Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maud Nathan
Subject(s): Human trafficking, Speeches, addresses, etc., Women--Suffrage
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Theodore Roosevelt has always liked Maud Nathan’s commonsense. However, her surprise over Roosevelt’s unwillingness to make a public statement on equal suffrage during his speech shows her lack of that trait. It was “nonsense” to address the subject of equal suffrage or any other topic requested of him, especially as he has publicly expressed his opinion on many issues. He chastises her accuse of him “lacking the courage of my convictions” when such topics were irrelevant to his speech.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Maud Nathan. [October 26, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220617. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maud Nathan. [26 Oct. 1911]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220617.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, October 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Maud Nathan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o220617.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
