Thank you, Susan! She has a great story. I love the part about her reading
Freeman stories with Freeman in the audience.

Hope you're hanging in there!

On Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 11:35 AM Harris, Susan Kumin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I could help with that too, Joe, as I live in Brooklyn.  And she sounds
> like someone I should know about!  Same co dictions as John’s—we gotta wait
> til the smoke clears.
>   Sigh.  —Susan
>
> Susan K. Harris
>
>
> > On Jun 8, 2023, at 11:20 AM, John R. Pascal <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > Never heard of her, but she certainly is interesting!
> >
> > Would you like me to go to the NYPL and photograph the Twain-related for
> you?
> >
> > I could do it sometime this summer, provided the smoke clears and the
> air quality gets back to “lousy every day” instead of dangerous.
> >
> > John
> >
> >> On Jun 8, 2023, at 10:56 AM, Joseph Csicsila <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Good morning,
> >>
> >> Anyone know anything about this person or the history here?
> >>
> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Benfey_Judd
> >> https://archives.nypl.org/the/18899
> >>
> >> Turns out she's an alum of my university.
> >>
> >> Joe
>