Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeanne de Finey
Subject(s): Pamphlets, Sex role, Women--Suffrage
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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Jeanne de Finey for her letter and interesting pamphlet on women’s suffrage. He comments that he supports the suffrage movement and does not believe that giving women the right to vote means they would shirk their “essential duties.”
Collection
Creation Date
1912-06-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeanne de Finey. [June 14, 1912]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285794. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeanne de Finey. [14 Jun. 1912]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285794.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1912, June 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Jeanne de Finey.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285794.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
