Letter from Robert Grant to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Glover, Amelia, Human reproduction--Social aspects, Women--Civil rights, Women--Rights of women, Women's rights

Robert Grant returns an “extraordinary screed” Roosevelt had received to him, and says that he would not honor the author with a reply. Grant writes dismissively of women’s clubs and comments on reproduction and love.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-28

Creator(s)

Grant, Robert, 1852-1940

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Robert Grant to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 28, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47432. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Grant, Robert, 1852-1940. Letter from Robert Grant to Theodore Roosevelt. [28 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47432.

APA:

Grant, Robert, 1852-1940., [1904, October 28]. Letter from Robert Grant to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47432.

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. March 12, 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.