Lincoln Letter to John Stuart

[Laurie Verge]

This may be a stupid question (please don't agree with me!), but how many women of Lincoln's time are known to have written about the marriage after having seen incidents "in person?" Mrs. Keckly is kind to Mary in general; we know Mrs. Genl. Ord and Mrs. Grant witnessed a bad side. However, is it chiefly men telling the "bad wife" stories? I think you see where I'm leading.