 Frederick A. Blossom letter to Jeannette Rankin
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteDr. Frederick A. Blossom (1877-1973) was an author, activist, and teacher. He supported worker's and women's rights, poverty and pacifist movements. He organized the Birth Control League of New York during WWI, and later taught at Johns Hopkins and Bryn Mawr College. Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from Montana and later Georgia. She was well known for her activism on behalf of women's rights and pacifist ideals. For more information on Ms. Rankin please visit the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Scope and ContentThis collection contains a letter from Dr. Frederick A. Blossom, president of the Birth Control League of New York, to Representative Jeannette Rankin expressing his appreciation for her work regarding her resistance to the war. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationFrederick A. Blossom letter to Jeannette Rankin, ms4322, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||