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Letter from Nellie Clark

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Title: Letter from Nellie Clark
Creator: Nellie Clark 
Date: August 19, 1916
Type: Letter
Subjects: Lucia Vorhees Grimes, Nellie Clark, Michigan Equal Suffrage Association
                        
 Description: Nellie Clark, the President of the Michigan Equal Suffrage Association, wrote to Grimes, the Chairman of Research in the same organization. The letter begins with Nellie asking about the progress of the campaign in Wayne County, and then continues to discuss the candidates for the upcoming congressional election. At the end of the letter, Clark notes the importance of woman working together in the fight for suffrage. 

Grade Level: 8-10
Discussion Questions: What does Clark mean by "our hearts are the same place" in the last paragraph? What are Clark's feelings toward Grimes? 

Copyright: Donor(s) have not transferred any applicable copyright to the Regents of the University of Michigan. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials
Source:  Letter from Nellie Clark, Correspondence, 1916, Box 1, Lucia Isabelle Voorhees Grimes Papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. 

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