Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Clark-Strater-Watson Family Papers, 1850-1970.
Call No.
Mss. A C595 14-22
Content
The letters of Jessie L. Clark to William E. Strater, July 1892-1893, reflect a woman of unusual independence of mind for her time. Also these and previous letters show her indifference to the requests of her family, as well as Strater, that she spend more time at home in Louisville. In a letter to Strater dated 28 May 1893 (fl.17) she attempts to explain her reluctance to marry and settle down by noting the freedom a man's work gives him while marriage deprives a woman of freedom.
