Lady Wilde letter, 1852 November 19
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Summary
- Creator:
- Wilde, Lady, 1821-1896, correspondent
Baskin, Lisa Unger, former owner - Abstract:
- Collection comprises a letter from Lady Wilde discussing the loss of her mother, followed by her marriage, and announcing the birth of her eldest son, William Charles Kingsbury Wilde. She also comments on marriage, "a woman's duty ends with marriage. She becomes a vegetable, a house leek, a mop--I feel that I am 'potted' for the rest of my days...." Includes an enclosure with a note written in another hand identifying Wilde along with the letter's recipient, whose last name may be Grant.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (2 items)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Research Center:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
- Collection ID:
- RL.11143
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises a letter from Lady Wilde discussing the loss of her mother, followed by her marriage, and announcing the birth of her eldest son, William Charles Kingsbury Wilde. She also comments on marriage, "a woman's duty ends with marriage. She becomes a vegetable, a house leek, a mop--I feel that I am 'potted' for the rest of my days...." Includes an enclosure with a note written in another hand identifying Wilde along with the letter's recipient, whose last name may be Grant.
- Biographical / historical:
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Jane Francesca Agnes, Lady Wilde [pseud. Speranza], was a writer and Irish nationalist. She was also mother of Oscar Wilde.
- Acquisition information:
- The Lady Wilde letter was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, February 2016
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS509
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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