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Ain’t I a Woman: Sojourner Truth
Isabella Baumfree, also known as Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), was born into slavery, sold at the age of nine and endured humilation, hardship and abuse for more than four decades. Her activism in women’s issues made her a hero. In 1851, she delivered her...
Pro and Con: Assorted Slogan Buttons and More
SOLD ON AUG 26, 2018 FOR: $2,750.00 Group of eleven woman's suffrage buttons, ranging in size from .75" to 1.25". Includes an 1.5" button promoting Oklahoma statehood. Condition varies, but the majority are in very good shape. Description written by Heritage Auctions...
Jane Addams: First American Woman Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Jane Addams (September 6, 1860 – May 21, 1935) was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As an activist for women and children, she promoted women’s issues and kept children’s needs at the forefront of the American agenda. “America’s future...
Rare Parade Dress & Sash
SOLD ON DEC 3, 2016 FOR: $6,875.00 Made of beige linen, with a diagonal sash in classic Suffrage movement colors. Excellent condition and ready for display. Interestingly, this sash is double-sided, presumably so the message could run across the back of the dress...
Equal Suffrage Day – February 28, 1909
See article referring to this newspaper article here
“Celebrating” Woman’s Day
Today is March 8th. Around the globe, the world is celebrating what has been designated as "International Women's Day," tying it back to labor protests for women around the globe. The actual "celebration" has been whitewashed an blurred from its beginnings, hoping...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Harlem Equal Rights League Pinback
SOLD ON MAY 14, 2009 FOR: $3,585.00 Woman's Suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton Harlem Equal Rights League Pinback. 1¼" with a Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, New Jersey backmark. This rare button is one that all suffrage collectors know about but almost no one...
For the love of children
Mary McLeod Bethune, (1875 – 1955), was born to Samuel and Patsy McLeod, emancipated slaves, in the summer of 1875 near Maysville, South Carolina. She was the fifteenth child of the 17 McLeod children. Her parents were able to obtain five acres of land where she...
Double-Length Parade Sash
SOLD ON SEP 15, 2020 FOR: $4,750.00 Double-Length Parade Sash. 4" tall grosgrain sash (one side 25" in length, the other 22" in length), bunched up in the middle, each side inscribed "Votes For Women". Light overall aging . The colors have faded somewhat...
Cady and Mott’s Declaration of Sentiments – 1848 Seneca Falls Convention
Can you imagine how Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott felt after they had worked so hard for the abolitionist movement, attended the World Anti-Slavery Conference in London in 1840, but were told they couldn’t be seated because the Anti-Slavery Society...
Graphic and Colorful Crepe Paper Poster
SOLD ON OCT 21, 2017 FOR: $5,750.00 Woman's Suffrage: Graphic and Colorful Crepe Paper Poster. 17 1/2" x 20 1/2" crepe paper poster printed in blue and gold. It depicts a sunrise and is inscribed "Votes For Women 1915 Empire State". Some minor surface...
Votes for Women Pennant.
SOLD ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020for $9,375 Woman's Suffrage: Large Graphic Votes for Women Pennant. One of the best designed felt pennants from the era. Measuring 29" in length, made by Langrock Bros. Co., N.Y., and is titled "Women's Political Union Votes For Women"....
Are Women People?
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942) wrote a woman suffrage column for the New York Tribune in 1915 and 1917 called “Are Women People?” She took on issues and men who criticize women for wanting to vote and work. Click on the link to read some of her columns....
State of Missouri Ballot Measure Badge
SOLD ON AUG 26, 2018 FOR: $7,500.00 Woman's Suffrage: Unbelievable State of Missouri Ballot Measure Badge. Truly wonderful 1.25" button picturing a "Votes For Women" flag with ten stars, inscribed "Missouri Next Amendment No. 13". It hangs from a black on yellow...
We Believe Betsy Ross
In March 1870, William Canby, the grandson of seamstress Betsy Ross submitted a paper to the Pennsylvania Historical Society recounting a secret meeting by Continental Congress representatives – George Washington, Robert Morris...