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Adams, Charles Francis, Sr., 69–70
Adams, John, 60–62, 66–67, 68–69
Advertiser and Tribune (newspaper), 134
Alcott, Louisa May, 169
altruism, 244–45
American Colonization Society (ACS), 88
American Ladies’ Magazine (formerly Ladies’ Magazine), 48–49
Anderson, Robert, 97
Andrés, José, 256–57
Andrew, John Albion, 105–8
An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans (Child), 47–48
Arlington National Cemetery, 114
Arnold, Charles, 210
Arthur, Chester A., 184
artistic depictions of Thanksgiving, 127–30, 145–46, 151–52, 167, 170–72, 212–14, 219, 221–23
Austin, Jane G., 219
Avilés, Pedro Menéndez de, 36–37
Barton, Clara, 130–31
Bell, John, 98
Bicentennial, United States, 230–31
the Black community. See also slavery
Black men as soldiers in the Civil War, 106–8
Black Power movement, 227
colonization, 88–90
Dred Scott Decision, 98
Malcolm X and feelings of disenfranchisement, 227
voting rights for Black men, 158, 175–76
Bone, J. H. A., 217–18
Booth, John Wilkes, 122, 158–61
Boudinot, Elias, 62–63
Bradford, William, 215–16, 232, 233–34, 236
Breckinridge, John C., 98
Brown, Joshua, 242–44
Buchanan, James, 93–94, 98, 114
Buell, Horatio (“Race”), 17–19, 21
Bullock, John G., 208
Bulosan, Carlos, 222
Bunker Hill Monument, 41–42, 77
Burgoyne, John, 60–61
burial sites and artifacts legislation, 236
Burke, Aedanus, 65
Bush, George W., 234
Bushyhead, Dennis W., 184–86
calendar date of Thanksgiving, 63–64, 91–92, 110, 148–50, 208–12, 220–21
Caliandro, Arthur, 240
Cantor, Eddie, 206–7
Carter, Jimmy, 230–31
Chicago Tribune (newspaper), 152, 190–91
Child, Lydia Maria, 27, 47–48, 83–85
Christian faith
celebrations of thanksgiving, 33–34
Pope Francis’ public addresses on gratitude, 254–55
Christmas
Puritan rejection of, 50–51, 214
Thanksgiving’s association with, 201–3, 208–12
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 31–32
citizenship, 171
Civil War
Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation as a call for unity, 121
attack on Fort Sumter, 97–98
attack on New Ironsides, 121
Black men as soldiers in the, 106–8
death toll, 157
emotional toll on Abraham Lincoln, 142, 143–44, 157–58
end of the, 156–57
and the first national celebration of Thanksgiving, 125–26
Gettysburg Address, 122–25
Indigenous peoples as soldiers in the, 157
pause for Thanksgiving celebrations, 153–54
Second Battle of Fort Wagner, 131
Clarke, Sarah Jane. See Greenwood, Grace
Clinton, Bill, 233–34
Codex Sinaiticus (Sinai Book), 33–34
colonization, 88–90
“The Colonization Scheme” (article), 89
“Columbia” as the symbol of the United States, 127–30, 163
Compromise with the South (artwork), 145–46
Confederate States of America
early actions of the, 99
independent proclamation of Thanksgiving, 153–54
initial secession of states to form the, 99
Congressional legislation
Every Student Succeeds Act, 236
Indian Removal Act, 184–85
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 236
to permanently designate Thanksgiving, 170, 175, 220–21
Special Subcommittee on Indian Education, 227–28
Constitution of the United States
Bill of Rights, 58–59
disagreements about representation, 58
Fifteenth Amendment, 175–76
Fourteenth Amendment, 171
the Haudenosaunee as the inspiration for the, 232–33
Nineteenth Amendment, 200
signing of the, 58
Thirteenth Amendment, 156, 167, 175
Continental Congress, 230–31
Coolidge, Calvin (“Silent Cal”), 200, 205–6
Coronado, Francisco Vázquez de, 36, 226
Council Fire and Arbitrator (magazine), 185
COVID-19 pandemic
acts of charity during the, 256–57
celebrating Thanksgiving during, 258
Pope Francis’ public address during, 255
social distancing during, 255–56
social media posts promoting gratitude, 257
cranberries
benefits of, 75
in Rome, 5–6
criticism of Thanksgiving
burial of Plymouth Rock, 228
issues of inequality for minorities, 227–29
