Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Editor of the Woman’s Home Companion
Subject(s): Military readiness, Motherhood, Patriotism, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Soldiers, Women's periodicals
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Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the article that appeared in the November issue about a mother raising her boy to be a soldier and if everyone did the same, the country would be safe from war.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1915-11-20
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Editor of the Woman's Home Companion
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Editor of the Woman’s Home Companion. [November 20, 1915]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213110. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Editor of the Woman’s Home Companion. [20 Nov. 1915]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213110.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, November 20]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the Editor of the Woman’s Home Companion.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o213110.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 9, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
