed (POST PAID if possible)
to Rev. T. W. Higginson, Worcester, Mass. 
LUCRETIA MOTT,
WENDELL PHILLIPS
ERNESTINE L. ROSE,
[*X*]LUCY STONE,
T. W. HIGGINSON.
January 15, 1851.
N. B. Editors friendly to the enterprise can aid it by copying this circular.If they had done nothing more than secure the
discussion of the subject in influential reviews
and journals I should think their time had
been well spent.
"They have not even established a newspaper."
There. But as the man who is
diligently gathering materials to build
his house, should not be charged with
doing nothing, because his frame is
not yet up, so neither should we who are doing the best we
can to prepare the public mind to demand
a paper. Oaks, grow slowly, while only
the mushroom tribe come up in a night to
wither as soon. Our movement is not yet
four years old.
It seems to me that you cannot know well
the women, by whom, in the main, the conventions
are sustained, or you would not 
believe that they can ever become "mere
displays of vain oratory, or the theater of vanity
and petty ambitions"- It is impossible that a
platform when such fervor as Mrs. Mott
Antoinette L. Brown, Mrs. Stanton & Mrs. Rose,
exert a controling influence, should we
become what you fear. You mistake too
in supposing that some conventions "meet
for the mere discussion of abstract principles"
I have attended them all, and at every

one except that at the Tabernacle which was
so disturbed by [wording?], work has always been
planned, and executed afterward; thus I
regard the mere discussion of principles
as of inestimable value, at this stage 
of our progress. I value as highly as you
can, individual effort. One
example but I am far from believing
that we have yet outgrown the uses of
conventions.Elizabeth 1864
New York, Dec 22
126 2nd Avenue
Dear Lucy,
Alice's little photographs are
just received and shall be duly delivered.
Please tell the dear little niece that I am
quite sure some fruit will grow on the
Christmas tree for her but it is not 
quite ripe yet, and it is some distance
to New England she must not expect until
next week. We keep Monday 26th
as Christmas day - and of on Monday
at 10 o'clock she will look very hard
at New York, and imagine herself standing
amongst the little group in the back parlour,
she will certainly hear her name
called out more than once, with many
an exclamation of oh how I wish Alice
were here.
We are having a bitter spell
of weather. I wish Harry were safehome again. Mother is coming
in tomorrow to spend Sunday &c-
all the others will arrive Monday
and the Willburns sleep here.
With best wishes, for a Merry 
Christmas, & Happy New Year,
Believe me dear Lucy
Truly yrs
Elizabeth.Elizabeth Blackwell
to Lucy Stone
July 1/61

Dear Lucy,
Please ask Miss Barlow
 to let me know when her plans are 
decided on - ie when she leaves for 
New England, and when you do.  
Kitty would exceedingly enjoy travelling 
with Alice, and I should have 
no objection to her waiting a couple of weeks
on her return to Greenwich in order to
go on with you - but if you cannot
decide upon your journey, of course I
shall be very glad to send her on with 
Miss Barlow, if she waits till the third week
in July.  As soon as any decision is
arrived at, I shall be glad to know
on account of arranging with Phoebe.
Yrs affect
Elizabeth
I hope you'll have a pleasant 4th.Mrs. Lucy StoneDr Eliz
to LS - Mar 31 1874
re
Alice's healthDr. Elizabeth Blackwell writes from 
Rome to Lucy Stone, March 31, 1874:
Dear Lucy: I was glad to see
your handwriting again, & much 
gratified by your cordial invitation
to me & to Kitty to pay you a
long visit. xx I wish I were near
at hand, to confer with you occasionally
about our dear Alice, for I know

how anxious you are to make a strong
woman of her - & I cannot but 
believe that all your care will be
rewarded by the formation of a 
substantially sound constitution; 
as she grows a little older, she 
will herself learn to regulate her
appetite in the way that her digestion
requires; but I cannot believe
that she will become hippish, or
fall into the nervous apprehensions
of semi-invalidism.
I believe you have made a 
strong woman of Alice, & that
larger experience & a few more
years will confirm her constitution,
& repay you for all 
your care. 
I am excessively [exceedingly] sorry to hear
that you have been suffering so
much from rheumatism, & youmust not allow the tendency to 
go on unchecked. (She urges
her to go to a warmer climate
for a while).                                       Hastings, Aug. 12, ?
Dear Lucy