statue of Massasoit (Ousamequin) near Plymouth Rock, 228–29
United American Indians of New England protest, 229
Daily Dispatch (newspaper), 153–54
Daily Progress (newspaper), 166
Daily Standard (newspaper), 166
Daily True Delta (newspaper), 135
Dallin, Cyrus E., 228
date of Thanksgiving, 63–64, 91–92, 110, 148–50, 208–12, 220–21
Demorest’s Monthly Magazine (magazine), 218
Deseret Evening News (newspaper), 197–98
Dickens, Charles, 177
diversity
acknowledgment of the Wampanoag people, 229–30, 234–36
issues of inequality for minorities, 227–29
Malcolm X’s criticism of traditional American imagery, 227
promoting cultural understanding, 229–30
Special Subcommittee on Indian Education, 227–28
Thanksgiving celebrations in immigrant communities, 190–91, 237
Douglas, Stephen A., 98
Douglass, Frederick, 77, 89, 107, 163–64, 176
Dumas, Charles W. F., 61–62
Early, Jubal, 145
Emancipation Memorial, 176
Emancipation Proclamation, 106, 115, 139
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 124
Epictetus, 30
Everett, Edward, 124–25
fashion and beauty tips for women
bloomers, 90–91
introduction of the word “lingerie” to Sarah Hale’s readers, 90
in the Lady’s Book, 82–83, 125
Fillmore, Millard, 86
“The First New England Thanksgiving” (article), 217–18
The First Thanksgiving Dinner, with Portraits of the Pilgrim Fathers (artwork), 219
Fisher, M. F. K., 237
food. See menus of early Thanksgivings
football as a Thanksgiving tradition, 189, 200, 208, 209–10, 213–14
Fort Sumter, 97–98
Fortune (ship), 216
Fort Wagner, 131
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (newspaper), 212
Francis, Pope, 254–55
Franklin, Benjamin, 232–33
Freedom from Want (artwork), 222
Garfield, James A., 184
gender issues. See also women’s rights
career opportunities for women, 18–19, 41
educational opportunities for women, 17–18, 101–2
Sarah Hale’s advocacy for women’s education, 27, 46–47, 78, 101–2, 164–65
generosity
and gratitude, 244–45
reciprocal altruism, 245
The Genius of Oblivion; and Other Original Poems (Hale), 24
George, H. Maria, 218
Gettysburg Address, 122–25
Gimbel Brothers Department Store, 201–3
Godey, Louis, 49–50, 79–82, 92, 102–3, 169, 179, 182, 183
Godey’s (magazine). See Lady’s Book (magazine)
Gold Hill Daily News (newspaper), 153
Gooding, James Henry, 107, 132–33
Grant, Ulysses S., 156–57, 170–72, 175–76
gratitude
brain activity associated with, 244–45
Cicero’s supplicatio, 31
definition of, 242
expressions of, 247–48
and generosity, 244–45
journaling, 241–45
mental and physical benefits of, 241
modern-day examples of, 248
and resilience, 245–47
scientific studies about, 241–45
and Thanksgiving, 9–10, 15, 151–52, 192, 238
as a universal concept, 29–30, 240
Greenwood, Grace, 86
Guiteau, Charles J., 184
Hagelberg, Alex, 223
Hagelberg, Dick, 223
Hale, David, Jr., 27, 43, 48, 53–54
Hale, David, Sr., 19–23
Hale, Frances, 27, 54–55, 76, 177, 182
Hale, Josepha, 27, 54, 102, 108, 182
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell
advocacy
for the Bunker Hill Monument, 41–42, 77
for veterans and sailors, 45–46
for women’s education, 27, 46–47, 78, 79, 101–2, 164–65
correspondence with Abraham Lincoln, 108–12, 146–47
correspondence with Rutherford B. Hayes, 176, 177–78
desire for a united Union, 99–101
early childhood, 16–17
editorial career, 26–27, 41–44, 49–55, 80–83, 165, 179, 182
“excessive table” description, 73–76, 119
grief over family members’ deaths, 19, 22–23, 53–54, 108
influence on Boston society, 44–46, 55
as a journalist, 11
later years, 164–65, 168–69, 176–79
legacy and final wishes, 164, 179–83
love of reading and learning, 17–19, 20, 180–81
marriage to David, 19–23
millinery shop experiences, 23–24
mission to establish Thanksgiving, 39–40, 50–51, 55, 70–71, 83–87, 91–92, 93–94, 103–4, 108–12, 119, 120, 149–50, 165, 169–70, 192–93, 216, 220, 250
opinions about suffrage, 78
