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Letter from Mrs. John Van Vorst to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Mrs. John Van Vorst to Theodore Roosevelt

Bessie Van Vorst is writing a book on “the American factory girl” and would like to use part of a letter President Roosevelt wrote in the introduction. Van Vorst distinguishes the situation of the factory workers who are self-supporting and those who have a breadwinner and just want to earn extra money. She argues that there should be some sort of industrial art hand work for wage-earning women to earn and sell so that they can advance in life.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-12-13