Letter from Mary E. Drew to Editors of The Outlook

Subject(s): Child rearing, Child rearing--Finance, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Mary E. Drew critiques Theodore Roosevelt’s article “Race Decadence,” published in The Outlook. She argues that finances are a primary factor in deciding how many children a couple can raise, an aspect that his “being of old stock,” prevents him from recognizing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-10

Creator(s)

Drew, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Hayward, 1855-1920

Recipient

Editors of The Outlook

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

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 Mary E. Drew to Editors of The Outlook. [April 10, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66665. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Drew, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Hayward, 1855-1920. Letter from Mary E. Drew to Editors of The Outlook. [10 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66665.

APA:

Drew, Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Hayward, 1855-1920., [1911, April 10]. Letter from Mary E. Drew to Editors of The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66665.

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. August 13, 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.