                      ....Tomorrow will be your birthday, and I hasten to tell you how affectionately we shall remember the day; and how heartily I shall hope that your noble life may be long continued, with strength to continue the good fight which makes a true Leader in the great Providential Onward movement.
We have been soldiers in different Army Corps of humanity advance, but I have always recognized that we are fellow soldiers; and according to my growing conviction, we shall work in the future more closely still, as material encumbrances fall away, and free us for larger service......
With cordial affection and best wishes dear Lucy,        As ever yours
                           ElizabethRock House Hastings
Mary 12. / 80

Dear Lucy,
I thanked you very much for your
kind description of Emily's house life 
sent to me whilst in Delaware.  I
should have answered the letter before 
had not a press of engagements made 
me defer it - and I have just returned
from an intensely interesting visit to
London in which I am sure you will
be interested; for I think there is nothing
more encouraging to an older worker
than to see the great reforms for 
which they have labored during a
life - time, growing, and earnestly
carried on be a younger generation.
And first I was gratified by
the medical work.  Nine very 
intelligent and earnest younger
women, all English physicians, met
for consideration of medical subjects,
and then went down the river for
and annual dinner together which
this year, was a famous Greenwich

Hoping dear Lucy to hear good accounts of your recovered strength
Affectly yrs
Elizabethwhile back dinner. Our London Medical
School is a really fine foundation,
with spacious ranges of rooms
extending along a great garden,
I have never seen so "attractive" a
medical school establishment and
it is entirely owing to the exertion
of our militant lady leader, Dr Jex
- Blake, the chief worker, with many
able assistants. I read a paper
at our Medical meeting, and the
excellent young physical Dr Dunbar
who worthily represents the profession
in my native city - Bristol - gave
a very carefully prepared account
of interesting cases in his own practice.
Dr Jex. Blake made the excellent practical
suggestion; that for the next
meeting no special papers should
be prepared - but that a list of
questions arising out of individual
practice, should be sent round
a month before hand to each member

Mrs Hussey and her daughter to do
the honours - and she remarked, as
she looked around the great crowded
hall and galleries crowded to its utmost
capacity, and pervaded by a
spirit of order and sustained another
season "we could not do anything like
this in America!" - So perhaps you
may be encouraged by seeing the
Mother set an example to the daughter
after all. I enclose a short [leader?]
which came out in the chief english
Liberal Journal, the "Daily [Laws?]", next
day. Facing the audience a handsome
gold color banner stood against the
platform which had been brought
by the working women in procession
from east London. "Woman Suffrage
Demonstration Come to St James
Hall" was inscribed in large letters -
with a motto, "we are too low to vote
but not too low to pay." - One leader
a Mrs Craizen, surprized me by her
magnificent voice. I had been straining
me ear for an hour with only partial
success to follow the speakers, when
the sudden relief of this rich full
Elisabeth
mellow organ heard without the
slightest difficulty, reminded me of
poor old Sojourner Truth.
Of course I looked after the other
subject in which I take a deep and constant
interest the repeal of the abominable
C. D. acts.  and my excellent
hostess who entertained me with
luxurious hospitality is intensely
interested in the subject - but
I am not satisfied with the conduct
of this agitation altogether.
I do not believe that these acts will
ever be repealed with no attempt
made to check a loathsome disease
which does exist and which
the growth of Sanitary Science require,
should be checked. I want our
repealers to recognize this fact, and
whilst repealing these immoral and
unjust laws - insist upon a law applicable to all
making the communication of 
syphilis an offense to be judged in
camera - and also that all general
hospitals shall receive these patients.

