My Opinions and Betsey Bobbet's: Designed as a Beacon Light to Guide Women to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, But Which May Be Read by Members of the Sterner Sect, without Injury to Themselves or the Book — John Shaqi
My Opinions and Betsey Bobbet's: Designed as a Beacon Light to Guide Women to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, But Which May Be Read by Members of the Sterner Sect, without Injury to Themselves or the BookHolley, Marietta
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My Opinions and Betsey Bobbet's: Designed as a Beacon Light to Guide Women to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, But Which May Be Read by Members of the Sterner Sect, without Injury to Themselves or the Book
Holley, Marietta
Feminism -- Fiction; United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction; Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- Fiction; Women's rights -- Fiction
The Ticket Master--Folks I met with--Lack of Water
Privileges--A Cigar without smoke--The Smilin’ Stranger--Bad
use of Eggs--Grant and Colfax--“Ulysses, how do you do”--Betsey
reads a Poem to Gen’l Grant--“Let us have Peace”--Betsey
overcome by Strategim 272-287
AT NEW YORK, ASTERS’ES TAVERN.
A Familiar Stranger--“Will you have a bus?”--Betsey’s Hopes--A
Vegetable Widow--Procession on Broadway--Miss Asters’es
Tavern--The Register--The Elevator--First thoughts in the
Mornin’--Breakfast table--An Insult--Store Tea--I leave the
Water Runnin’--Betsey Disappointed again 288-305
MEET DR. MARY WALKER.
Call on Miss Hooker--Engaged and what of it--At Miss
Woodhull’s door--Of Doubtful Gender--Miss Dr.
Walker--Admittance obtained--A newly Married Man--Two Roman
Noses 306-312
INTERVIEW WITH THEODORE AND VICTORY.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton--H. W. Beecher--Isabella Beecher
Hooker--Susan B. Anthony--Theodore Tilton--Victory
Woodhull--Male and Female Angels--Feathers on Angel’s
Wings--Blind Marriages--Thoroughwert Pukes--Theodore’s
Opinions--He Advocates Divorces--To Marry and not to Marry
both Solemn--Betsey’s Prayer--Theodore yields 313-335
A WIMMEN’S RIGHTS LECTURER.
A Visitor--Been on a Lecture Tower--Tyrant man--A Cure for
Pantin’ Hearts--A Star of Hope--Dress and Statesmanship--A
Dinner and a Desert 336-347
ALEXANDER’S STORE.
Mr. Cash’es Family--Alexander don’t take Butter, Eggs, Socks,
or Barter--A Look at Calicos--Foreign Princes--Dolly Varden
and her Acquaintances--A Dreadful Discovery--Betsey’s Poetry
in Market 348-356
A HARROWIN’ OPERATION.
A poor Maniac--A Affectin’ Sight--A Ear for Music--Tirzah
Ann a Musician--Operation of the D-David--Farewell to Mrs.
Asters’es 357-364
A VISIT TO HORACE.
First Impressions of him--No Peace for Candidates--Men
all Alike--Darwin’s Idees--Horace’s old Letters--His
Admissions--Wimmen’s Influence at Washington--The Wrong
Foot Forrerd--A Woman, or Patrick Oh Flanegan--The Widder
Albert--Queen Bees--Paul’s Opinions--Christ’s Example--Nearly
Overcome--Betsey’s Overtures--Horace and I Part 365-396
A SEA VOYAGE.
Left by the Cars--On the Canal Boat--Terrible Storm--Dangers
Surround Us--Betsey Writes a Poem--Sings Sea Odes--The
Poem--At Home 397-405
OLD FRIENDS IN NEW GARMENTS.
Betsey Bobbet Married--Poor Simon Slimpsey--Betsey at Home--Her
Last Poem--The End 406-420
HOME AND JOSIAH.
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