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Date Original
1918 March 12
Description
This is a letter from Mrs. Ohmer C. Burnside in Lake Village, Arkansas, to Bettie Wassell in Little Rock, Arkansas. The letter talks about whether or not two Arkansas politicians in Ashley County have supported women's suffrage.
Biographical/Historical Note
Bettie Wassell was an active member of the women's suffrage community in Little Rock in the 1910s.
Transcription
Lake Village, Ark
March 12, 1918
Mrs. S.S. Wassell
Little Rock, Ark.
Dear Mrs. Wassell
Judge
Turner Butler of
Hamburg is being
opposed for a second
term to the office of
Judge of this Judicial
Circuit by a Mr.
Bradham of Warren.
A majority of the
women here are
inclined to support
Judge Butler if his
attitude towards
womans[sic] suffrage
has been what it
should have been.
We have heard
indirectly that his
attitude while in
the Legislature a
good many years
ago was very
favorable.
I have an idea
that you are familiar
with his record along
this line and if I am
correct in this, I would
appreciate it if you
would write me in
a way that would
not embarrass you
for me to make same
public among my
friends.
My position is if a
man's record shows
that he has been fav-
orable towards womans[sic]
suffrage we should
let the women know
about it, and visa
verse.
Sincerely yours
Mrs. Ohmer C. Burnside
Lake Village
Physical Description
Letter, 6.5" x 10"
Keywords
Women; Correspondence; Suffrage; Politics and government
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.); Lake Village, Chicot County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000201, Box 2, Folder 23
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Wassell Family papers, MS.000201
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Letter, Mrs. Ohmer C. Burnside to Mrs. S.S. Wassell, Wassell Family papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Disciplines
United States History | Women's History
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