of the meeting, that the united experience
of all should be brought to bear upon
these questions when we rush together.
Our meeting at dinner was genuinely
cheerful - all the accessories were
charming - a noble room looking
out on two broad sweeps of the
Thames - a table set with all luxuries
of silver, glass, a flowers and a
number of intelligent bright earnest
young four gathered round the board,
was a very attractive place;
and during the two hours we sat and
talked there, I became better acquainted
with our young physicians, as women,
than I probably could have done
in any other way. in so short a
time. Altogether I considered our
medical anniversary a pleasant success.
My next point of interest was
making the acquaintance of our lady
lawyer, that is to be; for although
occupying with her partners very cheerfulchambers near Chancery Lane and doing
even now a good deal of business she
has not yet been legally recognized.
I had a great deal of conversation with
her; and was thoroughly gratified by the
excellent judgment and tact, which
combined with intelligence and plod
seemed to ensure an excellent leader
in the important work of the law.
I joined the club which in being found
for the discussion of political and
social topics, and shall attend a
meeting for the first time next Thursday.
It seems to me to enfold a great possibility
but I will defer speaking of this tale
I know more about it, actual working.
I have reserved for the last what
I know will especially interest you,
the really magnificent meeting for
Suffrage which took place on the evening
of the 6th in St James Hall. You will
have seen notices of this meeting and full
reports of speaker long before this reaches
you - but the powerful effect of the
meeting is now conveyed by the speeches
a newspaper accounts. I went withRock House,
Happy New Year!  Hastings.
Jan. 1st 1883.
Dear Lucy,
I must apologize for not
answering your kind offer to send to
Florence the $30 that I wished to present
to her. But before your offer came I
had requested George to send this sum to Alice
for Florence; and thus I forgot to say this
to you, when your letter came. I quite
understand the money difficulty in which
your Western generosity and legal obstacles
temporarily entangled you. Do not be disturbed
about it on my account. If later you feel
that you can send the money for Grace's
return passage, I shall of course be glad to
receive it; but I always restrict my expenditure
to that I actually possess, so I
can quite wait your convenience. I am
truly glad to have given Grace this little opening
and lift in life, which I am sure will be a
permanent pleasure, and I hope good to
her; although a combination circumstances
compelled me let the visit be shorter than
at first intended.
The circumstance mentioned inin one of Alice's letters to Kitty about the infamy in Martha's
Vineyard, shocked me personally. The criminal was the very
man entrusted to drive Kitty after dark, from Fred Mayhew's
house to Quitsy last summer. It is quite time that women
formed a league for the protection of the young, and constituted
their  selves a Vigilance Committee with friends and legal
advise to enforce existing laws. For it will be found everywhere
that Law is in advance of Practice. It is nobody's business
to enforce the just laws which have been made by a previous age.
I hope to send you by next post a completed copy of "Wrong
and Rights Methods." I am sure it will be useful in America,
and if some house will publish it, I will write a special preface
for the American edition. I have carefully noted your letter about
the Anthony & Steinthal trouble. If you come by any possibility forward
to Channing & Steinthal, that article of Miss Anthony's recommending
the "purchase of votes". It would make a profound impression.
affecty yours Elizabeth.Dr Ely    Aug 4
to Lucy Stone    1888
request for Book (Dr Emmet)
reviewed in Journal
[See p 2]
private
pub of new medical
treatise   DRock House,
Hastings
Aug., 4th / 88.

Dear Lucy,
Do you happen to have
Kept the book of which the enclosed
is a notice from a July Woman's 
Journal?  If so, I should be very
glad if you could lend it to me
as I should like to learn Dr Emmet's
facts.
I have just been compelled
to print a medical treatise, warning
women of the great dangers which
threaten them from the rapid
spread of " Neo Malthusianism"
and I shall gather up all the


reliable facts I can, for some
future edition which can be
published.  My present pamphlet
is only intended for private circulation.
I would willingly
have avoided this particular
subject, could I have conscientiously
done so - but it has become
full time for the first woman
doctor to declare the truth
plainly - so on I must march
always in antagonism with
the majority, unfortunately.  
I do hope that August will
prove a more summerlike


month, for Alice's sake, then
July has proved with us.
We enjoyed our month at
Haslemere on account of the
sandy soil, fine open heaths,
and delicious air, in spite
of almost daily rain, and
cold cloudy skies.
But for
Camping in the woods, weather
is an essential condition of
enjoyment - or the reverse.
With much love to yourself
and Harry, from both of us,
Affectly yrs,
E. Blackwell.P.S.
Of course you will not
trouble about the book, if it has
been thrown away - as I can
get it through A. Sy. B.
A letter from Marian received
yesterday, reports pleasantly
from Friel, where she is staying
whilst Frances keeps house for her
son and friends at Vernon.
She is recovering from her severe
attack of indigestion, and able to
take some walks.

[*Elizabeth Blackwell*]
Rock House,
Hastings,
England
Ap: 26th / 83
Rec May 8 "
Dear Lucy,
I sent you yesterday an
account of the important parliamentary
debate of the 20th - and my opinion on
a (certainly) partial fabrication of a letter
in my name in the suffrage history.
Today I have your cheque in
contribution towards Graces' expenses.
I am glad to receive it, as it will
make matters easier for some pleasant
summer excursion.  I rejoice to
think from all I hear, that Grace
has really improved by the intensely
conscientious care which Kitty & I 
bestowed on her during the ten months
visit.
Kitty has had
[*P.S. Don't you think there is a little danger of frightening young men, by
printing Alice's name as editor of the Journal?  They are such scary creatures
and Alice is so 
young!*]one letter from Alice, dated Chicago.
She will pick up letters from Kitty
at various points, which will cheer
her up during certain moments of
home sickness which doubtless
will occur. We shall rejoice to
hear of her safe return, refreshed
by the holiday, and variety of experiences.
Madame Bodishou consulted
me about receiving the two suffrage
ladies (now in Rome) who have asked
to visit her. I told her of the past
facts you have communicated to
me; and she will decline seeing
them.  I wish I could help
you fight the Municipal suffrage

