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The bulk of the letters contained in this folder were written in response to Mary Mendenhall Hobbs requesting the names of influential and active Quaker women. Correspondents include Josiah W. Leeds, Ana Rhoads Ladd, Timothy Nicholson, Abbie S. Hill, Annie L. Stuart, Margaret I. Cane, and Nathan H. Clark. A copy of Mary's originial letter of request is included among the letters. There is also an undated essay by Mary titled ""Influence of Women as Friends"" and a copy of The Friend (religious and literary journal) dated Twelfth Month 30, 1899.

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Title: Women
Who's responsible?: Hobbs, Mary Mendenhall, 1852-1930 (Curator)
Original creation or publication date: 1899-1900
Place: Greensboro (N.C.)
Decade: 1890-1899
1900-1909
Type of item: text
Original format: correspondence
Subject headings: Guilford College
Hobbs, L. L. (Lewis Lyndon), 1849-1932
Hobbs, Mary Mendenhall, 1852-1930
Women -- Education
Topics: Schools and Colleges
North Carolina
Women's History
Additional tags: Teachers
Guilford College
Women's Education
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Contributing Institution: Quaker Archive, Hege Library, Guilford College
Collection: Mary Mendenhall Hobbs Papers
Series: 2: Writings
Folder: 2-21 R-Women
Funding source: LSTA grant administered by the North Carolina State Library -- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html
Contributor's identifier: GUI_MS223.002.021r
Gateway identifier: guilford:9705
OCLC number: 876868573

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Mary Mendenhall Hobbs Papers