power limitations of, 11–12
resilience, 247
Ronald Reagan’s recognition of, 232
teaching career, 18–19
writing career, 20, 21–22, 24–27, 44, 78–79, 81–82, 89, 169–70, 178, 181–82
Halloween, 199–200
Hamlin, Hannibal, 98
Harper’s Weekly: A Journal of Civilization (magazine), 127–28, 151–52, 167, 170–72, 213
Harris, Clara, 155
Harrison, Benjamin, 186–87, 190
Hay, John, 123–25, 139, 142–43
Hayden, Lewis, 105–7
Hayes, Rutherford B., 176, 177–78, 183–84
“Heroic Women of the Revolution” (article), 92–93
“To His Excellency, George Washington” (poem), 129
historic celebrations of thanksgiving. See also Thanksgiving
Cerealia festival in Rome, 31–32
Christian faith, 33–34
Cicero’s supplicatio, 31
development of, 38–40
dispute about the year of the first thanksgiving, 226
England and throughout Europe, 35–36, 193
English and Abenaki harvest feast and prayer meeting, 37
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado’s expedition from Mexico, 36, 226
French and Mi’kmaq celebration and play performance, 37
French Huguenots, 36
Islamic faith, 33
Jamestown colony survivors, 37–38
Jewish faith, 33
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés’s expedition from Spain, 36–37
Thesmophoria, 32
Hobomok (Child), 47
holiday shopping season
1939 controversy about changing Thanksgiving’s date, 208–12, 220–21
Gimbel Brothers Department Store, 201–3
National Retail Dry Goods Association lobbying activities, 208–9
R. H. Macy & Company, 202
Home for Thanksgiving (artwork), 222–23
Hoover, Herbert, 194
Hough, Daniel, 97–98
“How American Women Should Vote” (article), 78
Hunt, Jane, 77
Hunter, David, 107–8
Hunter, Lewis Boudinot, 76–77, 177, 182
immigrant communities’ celebrations of Thanksgiving, 190–91, 237
Improved Order of Red Men, 228–29
“Indian Education: A National Tragedy—A National Challenge” (report), 227–28
Indian Removal Act, 184–85
Indigenous peoples
Barack Obama’s recognition of the contributions of Native peoples, 234–36
Cherokee Nation thanksgiving proclamations, 184–86
Cherokee Outlet (Oklahoma), 187
Cherokee Strip Land Run, 187
Every Student Succeeds Act, 236
feelings about Thanksgiving, 7–8
Fourteenth Amendment’s impact on, 171
Great Law of Peace, 233
the Haudenosaunee as the inspiration for the U.S. Constitution, 232–33
Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address (Gano:nyok), 39–40
Indian Removal Act, 184–85
Iroquois Confederacy, 232–33
joint celebration between English settlers and the Abenaki, 37
joint celebration between French settlers and the Mi’kmaq, 37
King Philip’s War, 216
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 236
Native American Heritage Day, 249
Native American Heritage Month, 248
Red Power movement, 227
as soldiers in the Civil War, 157
Special Subcommittee on Indian Education, 227–28
statue of Massasoit (Ousamequin) near Plymouth Rock, 228–29
United American Indians of New England, 229
and the U.S. government’s influence, 47, 184–87
the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims, 214–16, 229–30, 234–35
Janvier, Francis De Haes, 181
Jeffers, Lorenzo, 229–30
Jefferson, Thomas, 67–68
Johnson, Andrew, 150, 161–62, 165–68
Journal and Tribune (newspaper), 193
Journal of Education (journal), 219
Juvenile Miscellany (magazine), 47–48
Kansas City Star (newspaper), 198–99
Karns, Christina M., 245
Kennedy, Edward (“Ted”), 227–28
Kennedy, John F., 226
King Philip’s War, 216
Know-Nothing Party, 86
Ladies’ Home Journal (magazine), 219
Ladies’ Magazine (later American Ladies’ Magazine), 26–28, 42–44, 48–49
The Ladies’ Wreath (Hale), 52–53
Lady’s Book (magazine), 49–53, 76, 78, 79–83, 92–93, 100–4, 125–26, 141–42, 164–65, 169–70, 179, 183
Leavenworth Bulletin (newspaper), 136
Lee, Robert E., 156–57
Leyendecker, J. C., 212–14
Liberia, 88–90
Liberia; or, Mr. Peyton’s Experiments (Hale), 89
Lincoln, Abraham
assassination of, 158–61
