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Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, January 1 - March 7, 1862
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    • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
    • Date Created: 1862
    • Description: The international political climate remains unsettled in this diary: political unrest continues across Europe and war seems imminent between England and the United States in the wake of the Trent Affair. The Italian political scene, however, becomes quite turbulent during the period: demonstrations in favor of national unification break out across Italy, the Italian ministry is dissolved, Bettino Ricasoli steps down, and Urbano Rattazzi becomes the new prime minister. Throughout all of this, the Marshes stay in Turin and continue to meet Italian elites and foreign nationals, including Rosa Arbesser, governess to Princess Margherita of Savoy. They also renew their acquaintance with Hungarian exile Lajos Kossuth and his family. The Marshes attend several political and social gatherings during this period and play their part in the Doria-Benedetti feud, “the social revolt against France” by the Torinese elites. Topics in this diary include the status and problems of Italian women, the role of women in marriage and society in the 19th century, Italian marriages and the influence of the Catholic church on marriage, education in Italy, the etiquette of Italian royalty and elites, Catholicism, and the celebration of Carnival in Italy.
    • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
    Part of: Diaries


    Lillian H. Olzendam to James Hartness
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      • Date Created: 1919-12-19
      • Description: Olzendam asks future governor James Hartness, as a supporter of suffrage, to sign a petition to the Governor to call a special legislative session for ratification and to forward the petition to other well-known men in his social and professional groups.
      • Parent Collections: Women's Suffrage in Vermont Collection


      Letter from GEORGE PERKINS MARSH to SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD, dated August 4, 1852.
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        • Creator: Marsh, George Perkins, 1801-1882.
        • Parent Collections: George Perkins Marsh - Spencer Fullerton Baird Correspondence, George Perkins Marsh Online Research Center






        Caroline Crane Marsh Diary, October 10, 1862 - January 20, 1863
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          • Creator: Marsh, Caroline Crane, 1816-1901.
          • Date Created: 1862-1863
          • Description: This diary records the events leading up to the resignation of Urbano Rattazzi and his ministry in Italy, as well as the events that follow the 1862 elections and the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States. While the Marshes search for a new place to live, they sightsee in Como, hike Mount Bisbino, and settle into a temporary residence in Pegli (a seaside neighborhood in Genoa), where they befriend the Tebbs and Strettell families. Topics in this diary include Giuseppe Garibaldi, renting and occupying real estate in Italy, Italian art and architecture, Italian etiquette, Italian marriages, the education of women in the 19th century, tourism in Italy, the culture, climate, and industries in Genoa; Italian agricultural practices, public religious celebrations, the “Roman Question,” Christianity among the English and their attitudes towards Catholicism, crime and punishment in Italy, and Caroline Crane Marsh’s reasons for keeping a diary.
          • Parent Collections: Caroline Crane Marsh Diaries, Vermont Diaries
          Part of: Diaries