Gerrit Smith was a social reformer in support of abolition, temperance, women's rights, and ecumenism. He utilized the broadside format to espouse his views and influence public opinion, and authorized printing of more than 600 broadsides in his…
Reprint of a letter from by artist, Helena de Kay Gilder comments on the women's suffrage movement and argues against women's right to vote due to the natural inequality between men and women.
Includes two documents: the letter and the Constitution of the National Woman Suffrage Association. It also includes the song lyrics to "Hark! The Sound of Myriad Voices" by Harriet H. Robinson, written for the first annual meeting of the Woman…
Written on National Woman Suffrage Association stationery,
Anthony wrote this letter about the upcoming fortieth anniversary of the woman suffrage movement and the International Council of Women, assembled by the National Woman Suffrage Association…
Written on National American Woman Suffrage Association stationery.
The letter also contains several handwritten notes along the top and in the margin: one relates to another donation that was sent and the other circles the name Jane H. Spofford,…