Martha Foster Crawford diary [typed copy], 1851-1852, evaluation by Thomas E. Lafargue
Description:
Martha (Foster) Crawford, of Alabama, was a Baptist missionary and wife of Tarleton Perry Crawford. Her diary describes her experiences as a young woman in Alabama, and later as a Baptist missionary to China. Topics include conditions in Shanghai and the Taiping rebellion.
Diaries written by British and American women who documented their travels to places around the globe, including India, the West Indies, countries in Europe, Africa, and the...