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Back in the days when ... voting was a male prerogative ... some of the wives of Alfred decied that women should be allowed to vote. With the wife of the President of the University as leader, they marched upon the voting place, snatched up ballots and voted before the horrified males could prevent the defilement of the ballot boxes. The women were arrested and taken to Belmont, the county seat, for trial. The court was filled with excited spectators. All of Alfred took the day off to see what would happen to the leading ladies of the community." (from "Old Times in Alfred" by Jane Wurz)
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The New York Folklore Quarterly was published 1946-1974. Back issues are still available.

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NEW YORK FOLKLORE QUARTERLY
Vol. VI, No. 1, Spring, 1950
CONTENTS

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President’s Page 2 Editor’s Page 3

ARTICLES		    

Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl
Corinne Brown Galvin		 5

Jewish Tales
Herbert S. Meltzer		 21

Old Times in Alfred
Jane Wurz		 31

A Day at Sag Harbor
Jeanne U. Schmidt		 37

GLORY HOLE		    

A Mohawk Adoption
Aren Akweks		 44

DEPARTMENTS		    
Upstate, Downstate
B. A. Botkin and W. G. Tyrrell		 47

Book Reviews		   61

Contributors		   63


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