Speech delivered by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, discussing the legal position of women in American society. She argues for women's right to vote; married women's property rights; for the for the right of women to serve as jurors; for fair inheritance and…
This is a report of a meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts, concerning women's rights in New England. Among the speakers were Wendell Philips, Caroline Dall, Harriot K. Hunt, Rev. John T. Sargent, and James Freeman Clarke.
This is a report of a meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts, concerning women's rights in New England. Among the speakers were Wendell Philips, Caroline Dall, Harriot Hunt, James Freeman Clarke, and John T. Sargent.
Series: Woman's Suffrage Tracts No. 4 Reprint: The Atlantic Monthly, February, 1859 In this essay, Higginson argues for educational and professional opportunities for women: "First give woman, if you dare, the alphabet, then summon her to her career:…
This is a reprint of a speech delivered to the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1853. Phillips discusses his belief that abolition is essential to perpetuate American democracy.