In 1846, Susan B. Anthony started working as the head of the girl’s department at Canajoharie Academy.  She worked for two years and earned $110 per year. At that time, she was not yet an advocate for women’s right to vote. Her work at the academy gave her the opportunity to see the large discrepancy…

Dear Thomas Jefferson,    Thank you for your role in writing The Bill of Rights in the US Constitution.  I understand that you were an advocate for including it in the final Constitution.    I think everyone agrees with me that those first ten amendments are an important part of the Constitution.  Those Ten Amendments…

Dear Thomas Jefferson,   Are you interested in continuing the conversation about your feud with John Adams?  What do you know about the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?  All four of you must have been very angry.  When I look back at how you treated each other in times of anger, it seems…

Dear Thomas Jefferson,   When you were planning a new country, did you ever think about how hard it was going to be for people to learn how to live in a democracy?  I have noticed that living with democratic principles and solving problems does not come naturally to some people.    I have seen…

Dear Thomas Jefferson, I have been wanting to give you ‘Democracy in America,’ a book by Alexis de Tocqueville. I think that you will really like it, especially since he quotes you many times in the book. He says he prefers to quote you on some of the topics in the book because he regards…

Dear Thomas Jefferson, What is your favorite pie? I hear that you loved the biscuits that were made in the bakery at Monticello, but I can’t figure out what kind of pie you liked. Everyone says that you fell in love with ice cream when you were in France.  We still have a recipe in…