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Candidate's Wife Sets Political Pace - On The Campaign Trail
Ruth, with Tom, Amy and Jenny, makes sure there is always time for her family.
Candidate's Wife Sets Political Pace - On The Campaign Trail
The upcoming Iowa caucus has Ruth Harkin on the move. Already busy, Ruth gladly puts in some extra time on her husband's behalf.
Harkin Welcomed By Bluffs Crowd - Claims He's Not Concerned With Current Standing In Polls
Sen. Tom Harkin In Council Bluffs Saturday.
Harkin Feels The 'Spirit'
Tom Harkin: swearing-in is part of a 'great day'
Harkin On Appointed Rounds - Discusses Congress Progress
Neither Ice Nor Snow . . . could keep Rep. Harkin from making his mail deliveries in southwest Council Bluffs. He wore a Navy "P" coat, heavy boots and borrowed a cap from his "boss", Letter Carrier Allen Beck. -- photo by Phyllis Gillespie.
Harkin Works On Shenandoah Farm
Giving Some Pointers . . . on the operation of a tractor is farmer Phil Gibson and U.S. Rep. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. Harkin spent Saturday working the Shenandoah farm.
Easier Job For Harkin - With Carter In Office
Cattle Price Problems . . . are discussed by Charles Gross of Walnut and U.S. Rep. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, at Harkin's Council Bluffs office Wednesday.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from C.S. Carter
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from C.S. Carter, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Carter notes that Bloomer's letter to Mrs. [Elizabeth Cady?] Stanton has been forwarded, and that she is arranging Stanton's route to the West. She would go to Council Bluffs if she…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Samuel Aughey
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Samuel Aughey, Omaha Nebraska. Aughey, Secretary of the Nebraska Historical Society, thanks Bloomer for her history of the effort to establish woman's suffrage in Nebraska, and that her narrative will be filed with…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Samuel Aughey
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Samuel Aughey, Omaha Nebraska. Aughey, Secretary of the Nebraska State Historical Society, requests that Bloomer write out, for their annals, an account of her address to the Nebraska Legislature re: woman suffrage.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from G.H. Sherman
A letter from G.H. Sherman, New York, requesting an autograph.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Anne Elizabeth McDowell
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Anne Elizabeth McDowell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, re: Bloomer's question about the date McDowell's "The Woman's Advocate" was announced. McDowell states that it no man had part in the newspaper, but that the…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.H. Kellom
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.H. Kellom, Omaha, Nebraska. Kellom acknowledges Bloomer's declination to give a lecture, and thanks her for a recommendation for who might speak instead.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.H. Kellom
AL letter to Amelia Bloomer from J.H. Kellom, Omaha, Nebraska, responding to her declining the invitation to speak because of physical strength. He writes that if he isn't able physically to prepare a lecture, perhaps she could repeat a lecture or…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lizzie B. Herbert
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lizzie B. Hertbert, Des Moines, Iowa. Herbert informs Bloomer that she (Bloomer) has been elected as a member of the Cooperative Committee of the State Society, and begging her to accept. Herbert details some of the…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Annie Savery, Des Moines, Iowa. Savery writes of the fire in their home, and that little suffrage work seems to be happening in Des Moines/Polk County. She notes that Susan B. Anthony is pressing Savery to attend…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from L.E. Mosher
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from L.E. Mosher, correspondent for the New York Daily Graphic, requesting that she furnish a sketch of her life and a portrait, for the publication's columns.
Telegram to Amelia Bloomer from J.A. Callen
Telegram to Amelia Bloomer from J.A. Callen, Oregon, Missouri. Asks if Bloomer can speak there on the fourth and, if so, to state terms.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucius Webb
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from her cousin, Lucius Webb, of East Granville, Vermont. Letter is in response to Bloomer's letter (responding to his letter of May 6), and provides details about mutual family members.