Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. A. W. Nicholson
Subject(s): American periodicals, Elections--Periodicals, Letters, Press and politics, Public opinion--Periodicals, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Voting, Women--Suffrage
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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary asks Mrs. A. W. Nicholson to write a letter to Roosevelt expressing her views on women’s suffrage. She is to write in a tone that reflects that Roosevelt is for suffrage, and he may send the letter to The Outlook to publish. Roosevelt showed Nicholson’s letter to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, who has been “extremely lukewarm” on the subject of women’s suffrage, and Mrs. Roosevelt approved of Nicholson’s approach. Roosevelt increasingly favors women’s suffrage, but does not want to force it on states that do not want it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-05-08
Creator(s)
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. A. W. Nicholson. [May 8, 1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285860. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. A. W. Nicholson. [8 May. 1912]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285860.
APA:
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt., [1912, May 8]. Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to Mrs. A. W. Nicholson.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285860.
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. February 5, 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.
