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Letter from Madeleine Z. Doty to Beloved Family, October 6, 1917
in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 4pp.) (Northampton, MA) , 4 page(s)
On the ship the Empress of Russia headed to Japan. Discusses the Pacific Ocean, in contrast to the Atlantic. Meets Florence Harding, wife of an English secretary in Peking. Decides to stop briefly in China with Harding on the way to Russia. Discusses revelry and smoking with new acquaintances, despite the disap...
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in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 4pp.) (Northampton, MA) , 4 page(s)
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On the ship the Empress of Russia headed to Japan. Discusses the Pacific Ocean, in contrast to the Atlantic. Meets Florence Harding, wife of an English secretary in Peking. Decides to stop briefly in China with Harding on the way to Russia. Discusses revelry and smoking with new acquaintances, despite the disapproval of the missionaries onboard.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, International
Date Written / Recorded
1917
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Person Discussed
Florence Harding, 1860-1924
Archive Collection / Provenance
Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984
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Letter from Madeleine Z. Doty to Dear Family, December 18, 1917
in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 2pp.) (Northampton, MA) (18 December 1917) , 2 page(s)
Letter sent to Doty’s family from Petrograd with Professor Ross across Siberia. Planning to leave Russia for Sweden and Norway in two weeks. Compares the developing Russian Revolution to the French Revolution, but claims to be safe as long as she tells people she is an American. Mentions the armistice declared...
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in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 2pp.) (Northampton, MA) (18 December 1917) , 2 page(s)
Description
Letter sent to Doty’s family from Petrograd with Professor Ross across Siberia. Planning to leave Russia for Sweden and Norway in two weeks. Compares the developing Russian Revolution to the French Revolution, but claims to be safe as long as she tells people she is an American. Mentions the armistice declared between Russia and Germany. Discusses Arthur Bullard, who is leaving for Moscow, where she also plans to go in the future.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, International
Date Written / Recorded
18 December 1917, 1917
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, Peace, International Governance, and International Law, International Peace
Archive Collection / Provenance
Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984
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Letter from Madeleine Z. Doty to Dear Family, January 22, 1918
in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 4pp.) (Northampton, MA) (22 January 1918) , 4 page(s)
Doty left Russia for Sweden, to visit Ellen Key, and then went to Norway. Has been traveling with several American YMCA men since leaving Russia. Waiting in Bergen, Norway for the steamer to England. Happy to have left Russia, which is now similar to the final stage of the French Revolution. Description of the...
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in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 4pp.) (Northampton, MA) (22 January 1918) , 4 page(s)
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Doty left Russia for Sweden, to visit Ellen Key, and then went to Norway. Has been traveling with several American YMCA men since leaving Russia. Waiting in Bergen, Norway for the steamer to England. Happy to have left Russia, which is now similar to the final stage of the French Revolution. Description of the economic motivations of the Russian Revolution. Discussion of the relative conservatism of Japan, and Maxim Gorky in Russia. Doty co...
Doty left Russia for Sweden, to visit Ellen Key, and then went to Norway. Has been traveling with several American YMCA men since leaving Russia. Waiting in Bergen, Norway for the steamer to England. Happy to have left Russia, which is now similar to the final stage of the French Revolution. Description of the economic motivations of the Russian Revolution. Discussion of the relative conservatism of Japan, and Maxim Gorky in Russia. Doty compares the expense of living in Russia versus Norway, argues that World War I is wholly economic, and notes the difficulties in getting food and clothing.
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Collection
Women and Social Movements, International
Date Written / Recorded
22 January 1918, 1918
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Russian Revolution, 1917-1921
Archive Collection / Provenance
Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984
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Letter from Madeleine Z. Doty to Dear Family, November 27, 1917
in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 2pp.) (Northampton, MA) (27 November 1917) , 2 page(s)
Doty previously sent a cable and letter to her family from the Grand Hotel de Nord, Petrograd, Russia. Writes of crossing Siberia, life in Petrograd, and states that the stories of violence in Russia are exaggerated. Discusses the “extreme revolutionary group” in power, hopes for peace soon. Mentions other...