correspondence with Sarah Hale, 108–12, 146–47
desire for national unity, 3, 121, 250
Emancipation Proclamation, 106, 115, 139
emotional toll of the Civil War, 142, 143–44, 157–58
at Ford’s Theatre, 122, 155, 158–59
funeral and eulogies, 162–64
Gettysburg Address, 122–25
gifts presented to, 138–39, 142, 150–51, 154
and the issue of slavery, 89–90, 98–99
presidential election of 1860, 98–99
proclamation of a national day of Thanksgiving, 116–22, 146–49, 216–17
resilience, 247
self-education of, 100
Soldiers’ Home cottage, 113–15, 143–45
threats against, 144–45, 158, 160–61
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 114–15, 155, 159–60, 163–64
Lincoln, Robert Todd, 145, 160
Lincoln, Tad, 142
Lincoln, William Wallace, 114–15, 163
Little Women (Alcott), 169
Lombard, Asa Paine Cobb, Sr., 229–30
London Times (newspaper), 136
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 80
Lyons, Oren, 233
Macbeth, Charles, 134–35
Malcolm X, 227
Manly, Charles, 104–5
Manners; or, Happy Homes and Good Society All the Year Round (Hale), 169–70
Marble Collegiate Church, 239–40
“Mary’s Lamb” (poem), 46–47, 77
Massasoit (Ousamequin), 214, 216, 225, 228–29, 230, 236
Mayes, Joel B., 186–87
Mayflower (ship), 225
McClellan, George B., 145
McCullough, Michael, 242
M’Clintock, Mary, 77
during the Civil War, 130–33
food shortages and substitutions during WWI and WWII, 194–95, 221
holiday food advertisements, 137
in Low Country, 253–54
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés’s expedition from Spain, 37
Sarah Hale’s “excessive table” description, 73–76, 119
traditional Thanksgiving foods, 75, 218–19
Vegetarian club of the University of Chicago, 191
Metacom (“Philip”), 216
Mitchell, Charlotte L. (Princess Wootonekanuske), 229
Moore, Tom, 257
Mott, Lucretia Coffin, 77
Muhlenberg, William Augustus, 119–20
myths about the origins of Thanksgiving, 216–20, 233–34, 236
Nashville Daily Union (newspaper), 152
Nast, Thomas, 127–30, 145–46, 151–52, 163, 167, 170–72, 213
National Republican (newspaper), 176
“A National Thanksgiving. The Custom Not Really Established Until 1862.” (article), 218
Native Americans. See Indigenous peoples
New Education (magazine), 192
“The New-England Boy’s Song About Thanksgiving Day” (poem), 84–85
New Ironsides (ship), 121
New South (newspaper), 131–32, 135
New York Herald (newspaper), 152
New York Times (newspaper), 138, 195, 208, 218, 233
Nicolay, John, 123
Nightingale, Florence, 103
Northwood; or, Life North and South: Showing the True Character of Each (Hale), 87–90, 92
Northwood; or A Tale of New England (Hale), 24–26, 28, 73–76
Notes on Nursing (Nightingale), 103
Obama, Barack, 234–36
“O Captain! My Captain!” (poem), 163
Ohio State Journal (newspaper), 198
“Our Thanksgiving Union” (editorial), 93
Our Young Folks: An Illustrated Magazine for Boys and Girls (magazine), 217–18
Ousamequin (Massasoit), 214, 216, 225, 228–29, 230, 236
Pacific Commercial Advertiser (newspaper), 135–36
Pearl Harbor bombing, 220–21
Philadelphia Inquirer (newspaper), 183
Pickering, William, 135
Pierce, Franklin, 92–93
Pilgrims
absence from the Thanksgiving story, 216–17
depiction on the covers of Saturday Evening Post, 213–14
first mention of Pilgrims in a Thanksgiving proclamation, 212
increased tensions between the Indigenous peoples and the, 216
treaty with the Wampanoag, 214–16
Of Plimouth Plantation (Bradford), 215–16
Plymouth Colony, 215–16
Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (Wheatley), 128–29
Polk, James K., 85
“The President’s Hymn” (hymn), 119–20
Puritan faith
Great Puritan Migration, 216
rejection of Christmas, 50–51, 214
tradition of spring fasting, 67
Ragamuffin Day, 199
Reagan, Ronald, 231–32
Refugee Thanksgiving (artwork), 222
religious aspects of Thanksgiving
Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation regarding prayer and fasting, 144
