Flora TRISTAN (Paris 1803 - Bordeaux 1844),

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Flora TRISTAN (Paris 1803 - Bordeaux 1844),
Writer, French socialist and feminist activist, Grandmother of the painter GAUGUIN. She was one of the major figures of the social debate of the 1840s and participated in the first steps of Internationalism: Autograph letter signed "Flora TRISTAN" of March 26, 1838. To Madame ARNOND at Madame BACHELLERIE, 20 rue Basse du rempart. (address and date stamp). "Be good enough Dear Madam to do me a favor, here is what it is about. My commission agent in announcements Mr. MORANGE gave, 3 months ago, 2 copies of my work to the NATIONAL who accepted them on the condition of giving an account of it and the said account does not appear. I ask for my copies from Mr. MORANGE who is a very good man and who is desperate not to be able to give them to me because the Messrs. of the NATIONAL keep them under the pretext that they are doing the article. Since you are at Mr. TRÉLAT's (Director of the newspaper LE NATIONAL). Do Me The Pleasure of asking him if he really wants to talk about my book, and if not, if he wants to give the copies to Mr. MORANGE in order to avoid any difficulty with the latter. Mr. TRÉLAT will feel that I must watch to lose 30 Francs, and if I have reason to believe that he is shy or fearful about THE WOMAN'S QUESTION. I have every reason to think that he (and his paper) is too loyal and too delicate to do any harm to anyone. This, dear Lady, is what I expect of your indulgence... Farewell, you are wicked not to come to me. Come Friday night, I'll be at home... Has your book been published?..." - 3pp in-8°, minor defects in preservation.
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