perplexed or blinded by the one
sided male physiology which
is ruining society. Rev Charles
Kingsley once told me, that the
Canon law was the greatest
enemy women had. Now I
do not understand the Canon
Law, but I do see, that so called
religious teachers, are the first
persons whom women must
convert!
I wish I could show
you the lovely flowers that are spreading
every where like a carpet over the
land under the delightful sunshine.
You would enjoy it.
Affectionately yours dear Lucy
Elizabeth.dittoes, (such as the Wilhelmshoke experiments
of the Crown Prince of Germany) which would
make a fund for a fresh start in some
new place, it would be an invaluable
aid in [c?sting] the Will, on the side of
moral improvement. Told the
ladies however, that I was too much
engaged to assist in such organization
but what I could offer was this: viz:
that where a little band of experienced
women, married, or reformatory
workers would get up a private
conference, I would meet them to
give them instruction on the relation
of sexual physiology to Christian morality.
This Knowledge is more and more
needed by women, who are entering
even more widely into [?]
work; but who are warped

campaign. More and more I realize
the immense importance of this first
step which places public responsibility
upon women. Now that the mortal 
conscience of the nation is beginning to be
deeply stirred in this vital subject of the
relation of the sexes, we are beginning to
discover the substantial ground on which
we stand in possessing an acknowledged
right to speak every year in relation
the choice of our town representatives.
I hope to assist in organizing a
most important educational movement,
based on this right - the
education namely of rate-payers
& women who pay town taxes,: byshowing them the various ways
in which morality can be promoted by
the action of our municipal representatives.
Yesterday I attended a
Drawing-room meeting of Hastings
and St. Leonard ladies, to consider
how the young girls (servants and others
particularly exposed to temptation) could
be cared for better by ladies as friends.
The immense organizations of the "Girls
Friendly Societies", "Self Help Societies", and
"Young Woman's Christian Associations" &c
&c were represented. I dwelt upon
the necessity of introducing the principle of
Hope into all reformatories & industrial
schools, which are altogether too much
penal institutions, and send out their
inmates rather embittered than reformed.
If they were allowed to earn a small sum
a week on certain carefully guarded [con?]


[*Elizabeth Blackwell*]
London,
Sep. 14/82
Dear Lucy
We have just secured an excellent berth
on the Gallia of Oct. 14th, and Grace is looking
forward with much pleasure to the voyage, and
only wishes it were a longer one. I have
not yet found a special escort for her, because
Americans now in London, sail in September
but we shall come up again in October, and
I have no doubt but that I shall find some
suitable person between this and then, as I,
and other friends are looking out. Under
the circumstances I thought it best to secure
passage by the Gallia as Grace knows the
ship; and I have paid extra to secure a nice
berth; for the ship is such a favorite one
that without doing so, I could not secure
a good berth beforehand; she would otherwise
have had to take her chance on arriving
in Liverpool, & have been one of a crowd
seeking quarters, and have been compelled
to share with three or even four in a room.
But now she has her berth No 1 inroom 28, close by the ladies Cabin, all secure,
with one lady passenger to share the
room. She knows and likes the room,
and she can have her box labelled and taken directly
[back?] on board. So I think the 18 guineas
well invested. I shall hope in October
to find a companion, so as to be saved the
triple journey to Liverpool, and double hotel
bill, as that increases the journey considerably.
Then a few cab fare, and stewardess fees will
complete the expences, with a little pocket
money to land with.
I have been very glad to give Grace
the pleasure and advantage of a stay
first in Paris and then in London!
Her three weeks in London will always
be remembered by her. Kitty has taken
charge of her in visiting Museums and
historical monuments. She has shown her
which to look at, and how to look at it,
and how to remember it, carefully holding
up and guiding the childish mind, with
skill and patience, and Grace feels
as if for the first time she were learning


