Ward, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911)
Title
Ward, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911)
Description
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps was a well-known American author, early feminist, and advocate for causes like social reform, temperance, and women's rights, especially regarding marriage. She is best known for her works The Gates Ajar and The Story of Avis. Her first contact with George Eliot came in 1873, when Phelps initiated contact through a letter. Phelps also requested biographical information for a four-part lecture series she presented on Eliot's life and works at Boston University. The two never met in person, but they maintained an epistolary relationship until Eliot's death.
Publisher
George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org
Letters Exchanged
To:
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 18 March 1873
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Rickmansworth, 13 August 1875
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 16 December 1876
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 13 November 1877
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 10 April 1879
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Witley, 24 August 1880
From:
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps to GE, East Gloucester, 27 July 1875
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 18 March 1873
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Rickmansworth, 13 August 1875
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 16 December 1876
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 13 November 1877
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, London, 10 April 1879
GE to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Witley, 24 August 1880
From:
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps to GE, East Gloucester, 27 July 1875
Image
Citation
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward (1844-1911), Ward, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97115