Frances Power Cobbe letters, 1886 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Cobbe, Frances Power, 1822-1904
Abstract:
Frances Power Cobbe was an Irish writer, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist, and leading women's suffrage campaigner. Cobbe wrote the first letter to Mrs. Madden, undated but probably in 1886, regarding vivisection along with the poor treatment of horses. She wrote the second, undated, letter to Miss Galtz[?], regarding a planned visit.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11643

Background

Scope and content:

Cobbe wrote the first letter to Mrs. Madden, undated but probably in 1886, regarding vivisection along with the poor treatment of horses. She wrote the second, undated, letter to Miss Galtz[?], regarding a planned visit.

Biographical / historical:

Frances Power Cobbe was an Irish writer, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist, and leading women's suffrage campaigner.

Acquisition information:
The Frances Power Cobbe Letters were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, July, 2018

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS567

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Subjects

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Subjects:
Vivisection
Horses -- England
Names:
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Lisa Unger Baskin Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
Cobbe, Frances Power, 1822-1904
Baskin, Lisa Unger

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