The life writings of Mary Baker McQuesten : Victorian matriarch / edited by Mary J. Anderson.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-324) and index.

How did a privileged Victorian matron, newly widowed and newly impoverished, manage to raise and educate her six young children and restore her family to social prominence? Mary Baker McQuesten's personal letters, 155 of which were carefully selected by Mary J. Anderson, tell the story. In her uninhibited style, in letters mostly to her children, Mary Baker McQuesten chronicles her financial struggles and her expectations. The letters reveal her forthright opinions on a broad range of topics -- politics, religion, literature, social sciences, and even local gossip. We learn how Mary assessed.

List of Illustrations; Preface; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; McQuesten-Baker Family Tree; Photographs; Mary Baker's Wedding Trousseau and Itemized Bill; Part 1 Mary Baker McQuesten's Biography; Part 2 Mary Baker McQuesten's Work with the Presbyterian Missionary Societies; Part 3 The Victorian Narrative; Part 4 Mary Baker McQuesten's Letters; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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