appeals to leaders of all faiths, 65–66
Puritan tradition of spring fasting, 67
separation of church and state, 67–70, 168
Thomas Jefferson’s opposition to, 67–68
“trialogue” interfaith sermon at Marble Collegiate Church, 240
resilience
Abraham Lincoln’s experiences during the Civil War, 247
and gratitude, 245–46
Sarah Hale’s commitment to her cause, 247
study regarding the 9/11 terrorist attacks and, 245–46
Riggs, George, 113
“Rights of Married Women” (editorial), 51–52
Rising Sun Inn, 18–20
Rockwell, Norman, 221–23
Roman history and culture
Cerealia festival, 31–32
Cicero’s supplicatio, 31
Romulus and Remus origin story, 3–5
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
controversy regarding changing Thanksgiving’s date, 208–12, 220–21
Fireside Chats, 206–7
as the first president to appear on TV, 207
“Four Freedoms Speech,” 222
Thanksgiving proclamations, 203, 205–7, 211–12
Warm Springs retreat, 206–7
Rush, Benjamin, 60–61
Sansone, Lori A., 241–42
Sansone, Randy A., 241–42
Santa Cruz Weekly (newspaper), 137
Saturday Evening Post (magazine), 212–14, 221–23
School Song Book (Hale), 46–47
ScienceDaily (journal), 245
“The Science of Gratitude” (report), 245
Seaman’s Aid Society, 45–46
Second Seminole War, 48
Seward, William H., 98, 99, 110, 112, 115–16, 146–47, 161
Shaw, Robert Gould, 131
Sherman, William Tecumseh, 154
shopping season. See holiday shopping season
Shotwell, James T., 209
Sidney Romelee: A Tale of New England (Hale), 26
Slade, William, 163
slavery. See also the Black community
colonization, 88–90
debate over allowing slavery in the new territories in the West, 85–86
Dred Scott Decision, 98
Emancipation Proclamation, 106, 115, 139
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 92
Lydia Maria Child’s writing against, 47–48
Sarah Hale’s writing against, 25, 87–88
sovereignty of individual states to make decisions about, 115
Thirteenth Amendment, 156, 167, 175
Smyth, Thomas, 105
Soldiers’ Home, 113–15, 143–45
South Carolina Leader (newspaper), 166–67
Spanish flu pandemic, 196–98
St. Paul Daily News (newspaper), 198
Standish of Standish: A Story of the Pilgrims (Austin), 219
Stanford, Leland, 136–37
Stanton, Edwin, 167
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 77
Star of the West (ship), 97
Startled Pilgrim (artwork), 213
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 53, 88
Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (Poe), 81
Tappan, Henry Philip, 138
Taylor, Edward T., 45
Taylor, John, 210
Taylor, W.L., 219
Taylor, Zachary, 85–86
technology
1939 New York World’s Fair, 207
Fireside Chats, 206–7
radio communications, 205–6
television, 207
Thanksgiving. See also historic celebrations of thanksgiving
absence of Pilgrims and Indigenous peoples, 216–17
appeal of, 7
charitable contributions for, 133–34, 192
Cherokee Nation proclamations, 184–86
during the Civil War, 125–26
congressional act to permanently designate, 170, 175, 220–21
criticism of, 227–29
date
individual state observances, 212
as the last Thursday of November, 63–64, 91–92, 110, 148–50, 220–21
as the third Thursday in November, 208–12
as a day of mourning, 7–8, 225, 229
as a day of prayer and solemnity, 62–70, 144
depicted in artwork, 127–30, 145–46, 151–52, 167, 170–72, 212–14, 219, 221–23
dispute about the year of the first, 226
early American proclamations
following John Burgoyne’s surrender, 60–61
by George Washington, 59–60, 63–66, 116, 119, 127–28
John Adams’ Thanksgiving for the Repeal of the Stamp Act, 60
states’ resistance to, 64–65
thanking the French for their support of the American Revolution, 61–62
emotional aspects of, 237
establishment of, 10
evolution of, 12, 175, 189–92, 237
“excessive table” description, 73–76, 119
festivities the first year, 130–39
festivities the second year, 152–54
“The First New England Thanksgiving” (article), 217–18
