Swarthmore College - Pennsylvania.
This appears to be a letter from Bertha Cooper of the Somerville Literary Society (SLS) inviting Miss Sadie Malcolm to be a member, for the fee of $1.00!
This handwritten invitation appears to be written on an official SLS printed letterhead.
"Suaviter In Modo, Fortiter In Re" (Claudio Acquaviva).
From the Swarthmore College website... 1871 Somerville Literary Society - Barred from joining the two campus literary societies for men, members of a women's baseball team organized their own society and opened it to all women students and alumnae. They chose as their namesake Mary Fairfax Somerville (1780-1872), a Quaker and an accomplished scientific writer from Scotland who supported women's education.
As more women graduated, the organization grew into an ad hoc alumnae association. Members published a magazine until 1910, sponsored speakers, and raised money to award graduate fellowships named for College founders Lucretia Mott and Martha Tyson. The fellowships are still awarded.
As more women graduated, the organization grew into an ad hoc alumnae association. Members published a magazine until 1910, sponsored speakers, and raised money to award graduate fellowships named for College founders Lucretia Mott and Martha Tyson. The fellowships are still awarded.
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