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Letter to Editor
January 2, 1830
New Hampshire Statesman And Concord Register
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Mrs. Roxall protests the U.S. Senate's new rule excluding women from the floor, warning she will appeal to the public to unseat the senators if not repealed, comparing herself to Madame de Stael.
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Mrs. Roxall writes from Washington to Maj. Noah:
"The Senate has adopted a rule excluding females from the floor, and (would you believe it?) I am included in the interdiction. I give the Senators fair warning now of my intentions. If they don't repeal that rule—that odious law—that Gothic mandate, I mean to appeal to the people that made them, and by the blood of the Roxalls, we shall unmake them—undo them—unfrock them and unsenator them.— What right have a set of musty old bachelors, as some of them are, and others merely led by their wives, to exclude from their carpet the Madame de Stael of the age? I have got some pickle in preparation."
"The Senate has adopted a rule excluding females from the floor, and (would you believe it?) I am included in the interdiction. I give the Senators fair warning now of my intentions. If they don't repeal that rule—that odious law—that Gothic mandate, I mean to appeal to the people that made them, and by the blood of the Roxalls, we shall unmake them—undo them—unfrock them and unsenator them.— What right have a set of musty old bachelors, as some of them are, and others merely led by their wives, to exclude from their carpet the Madame de Stael of the age? I have got some pickle in preparation."
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Provocative
Emotional
What themes does it cover?
Feminism
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Senate Exclusion
Women Rights
Feminist Protest
Madame De Stael
Political Threat
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Roxall
Maj. Noah
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Mrs. Roxall
Recipient
Maj. Noah
Main Argument
the senate must repeal its rule excluding women from the floor, or mrs. roxall will appeal to the people to remove the senators from office.
Notable Details
References Madame De Stael
Threatens To 'Unmake' Senators
'By The Blood Of The Roxalls'
'Got Some Pickle In Preparation'