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in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 2pp.) (Northampton, MA) (27 November 1917) , 2 page(s)
Description
Doty previously sent a cable and letter to her family from the Grand Hotel de Nord, Petrograd, Russia. Writes of crossing Siberia, life in Petrograd, and states that the stories of violence in Russia are exaggerated. Discusses the “extreme revolutionary group” in power, hopes for peace soon. Mentions other journalists there, including Harrison Smith and six women from the YWCA.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, International
Date Written / Recorded
27 November 1917, 1917
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Russian Revolution, 1917-1921
Archive Collection / Provenance
Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984
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Letter from Madeleine Z. Doty to Dear Family, September 23,1917
in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 3pp.) (Northampton, MA) (23 September 1917) , 3 page(s)
Doty discusses her train ride through Moose Jaw and Banff, Canada to get on the ship Empress of Russia. Riding with missionaries and people from Japan. Mentions the wheat shortage and her own book, Short Rations. Discusses being a journalist and considered “famous” on the train.
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in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 2, Folder 7, 3pp.) (Northampton, MA) (23 September 1917) , 3 page(s)
Description
Doty discusses her train ride through Moose Jaw and Banff, Canada to get on the ship Empress of Russia. Riding with missionaries and people from Japan. Mentions the wheat shortage and her own book, Short Rations. Discusses being a journalist and considered “famous” on the train.
Collection
Women and Social Movements, International
Date Written / Recorded
23 September 1917, 1917
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Archive Collection / Provenance
Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984
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Letter from Madeleine Z. Doty to My Dear
in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 4, Folder 35, 6pp.) (Northampton, MA) , 6 page(s)
Seems to be written to three note editors in the early 1960s. The letter is a discussion of the life of Madeleine Doty, from the days of Queen Victoria to the Space Age. Doty mentions the following accomplishments: graduating from Smith College, practicing law in New York City, secretary of the Russell Sage Foun...
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in Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984, of Sophia Smith Collection. Women's History Archive (Box 4, Folder 35, 6pp.) (Northampton, MA) , 6 page(s)
Description
Seems to be written to three note editors in the early 1960s. The letter is a discussion of the life of Madeleine Doty, from the days of Queen Victoria to the Space Age. Doty mentions the following accomplishments: graduating from Smith College, practicing law in New York City, secretary of the Russell Sage Foundation Children’s Court Committee, knew Theodore Roosevelt personally, worked for the Prison Reform Commission, went undercover to pr...
Seems to be written to three note editors in the early 1960s. The letter is a discussion of the life of Madeleine Doty, from the days of Queen Victoria to the Space Age. Doty mentions the following accomplishments: graduating from Smith College, practicing law in New York City, secretary of the Russell Sage Foundation Children’s Court Committee, knew Theodore Roosevelt personally, worked for the Prison Reform Commission, went undercover to prison for a week, attended the Women’s Peace Conference at the Hague in 1915, wrote articles for the front page of the New York Tribune, wrote the book Short Rations about Germany. In 1917, Doty took a trip around the world for Good Housekeeping, was in Russia at the start of the Russian Revolution, met Lenin and Trotsky, and wrote the book Around the World in 1917-1918. Mentions friendships with H.G. Wells, Maxim Gorki (Gorky), and Bernard Shaw. Married Roger Baldwin in 1919. Became the international secretary of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in Geneva in 1925, organized the Geneva Junior Year for College Students in 1938 foreseeing the collapse of the League and the start of war, received her Ph.D. at the University of Geneva, returned to the US in 1950, taught history at Miss Harris’ Florida School, and began writing the story of her life, A Tap on the Shoulder.
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Collection
Women and Social Movements, International
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Peace, International Governance, and International Law, International Peace
Archive Collection / Provenance
Madeleine Zabriskie Doty Papers, 1880-1984
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