I trust it was only a superficial childish remark,
but how I do wish that Sam could have
for once, a good long and entirely refreshing
holiday — an escape from home pressure, such
as Emily has just enjoyed with you.
And considering Sam's health and his
very helpless family, I want dear Lucy to say
this emphatically about Grace's expences on
this side the ocean, - that I would far rather
pay her return voyage as well as all else,
than hinder you in the slightest degree
from continuing to extend the Kindly aid
to these children, that they will continue
to need. Grace goes back earlier than
was contemplated, because I find that her
health and mental development require
conditions that I am unable to furnish;
but she must still be helped, and I will
gladly give these journey expences toward
her future welfare in America. Family
duty comes before public duty, and I willingly
delay the accomplishment of other work,
to fulfil my family duty towards thisgood but feeble little member of our
small family circle.
I am deeply interested in enlarging
social questions. The specious and false
report of the Majority (only-9 against 6-) on the
C.D. Acts, will necessitate a continued and
vigorous effort for the repeal of these demoralizing
laws, for this Majority report is quite against
the evidence, judicially weighed. So on we must
fight all through life. And the subject
of land monopoly which is rapidly coming
to the [front?] engages my heartiest sympathy.
You ought really to read Henry George's book
Progress & Poverty, and then you can realize
fully the evils of such an idea as this, which
I read in yesterday's paper. "A party of
English & New York Capitalists have purchased
no less than seven million acres of land between
the Little Missouri and Powder rivers, from the
Northern Pacific Railroad, at one dollar per acre"
Read Henry George, and see what this "opening up" by
speculators really means.
Much love to all. Affectly [?].


something. She cannot use books -
but anything that Alice can show her
in Boston, slowly and carefully, she
will take in, meditate on, and note
down. It is in that way she must be
taught practically.
I am quite satisfied
now that she ought not to remain this winter
in our quiet Hastings house. As it would of
course be utterly impossible to continue to
devote almost exclusive thought time [or money
either?] as I have done in Paris and London, she
will be happier in her Somerville home I think
than in Hastings. I shall however be
surprised as well as disappointed if you
do not find decided mental development
as a result of the nine months and a
half of most careful training that we
have bestowed on her.
Had I known earlier of Mr [Curling's?]
return to Boston, I might have availed
myself of his escort — but as it was we
found it impossible to do so — severalengagements prevented our changing
the plans formed, which Grace would
half been bitterly disappointed to cut short.
So we trust to find some acquaintance
amongst 3 or 400 passengers on the
Gallia's list.
This morning we took Grace across
Kensington Gardens to call on Mr Channing;
and I encouraged her to go in alone for
ten minutes, when we joined her, I was
grieved to find him looking wretchedly
ill, but he talked much and much
affectionately as well as admiringly of you,
recalling the epoch of the Rynder's mob
and scene after scene in which he had
stood by you, and rejoiced in your
Una-like power. I encouraged Grace
to make little notes of the interview, as
she could never hope to see him again.
But she made this remark which shocked
me greatly, "He reminds me of my father
who looks just so" — that is hollow eyed,
emaciated, and grey coloured. Poor Lam, is
he really so declining? Worn out so young?

55 Porchester Terrace
London W.
Oct 14th
[*1882*]
Dear Lucy
The little neice [darling?] with
this letter. You will be glad to know
that the arrangements have been of the
most careful character. We have taken
a world of pain to ensure her safety, comfort
and freedom from responsibility. After
vainly seeking for weeks an escort in a
fellow passenger, I was fortunate enough
to hunt up a most experienced and trustworthy
American agent Mr Stanton 17 Southampton
Row, accustomed to arrange for missionaries
women and helpless folks, and he aided me
in the kindest way; so that Grace was
taken charge of from the London platform
to her stateroom on the Gallia, relieved
from every responsibility, but at the same
time with the stimulating idea of travelling
alone. Fortunately in an old country like
England, a little expenditure will secureKitty has affectionately seconded my efforts - that the
result as far as her health is concerned, has been
entirely unsatisfactory, only makes me happier
that the experiment has been made - so that
whatever the final issue, her family has done for
her, all that could be done.
Hoping dear Lucy that you begin
your important winter's work with fresh hope and
strength, 
affectly yrs  
Elizabeth Blackwellevery kind of assistance. The card just
received which I enclose, will show how
successful the arrangements prove.
Granted two excellent introductions to persons
on board. She enjoys the prospect of the
voyage - she takes back a nice supply of clothes
(I have spent a little over twenty pounds on them) and
many pleasant reminiscences of her european
visit; which I think will be a most charming
remembrance to her, during the remainder
of her life.
The one painful conviction
with which I part from her, but which I
shall mention only to you, is that she cannot
pass her thirtieth year. I have watched her
more carefully than any one else has done,
and I observe a distinct decline in health
which I consider inevitable.
I do trust
Therefore that whilst every cheerful encouragement
is given to Grace herself that her
extreme physical debility will be recognized
and tenderly cared for. I have spent
no amount of time thought and money that
would provide her with the best possible
conditions during her stay with us; andElizabeth Blackwell
Rock House.
Hastings
Dec 28th, 188.
Rec Jan 10?

