Edith Franklin Wyatt
1873-1958
Chicago writer & social activist
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Edith Franklin Wyatt was born in Tomah, Wisconsin in 1873 but lived almost her entire life in Chicago. Her father was a railroad and mining engineer and her mother a published poet, so her early years engendered many interests. After two years at Bryn Mawr College, 1892-1894, and five years of teaching at a local girls' school, Wyatt's first publication in 1900 was entitled "Three Stories of Contemporary Chicago."...
- About the collection
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Part of the collection consists of correspondence, primarily incoming regarding her work, with a few letters about her rather than to her. There are manuscript copies and excerpts of her writings, a few examples of published articles and mementos, numerous newspaper clippings and reviews, and five scrapbooks of miscellaneous material which reflect her interests and work....
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