Lee, W. T. Carte-de-visite of Emma Sellew Roberts, Rochester, New York, 1870s.

Title

Lee, W. T. Carte-de-visite of Emma Sellew Roberts, Rochester, New York, 1870s.

Creator

Lee, W.T.

Date

1870

Description

"Let every woman use the ability God has given her, do the greatest work she can, and in her own way. May no man say to her 'thus far thou shalt go and no farther.'"
Emma Jane Sellew (1855-1931) was born in Gowanda, New York. She attended Oberlin from 1871 to 1873, then earned both a BA (1877) and MA (1882) from Cornell. Sellew was a charter member of Rochester's Fortnightly Ignorance Club, was active in the Women's Christian Temperance Union, and later taught at several schools. Sellew was the first of a steady stream of women students—including the daughters of professors Lattimore and Quinby—who attended the University as “special” (non-matriculated) students between 1875 and 1900. The Annual catalogue records that she took Professor Lattimore's special Chemistry Laboratory course. According to a note in the Board of Trustees Minutes, Sellew undertook "full Junior Studies" in 1875-76, although details remain to be determined.

Type

Photographs

Format

image/jpg

Rights

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Genre

Cartes-de-visites (card photographs)

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Form

electronic

Exhibition link

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Collection

University Archives (UR-RBSCP)

Citation

Lee, W.T., “Lee, W. T. Carte-de-visite of Emma Sellew Roberts, Rochester, New York, 1870s.,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 21, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/5643.

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