Dear Lucy,
I received yesterday a copy of 
Pomeroy's "Ethics of Marriage" from you,
for which I am sincerely obliged! I
think it will be very useful to me but
in quite a different way from what I 
supposed. I thought I should have
obtained important statistics from Dr. 
Emmets long experience in medical
practice that would have been useful 
to me in the difficult work which
I am conscientiously compelled to 
take up. But it teaches me nothing;
indeed it contains a few physiological
errors. It is however on the whole 
a very nicely written and mild pre
sentation of an important but ex
tremely difficult subject suited
to popular distribution; and as
such it may meet a want that
our Moral Reform Union is seeking
to supply. They looked to me to
prepare such a pamphlet; but I
go too profoundly and medically
into the question discussed and
what I have prepared is really
more suited to guide doctors than
the ordinary reader. 
So I am very
much pleased to get this gentle
preparatory book, which I think
can do good service. [Will you]
[therefore kindly find out for me]
[the whole sale price of the work -]
as I was writing the foregoing 
sentence it occurred to me, that I
need not at all trouble you in
this matter, because I shall write
direct to the [New York] London publishing
whose names appear on the title
page. If I find the price be exorbitant
it is possible that our M. R. Union
may print a revised edition over
here. The subject is a most serious
one. It is already affecting the national

welfare, unnaturally decreasing
population in France - and in the
United States quite checking the growth
of what may be called legitimately the
native american race - so that
negroes and foreigners are gradually
supplanting the better stock. Of
the immense injury to woman from
dethroning The Mother - making
children a nuisance and the
female a machine - I' need not
say more, for my sense of injury
is so strong that I find it difficult
to restrain it. I feel like writing
with thunder & lighting. So Dr
Pomeray who writes as a man
instructing women (not taking
the lesson home) is really better
suited for popular preparatory
work. 
But I do feel very anxious
about our women physicians.
In 1880, there were 2432 women
doctors in the U.S. What arethey doing for the advancement
of a Higher Morality? The medical
movement will be a pitiful failure,
and worse, if its be simple a small
imitation of men, or a struggle
for bread & butter.
If I were twenty years younger
I would preach an international
union of women physicians for
sound instruction as to the hierarchy
of our spiritual nature, founded
on sound physiology. I wonder
if the W.C.J.U. would take this matter
up. It seems to me that their doctors
Brohnell and Dickinson are
the only M.D., that realise their
high calling!
But dear Lucy I did not intend
to inflict a Jeremiad upon you - but
only thank you for your remembrance,
and wish very heartily to you and
yours "A Happy New Year!" and
many of them - affect Elizabeth.Dr Ely
last page of
letter to Lucy
Stone
no datepoll of the Democratic National Con
Committee, with the result, as we 
in favor of the Amendment. The Exe
make public on February 11 a resolu
vote of the mombers of the Democrat
the 48 states, the Executive Commit
and urged favorable action on it by
The next day the Republic
for the Republican National Committ[*I have not seen the
history of suffrage
by Mrs Stanton
&c - I am
sorry they
have [?]
[untruths?]
about me!*]

Rock House, Hastings.
April [?]th
Elisabeth
Dear Lucy,
I have been very busy since February,
with the organization of the Months lectures,
then conference, and now support of Mrs
Stansfeld's motion for the 20th. But I will
employ some this bright Sunday, to thank
you for your letter and enclosures of March 11th.
I feel the utmost sympathy for the position
in which you have been placed; fro I know that
it is the hardest possible thing to hunt down lies;
as half truths or perversions of truth are
often more difficult of defeat than down right lies.
I will keep your letter by me, and whenever
I find the opportunity, I will try and keep the truth
and [give?] caution as to the proceedings of these
two persons now in England. Their indiscretions
and worse, have done immense mischief
in America, and have probably delayed the
recognitions of the just claims of women for
many years - in America. My hope
however respecting their visit to England is,
that they may gain much more good than
they can do harm. England has learned to
measure, and stand on guard against, thethe wild and flippant claims of the multitude
of superficial crude people who
come to instruct, and then gradually find
that they must learn the very rudiments of
healthy progress. Now these two ladies
have much to learn; they will be compelled
to hide any free love notices which they
will find belong to a very much lower
class — not suffragists. (By lower I mean
less thoughtful, able, and cultivated). They
will be compelled here, to be cautious; and
they will find probably to their surprize
that England is much farther advanced than
the U.S. That the Municipal vote, has
put into the hands of women an immense
power, which they are now beginning to
use; and that the tremendous battle which
is beginning with licentiousness, all over
the land, is rapidly striking off the chains
of thought in which women have been so
long shackled. The growth during the
last ten years is wonderful. I do not
think these ladies can fail to be benefitted
by what they will see around them; and
if they can be sent back [concerted?] and
moralized, it will be a great help to you.