and gratitude, 9–10, 15, 151–52, 192, 238, 240
in immigrant communities, 190–91, 237
myths about the origins of, 216–20, 233–34, 236
as a national celebration, 103–5, 109–12
“A National Thanksgiving. The Custom Not Really Established Until 1862.” (article), 218
proclamations
in the 1960s and 1970s, 225–31
in the 1980s through today, 231–36
about additional days of thanksgiving, 190
Abraham Lincoln, 116–22, 146–49, 216–17
Andrew Johnson, 166–68
Barack Obama, 234–36
Bill Clinton, 233–34
Chester A. Arthur, 184
Donald Trump, 236
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 203, 205–7, 208–12
George W. Bush, 234
John F. Kennedy, 226–27
Ronald Reagan, 231–32
Rutherford B. Hayes, 178
Ulysses S. Grant, 170
Woodrow Wilson, 193–96
religious aspects of, 65–70, 144, 168
responses to Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation, 130–39
Sarah Hale’s mission to establish, 39–40, 50–51, 55, 70–71, 83–87, 91–92, 93–94, 103–4, 108–12, 119, 120, 149–50, 165, 169–70, 192–93, 216, 220, 250
during the Spanish flu pandemic, 197–200
teaching children about the lessons of, 248–49
during World War I, 194–96
during World War II, 221–23
“thanksgiving” as a term for gratitude
Book of Common Prayer, 35
Cicero’s supplicatio, 31
Codex Sinaiticus (Sinai Book), 33–34
Jewish texts, 33
King James Version of the Bible, 35
William Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament, 35
“thanksgiving masking” tradition, 199–200
“Thanksgiving References” (article), 219
“The Cask of Amontillado” (article), 81
Tracy, William, 38
Trading for a Turkey (artwork), 213
Trump, Donald, 236
Truth, Sojourner, 133–34
Tubman, Harriet, 106, 107–8, 157
Tucker, Thomas Tudor, 65
turkey, 218
Twain, Mark, 176
Uncle Sam, 128
Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving Dinner (artwork), 170–72
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (Stowe), 88–89
Union
division over the question of slavery, 92–93, 98–99
Louisiana’s pledge of loyalty to the, 158
movement to allow Black soldiers into the Army, 106–8
secession of states to form the Confederate States of America, 99
United States
arrows as a symbol of unity, 233
Bicentennial, 230–31
“Columbia” as the symbol of the, 127–30, 163
Constitution, 57–59
efforts to make Thanksgiving a national celebration, 103–5, 116–22
first presidential election, 59
influence on the Cherokee Nation, 184–87
Uncle Sam as the national mascot of the, 128
United States Food Administration (USFA), 194
U.S. Sanitary Commission, 103
Vassar, Matthew, 101–2
Vassar Female College, 101–2, 164–65
Victoria, Queen, 55
visual depictions of Thanksgiving, 127–30, 145–46, 151–52, 167, 170–72
voting rights, 41, 78, 158, 175–76, 200
correspondence with Phillis Wheatley, 129–30
elected president, 59
proclamations of thanksgiving, 59–60, 63–66, 116, 119, 127–28
reluctance to lead the United States, 57–58
Wheatley, Phillis, 128–30
Whitman, George, 143
Whitman, Walt, 45, 143–44, 162–63
Wicker, John J., 226
Wilson, Samuel, 128
Wilson, Woodrow, 193–96
Winslow, Edward, 215
Woman’s Record; or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from “The Beginning” till A.D. 1850 (Hale), 90
Woman’s Record; or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from the Creation to A.D. 1868 (Hale), 178
women’s rights. See also gender issues
Nineteenth Amendment, 200
rights to personal property, 51–52
Sarah Hale’s opinions about suffrage, 78
The Woman’s Rights Convention (1848), 77–78
Wong, Joel, 242–44
Woodlin, William P., 132
Wootonekanuske, Princess (Charlotte L. Mitchell), 229
World War I
armistice agreement, 195–96
food shortages, 194–95
Spanish flu pandemic, 196–98
Thanksgiving celebrations during, 194–96
Wilson’s 1916 Thanksgiving proclamation, 193–94
World War II
effect on Thanksgiving celebrations, 221–23
Pearl Harbor bombing, 220–21
start of, 207
Wright, Martha Coffin, 77
Yorkville Enquirer (newspaper), 153