[*NAWSA GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE Bradwell, James B.*] Judge Bradwell Rec Mch 14/94 Chicago March 12, 1894 Henry B Blackwell My Dear Friend: Yout telegram and kind letter received. The cut of Myra and her Grand Children has gone to New YorkFor a publication there and I had to get another up for you which I have just had put in the Adam's Express Office and you will get it as soon as this letter Wednesday morning. Should any thing happen to the cut on the [wa] way I send You the Photo from which is was made you will in that case please get one made from it in Boston at my expense. For your kindness to my Myra let me thank you now. I No words can tell what you and I have lost but you and I [we] well know Myra and Lucytwo of the best women in the world has ever produced. whose leadin the great battlefor the equality of men and SUBSCRIPTION TO LEGAL NEWS $2.20 A YEAR Legal Blanks, Abstracts, Briefs, and Pamphlets. Billheads, Letterheads, Noteheads, Envelopes, Programmes, Invitations, Circulars, Cards, Etc. MYRA BRADWELL, President. JAMES B. BRADWELL, Secretary. Chicago Legal News Co., 87 Clark St. Tel. No. 7. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, STEREOTYPERS. THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS. HURD'S REVISED STATUTES. Chicago, ______189___ 2 women before the law we have devoted followed for more than a generation have been taken from their earthly labors and we are left to continue the fight without our life long leaders and we are lost so to speak. We have no one to counsel us, no one to advise us no one to direct us. We do not hear that sweet low musical voice, which when it came to us in the shape of a request we were ever ready to follow. Lucy and Lyra had many things in common. They were always honest to their convictions.. They never antagonized but carried their measure by their quiet and gentle manner. I never knew either of them to give up a principle or to abandon a position honestly taken no matter who opposed it.. Myra always had the greatest respect and love for Lucy Stone. I was looking over scrap books to day and I foung written under a picture of Lucy in her own hand writing SUBSCRIPTION TO LEGAL NEWS $2.20 A YEAR Legal Blanks, Abstracts, Briefs, and Pamphlets. Billheads, Letterheads, Noteheads, Envelopes, Programmes, Invitations, Circulars, Cards, Etc. MYRA BRADWELL, President. JAMES B. BRADWELL, Secretary. Chicago Legal News Co., 87 Clark St. Tel. No. 7. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, STEREOTYPERS. THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS. HURD'S REVISED STATUTES. Chicago, ______189___ 3. ** LUCY STONE This is a woman whom I love July - 1890" Myra Bradwell" Are you ever coming West again. I should like to see you so much Your old friend, but alone. Remember me kindly to your dear good daughter God has blessed you with a daughter who will make your way so much pleasanter to that Saint in Glory who awaits your coming just over the border. Again good by James B. Bradwell SUBSCRIPTION TO LEGAL NEWS $2.20 A YEAR. Legal Blanks, Abstracts, Briefs, and Pamphlets. Billheads, Letterheads, Noteheads, Envelopes, Programmes, Invitations, Circulars, Cards, Etc. MYRA BRADWELL, President. JAMES B. BRADWELL, Secretary. Chicago Legal News Co., 87 Clark St. Tel. No. 7. BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS, STEREOTYPERS. THE LAWS OF ILLINOIS. HURD'S REVISED STATUTES. Chicago, ____________________189 __ [*Bradwell*] Chicago, Mar 12, 1894 Henry B. Blackwell My dear friend Your telegram and kind letter received. The cut of Myra and her grand children had gone to New York for a publication there, and I had to get another up for you, which I have just had put in the Adam's Express Office and you will get it as soon as this letter Wednesday morning. Should anything happen to the cut on the way, I send you the photo from which it was made. You will, in that case please get one made from it in Boston at my expense. No words can tell what you and I have lost, but you and I will know Myra and Lucy were two of the best women the world has ever produced, whose lead in the great battle for the equality of men and women before the law we have devotedly followed for more than a generation, have been taken from their earthly labors, and we are left to continue the fight without our life-long leaders, and we are lost, so to speak. We have no one to counsel us, no one to advise us, no one to direct us. We do not hear that sweet, low, musical voice which, when it came to us in the shape of request we were ever ready to follow. Lucy and Myra had many things in common. They were always honest to their convictions. They never antagonized but carried their measures by their quiet and gentle manner. I never knew either of them to give up a principle, or to abandon a position honestly taken no matter who opposed it. Myra always had the greatest respect and love for Lucy Stone. I was looking over her scrap books to-day and I found written under a picture of Lucy, in her own handwriting, "Lucy Stone. This is a woman whom I love.— Myra Bradwell, July 1890." Are you ever coming West again? I should like to see you so much. Your old friend, but alone. Remember me kindly to your dear, good daughter. God has blessed you with a daughter who will make you way so much pleasanter to that Saint in Glory who awaits your coming, just over the border. Again, good by James B. Bradwell liberty. Women as "Persons" (Continued from page 11) out was found for the rich woman through the courts of equity, which invented devices by which the married woman might enjoy certain limited rights and the husband be placed under more general obligations. But to substitute for the older law relations adapted to modern ideas of family life, it has been necessary in each state to amend the law of the family at every point, and in addition legislation has been necessary in many states to enable women to enter the professions that had been closed to Of course, the law with reference to women, while it has always been inadequate, has also often been strangely inconsistent. Myra Bradwell could not be admitted to the bar in Illinois in 1869, but she could be incorporated as the Chicago Legal News, and obtain from the Secretary of State prompt information with reference to the enactment of laws and to judicial discussions. Not authorizes to practice herself she could become, for those who practiced, the source of authentic and comprehensive information as to what the law was, and how it was being changed and what alterations were still called for. [*WJ Dec 1929*] Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.