Lot 162
Anthony, Susan B (1820-1906) American reformer, active in temperance, abolitionist, and woman suffrage movements. Autograph quotation signed, one page, 2¼ x 3½", Rochester, New York, March 22, 1874. "I demand the ballot for woman because it is the symbol of equality." Matted with a 7 x 6" picture of Ms. Anthony and framed to an overall size of 18 x 12½". Fine.
Anthony was inspired to give her life to women's rights after reading a speech given by Lucy Stone in 1850 and published by Horace Greeley. With Elizabeth Cady Stanton she organized the National Woman Suffrage Association (1869), which she served as president from 1892-1900. She traveled, spoke, and wrote tirelessly on behalf of woman's suffrage, of which she was one of the most powerful advocates. She wrote History of Woman Suffrage with Stanton and M.J. Gage. On August 26, 1920, women received the right to vote by passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, but it was fourteen years too late for Anthony, who had predicted that the vote for women would come within a generation.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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