Mary Whitall Worthington diary, volume 9

Bryn Mawr College

Mary Whitall Worthington's diary during her freshman year at Bryn Mawr in the spring of 1907. Mary Worthington, M. Carey Thomas's "dear, intelligent niece" recorded descriptions of many College traditions including May Day, her class dinner, a bonfire, and the garden party. She writes about attending athletic events and plays at both Bryn Mawr and Haverford, spending time with friends, and the early stages of working with the Bryn Mawr chapter of the College Women's Equal Suffrage League. This diary also includes a recounting of her summer vacation, giving a good idea of her several groups of friends. In her diary she talks about her interest in biology as well as her advocacy for women's suffrage and social reform. Throughout her diary, Mary Whitall Worthington includes photographs of friends, place cards and programs from events, drawings and poems by friends, and a letter from her brother.

Mary Whitall Worthington diaries

Worthington, Mary Whitall

Thomas, M. Carey (Martha Carey), 1857-1935

Female friendship

Women -- suffrage

Theater

Vacations

Voyages and travels

Arts, Theater and Music

Home and Family

Political and Social Activism

Student Life

Tradition and Ritual

Worthington, Mary Whitall

circa 1907

Bryn Mawr

Philadelphia

England

Diaries

Bound volume, approximately 9.5 x 11.5 inches

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