21-year-old who publicly dressed down Abraham Lincoln in 1864

[David Lockmiller]

(12-05-2019 02:51 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Good going David.

The New York Times did not respond and I was unable to tweet my disgust.

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(12-11-2019 10:44 PM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  

(12-05-2019 02:51 PM)Gene C Wrote:  Good going David.

The New York Times did not respond and I was unable to tweet my disgust.

I was going to make more of an effort to tweet my disgust with the characterization of President Lincoln. So, I went to the tweet thread and found the following posting regarding Anna Dickinson:


Daily Suffragist
@DailySuffragist

Dec 7
*Lastly, she died in obscurity.

She was an alcoholic, and may have struggled with mental illness. Her sister Susan, who had managed her career for years, had her committed at age 49. Anna found the headlines humiliating: "Anna Dickinson Insane" blared the NY papers.