If they are wise, they will study the way in
which the municipal vote was gained for women
see what it is leading to; and learn the
fundamental character of the sexual revolution
that is going on - the equal morality
claim (not equal immorality,) which is at
the bottom of the whole subject. I am
almost afraid that these immoral C.D.
Acts, may be abolished too soon!! The
challenge which the Royal Commission in
its majority report, threw out to the
religious sentiment of the people is taken
up with wonderfully growing determination.
Social Purity Alliances are springing up
amongst the young men. There is a
most encouraging movement in Oxford -
I have delightful letters from the more
active elder graduates there - the slip I
enclose is significant; it was actively
promoted by the young men of the
University (The University has a separate
organization from the town) and this petition
for the protection of girls was signed by
350 of the most influential men in the
University. A similar work is beginning
amongst the miners in Durham, where130 of these rough men, took the pledge
of purity at a meeting lately.
My efforts
as you will see from the enclosed slip, go
in the same direction, although the
enlightenment and organization of the
women tax payers, is the method I
have now chiefly at heart. The conference
where I made this statement was a very
interesting one; and the sub-committee
of seven, appointed [to] by the conference
to draw up the objects of association
is a very influential one. I shall work
at the organization after the 20th. Our 
Social Purity Association will take wider
ground than any society yet formed
under the same name for the four,
methods [objects] I have especially named here
a most direct bearing on the subject to
be reached. I wish you and Alice could have
come to England this summer and rested here. But I
wish Alice much enjoyment from her adventurous
trip, and to you dear Lucy, continued strength and
satisfaction, in your brave life long battle for rights
with much love to all
Affect Elizabeth
Anna, Marian well when last heard from.

Rock House.
Hastings. Aug, 12th.
Dear Lucy,
Kitty (who has a wonderful
memory!) has just announced that
tomorrow will be your birthday, and
I hasten to tell you how affectionately
we shall remember the day; and how
heartily I shall hope that your noble
life may be long continued with strength
to continue the good fight which makes
a true Leader in the great Presidential
Onward movement.
We have been soldiers in different
Army Corps of humanity advance -
but I have always recognized that
we are fellow soldiers; and according
to my growing conviction, we
shall work in the future moreclosely still as material encumbrances
fall away, and free us for
larger service!
We have enjoyed hearing of the
various summer experiences of our
scattered family. I have not much
to report in relation to the Hastings
branch, as Marian's health is now
so infirm that any change for her
must be close at hand; and although
she craves change (which is not
of intense desire to escape from the
sense of constantly increasing weakness
and mobility - to take sufficient nourishment)
yet she really is unable
to endure long travel & absence
of all home, conveniences.
I am going
to take her to Heathfield in the first
week in September, to see if the

force a great constitutional change, against
the judgement of the english people as
a whole, is a mistake. Great
Britain & Ireland are really a whole,
and must move as one. The attempt
to create a separate nation & parliament
in one section of the Kingdom, is
not the way to secure peace and
progress. That Dublin Castle is an
anachronism is true; that the
gradual development of local and
County government is the line
of progress, is also true. But Gladstone
has made an unfortunate mistake
in method, which is doing,
- temporarily - much mischief. But
Truth is the strongest force in the Universe
and the result will over rule errors.
With cordial affection and best wishes
dear Lucy, As ever yours
Elizabeth.delicious and invigorating air of that
high and lovely region will restore her
powers of digestion. It is an experiment,
as it is too far off for a drive,
and I cannot tell how she will feel
the changes which two short railway
necessitate, I cannot tell - But
she intensely desires change, (though
never desiring to return to any place
where she has once been) - so I will
do my best to gratify this craving.
Heathfield where we mean to go
is a most commanding situation
we shall have sunshine and freshest
air to any extent - and it is interesting
to me because near by, my friend
Mr Staples has bought an estate which
he hopes to develope, on other than
selfish principles; make the good
of all the settlers - not pecuniary
speculation and gain - his main
object. This is a most importantprinciple for future scientific demonstration
in social growth, and I
take the deepest interest in all experiments
for it's solution. So I shall
gain at Heathfield that spiritual
enjoyment & interest which is needed
to transfigure country life.
I cannot
help thinking that England must lead in
this matter of the righteous holding of
land - for America is necessarily too
busy creating billionaires out of it's
immense territories, and developing
physical enjoyments, to be able as yet
to realize that slums will at last be
the result of untransfigured matter!
I deeply regret in politics, that
so noble a man as Gladstone has made
a great mistake - and failed in his
old age, to be receptive of the spirit of
our time. He has an unconscious
reliance on his own ability, which
deceives himself, and the attempt to

