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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06242 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Woman's Festival of Universal Peace |
| Date | 20 April 1873 |
| Author | Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910) |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Written on an offprint of a brief essay by Howe from an 1873 issue of the "Woman's Journal." Howe asks for help to achieve the goals outlined in the essay. Includes a prayer by Mary N. [illegible]: "the root of evil of women's position begins in the worship of a male God. [illegible]. Therefore resolved that to worship a male God alone tends to injust[ice], inequality and irreligion." Also included are Howe's comments that the organization is financially sound and her motion that they "commemorate the day by crowning Mrs. E. C. Stanton[,] the originator of the resolution giving women political equality[,] the Mother of our Nation." |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Peace Religion Civil Rights |
| People | Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Religion; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |