Mary Theodosia Palmer Banks
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Eager to obtain an education and improve their prospects, they studied together in night schools at the end of their long hours at the mill. Following a lengthy courtship, the couple married in 1847. In the months leading up to their wedding, Nathaniel Banks wrote admiringly to his fianc\u00c3\u00a9e: \u00e2\u0080\u009cPerhaps you have heard how well satisfied I am with my girl? Such a sweet disposition! So much energy for improving herself and gratifying the family! Such ambition!\u00e2\u0080\u009d"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "When Nathaniel Banks\u00e2\u0080\u0099s pursuit of elected office ultimately led to the governorship of Massachusetts (1858\u00e2\u0080\u009361), Mary Banks was praised for attaining \u00e2\u0080\u009cthe highest position among the ladies of the state\u00e2\u0080\u009d after \u00e2\u0080\u009cstarting in the lowest position that a cotton mill could offer her.\u00e2\u0080\u009d"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacida en Charlestown, Massachusetts"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Mary Palmer trabajaba en la m\u00c3\u00a1quina de hilar y Nathaniel Banks era un \u00e2\u0080\u009cchico de las bobinas\u00e2\u0080\u009d cuando se conocieron como ni\u00c3\u00b1os obreros en una f\u00c3\u00a1brica textil de Waltham, Massachusetts. Ansiosos por educarse y mejorar sus perspectivas de futuro, estudiaron juntos en escuelas nocturnas al final de sus largas jornadas en la f\u00c3\u00a1brica. Tras un largo cortejo, la pareja se cas\u00c3\u00b3 en 1847. En los meses previos a su boda, Nathaniel Banks le escribi\u00c3\u00b3 a su prometida con admiraci\u00c3\u00b3n: \u00e2\u0080\u009c\u00c2\u00bfQuiz\u00c3\u00a1s te hayas enterado de lo satisfecho que estoy con mi chica? \u00c2\u00a1Tan dulce! \u00c2\u00a1Con tantas ganas de mejorar y complacer a su familia! \u00c2\u00a1Tanta ambici\u00c3\u00b3n!\u00e2\u0080\u009d"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Cuando la b\u00c3\u00basqueda de un cargo electivo por parte de Nathaniel Banks lo llev\u00c3\u00b3 por fin a ser gobernador de Massachusetts (1858\u00e2\u0080\u009361), Mary Banks fue felicitada por lograr \u00e2\u0080\u009cla m\u00c3\u00a1s alta posici\u00c3\u00b3n entre las mujeres del estado\u00e2\u0080\u009d tras \u00e2\u0080\u009ccomenzar en el puesto m\u00c3\u00a1s bajo que una f\u00c3\u00a1brica de algod\u00c3\u00b3n puede ofrecer\u00e2\u0080\u009d."}, {"label": "Collection Description", "content": "The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the Mathew Brady photography studio in New York City. The collection, which the National Portrait Gallery acquired in 1981, includes portraits of generals, politicians, diplomats, painters, and performers. It also contains depictions of \u00e2\u0080\u009cHuman Curiosities\u00e2\u0080\u009d at P. T. Barnum\u00e2\u0080\u0099s American Museum in New York City, that, although highly exploitative, help to document the historical representations of disability in the United States."}, {"label": "Collection Description", "content": "La Colecci\u00c3\u00b3n Frederick Hill Meserve contiene m\u00c3\u00a1s de 5,000 negativos de retratos de la \u00c3\u00a9poca de la Guerra Civil provenientes del estudio fotogr\u00c3\u00a1fico de Mathew Brady en la ciudad de Nueva York. Adquirida por la National Portrait Gallery en 1981, la colecci\u00c3\u00b3n incluye retratos de militares, pol\u00c3\u00adticos, diplom\u00c3\u00a1ticos y artistas. Tambi\u00c3\u00a9n contiene im\u00c3\u00a1genes de \u00e2\u0080\u009ccuriosidades humanas\u00e2\u0080\u009d exhibidas en el American Museum de P.T. Barnum en Nueva York. Estas \u00c3\u00baltimas, a pesar de su \u00c3\u00adndole degradante, nos ayudan a documentar la representaci\u00c3\u00b3n hist\u00c3\u00b3rica de las personas discapacitadas en EE.UU."}], "title": [{"label": "Alternate Title", "content": "Mrs. Nathaniel P. 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