New York.
May 23rd
Dear Lucy,
Your second note is just
arrived. I heard yesterday from Harry
who says, "I have some business
in Wisconsin which compels me
to start back to La Crosse tomorrow
morning - I shall probably be busy
there and in Bad Ax Co for some two
months to come. Preparatory
to moving East, I am making
some speculative investments
for friends on joint a/c & also putting
my lands into market for sale.
If as is not likely, Lucy should be
in New York or neighborhood,
will you please inform her of the
change in my plans, to ask her
to join me if possible at Chicago
on Saturday May 31st at the Tremont
House - I have today sent up a 
young man with a buggy and
a lot of books for our summer reading,
to meet us at Chicago at that time.
Thence I shall drive across the country
to Varaqua and La Crosse -"He goes on to say that he is very
anxious to settle down, ,and
looks forward with quiet pleasure
to joining us in the Fall - He
says nothing about a county
seat near any ridiculous town
of Montana, so I hope that
was only a joke -
I suppose you have
received the same request already
from him - but I make sure
by transcribing the above - his
letter was dated Cincinnati May
20th.
So dear Lucy you are off on
your travels again. I am afraid
it is a disappointment to you
as it is to me. but I shall be glad
to have your restraining power exerted
upon Harry, in his present
speculative mood.
With best love
yours truly,
Elizabeth.Rock House,
Hastings.
July 21st.
My dear Lucy,
It gives me sincere
pleasure to introduce to such a
Veteran worker as you are,
my friend. Miss Muller, and
her sister who belong to the
younger generation rising up
to carry on good woman's work.
You probably know that
Miss Muller is an active
member of the London School
Board, and Miss Eva
one of our lady Poor LawGirardeau's - this latter
position being our latest
valuable conquest from
old barbarism.
As these ladies
use the summer vacation
expressly for the purpose
of studying women's work
in America, I am sure
that you will be delighted
to help them gain the
information they desire;

and that Alice will also take
pleasure in telling about co-education
and other
interesting life amongst her
young companions.
Any introduction in the
various places the Misses
Muller propose to visit,
will I am sure do good
service.
Affectly yours
Elizabeth.Elizabeth Blackwell1888
Mar. 10
Hastings
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
to Lucy Stone
Miss Taylor's protest over Mrs. 
Ashton Dilke's public work
Morality and the suffrage cause
Vigilance SocietyMiss Helen Taylor
Mrs. Ashton Dilke
Mrs. S - E.C.Stanton
Miss Susan B. Anthony
Mrs. ChantElisabeth  18[80?]
Private
Rock House.
Hastings
March 10th
188.
Dear Lucy,
Your note which reached
me yesterday, I answer by first post.
Although I am not in the counsel
of the english suffragist army, I can
give you this positive fact.' On
Tuesday March 6th Miss Helen
Taylor said to a friend of mine, "tomorrow
morning I shall telegraph to Miss
Anthony - I will not go to America
as W S. is taking over W A.
-D." - I know nothing farther,
except that Miss Taylor is quite
determined not to appear in
public where this young lady
[*Mrs Moore is mistaken as to the "respect" felt for the young lady in question.
"Clever, fascinating, ambitious," is the judgment on her,is placing herself in evidence.
Miss Taylor has immense personal
influence amongst the great
working masses of G. Britain
and Leland - and she is resolved
that her influence shall be in
favour of higher sexual morality
amongst political leaders.
She believes that as a woman
politician (and we have no one
woman with any thing like her position
in this respect) it would be
disastrous were she to condone
the facts that Mrs Ashton Dilke
was proved by her own testimony

to have known of her sisters adultery
to have continued to visit the really -
obscene adulterer, to continue [?]
as trustee of her boys and instead
of remaining quite in private
life, to be pushing herself into
public notice persistently.
For my own part, I think
that it is treachery to the woman
suffrage cause to show to the
world that women do not
regard morality as of vital
importance - all kinds of
morality -
So I think
that Miss Taylor's forcible
protest in this matters, is
really worth the making,for hers; because she occupies a
unique position.
Good little
Mrs Chant is of less consequence
although her going over is sprung
upon our Vigilance Society in
a most hurried way - and
she knows nothing of your
suffrage difficulty. But
she is so sound that her
presence will probably do
nothing - but good, - she is no
politician.
Miss Taylors
address is "13 Harrington Road
South Kensington London" - she
keeps this as a perimant point in
her many journeying. Affectly yours
E. Blackwell