Finding aid for the A Woman's Diary
Title:
A Woman's Diary
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Anonymous
Dates:
1877-1889
Quantity:
0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 The collection consists of an anonymous diary, dating from January 1, 1877 to January 26, 1889, detailing the daily activities of an unmarried, middle-aged woman. Listing her daughter, Carrie, as her only source of comfort, she details the exhausting burden of her household chores and of her job as cleaning lady at an unnamed church. Extremely depressed and dissatisfied with her futile, monotonous existence, she looks forward to death as her only release.
Identification:
MS 4014
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

A Woman's Diary, 1877-1889, consists of an anonymous diary, dating from January 1, 1877 to January 26, 1889, detailing the daily activities of an unmarried, middle-aged woman. Listing her daughter, Carrie, as her only source of comfort, she details the exhausting burden of her household chores and of her job as cleaning lady at an unnamed church. Extremely depressed and dissatisfied with her futile, monotonous existence, she looks forward to death as her only release.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of women, single motherhood, and working class issues in the nineteenth century.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and consists of one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Diaries.
Women -- United States -- Diaries.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4014 A Woman's Diary, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Purdue in 1980.