Letter from Louis Starr to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Editorials, Legislation, Marriage, New England, Women employees
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Louis Starr greatly appreciates Theodore Roosevelt’s article, “Race Decadence,” feeling that no social question is as vital and fundamental. He thinks that race decadence is related to women’s entry into the workforce, which prevents them from acting as wives and mothers while also straining men’s employment and, thus, ability to support families. Starr proposes that it be a legislated eligibility requirement that a man be married with four children to hold a federal office.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-11
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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 Louis Starr to Theodore Roosevelt. [April 11, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66730. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Starr, Louis. Letter from Louis Starr to Theodore Roosevelt. [11 Apr. 1911]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66730.
APA:
Starr, Louis.: , [1911, April 11]. Letter from Louis Starr to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o66730.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
