Letter from Helen M. Bent to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bills, Legislative, Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.), General Federation of Women's Clubs, Mothers, New York (State)--Albany, New York City Federation of Women's Clubs, Sexually transmitted diseases, Wives, Women--Civil rights, Women--Rights of women, Women--Societies, etc., Women's rights
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Helen M. Bent writes to Theodore Roosevelt about his upcoming speech on “The Conservation of Womanhood and Childhood.” She would like Roosevelt to specifically bring up venereal diseases and how it threatens the lives of innocent women and children. She writes that many women’s organizations have focused on this problem for years and are frustrated since, as women with little political power, state boards of health have not done enough to address the topic.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-10-14
Creator(s)
Bent, Helen M. (Helen Matilda), 1843-1943
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 Helen M. Bent to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 14, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71265. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bent, Helen M. (Helen Matilda), 1843-1943. Letter from Helen M. Bent to Theodore Roosevelt. [14 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71265.
APA:
Bent, Helen M. (Helen Matilda), 1843-1943., [1911, October 14]. Letter from Helen M. Bent to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71265.
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 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.
