NAWSA General Correspondence  Sears, Ruth W.

Los Molinos Calif.
Aug. 17th 1919
My dear Miss Blackwell.
I have just finished
reading "The Little Grandmother
of the Russian Revolution" and
am so very much interested
to know more of Madam
Breshkovsky at the present
time.  Could you give me
a list of references dealing
with her recent visit to this
country - why she came and 
what she did here and where
she is now and what doing?
Was she forced to leave Russia
when the Bolsheviki came
into power and does she

feel much discouraged
over the present conditions
there?  Hers is a thrilling
story surely and her life
are inspiration to us 
all.
     We live out in the
country and do not
see many periodicals
regularly though we have
access to nearly all the
good ones through our
county Library system
but we haven't happened
to see one thing about the Little Grandmother's
recent visit to this country

except a little notice of her arrival
and the quoting her as saying
she preferred Russia under
the Czar than under the Bolsheviks.
       We are so much interested
in the Russian situation and
there are so very  many conflicting
reports it is hard to
know what to believe and
we should like so much to
have something from Madame
Breshkovsky.
     We are hoping to have an evening

on Russia in our neighborhood
club this winter & I
would be glad of any
authorities you could
cite me to.  I was interested
in seeing a reference to
Arthur Bullard in a
recent article by Upton Sinclair
in which he says Mr. Bullard
is an ardent anti-Bolshevik
and is in the employ of Dept
of Public Information.  I had
never seen or known anything
about Mr. Bullard till I read
your book and I'm interested
in knowing about him &
want to read [In] 'A Mans
World' which Madam Bleshkovsky
praises so highly.
My aunt Miss Brown

2
and I took The Woman's
Journal for many years
and have both worked
for suffrage all our
lives but now here in
California where women
vote it is not a subject
that holds the force.  I do 
not know the name of 
the paper into which
The Journal was merged
or was change and do 
not know your address
but am going to direct
this to Boston feeling
sure it will reach you.

safely.

Perhaps you may
remember you published
a letter from me some
years ago telling of
my first experience in
casting my vote which
happened to be for president.

I have always felt as
if I knew you through
the Journal and through
my friends Prof. and Mrs
Carruth who used to 
visit you in Boston. I 
believe, at any rate

knew both you and your wonderful
mother.  Have you ever written
your mothers memoirs as Madam
Breshkovsky wished you to
do?  I should like to see the 
book if you have.
    Hoping you may be able
to tell me where I can find
the latest word concerning Madam
Breshkovsky. I remain 

Your true friend
    (over)    Mrs. Ruth W. Sears.





Mrs. T B Sears-CB
Is there any society here
in America through which
one could get present day
knowledge of Russia
and her problems?

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