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Book/Printed Material The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Worcester, October 15th and 16th, 1851.

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Title

  • The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Worcester, October 15th and 16th, 1851.

Summary

  • This pamphlet includes addresses by Ernestine Rose, Wendell Phillips, and Abby Price, as well as correspondence from Harriet Martineau of England and from Jeanne Deroin Pauline Roland of France.

Names

  • Woman's Rights Convention (1851 : Worcester, Mass.)
  • Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893, former owner.
  • Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906, inscriber.
  • Pease, Elizabeth Nichol, former owner.
  • National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Susan B. Anthony Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New York : Published for the Committee by Fowlers and Wells, 1852.

Headings

  • -  Women's rights--United States--Congresses
  • -  Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--Congresses

Notes

  • -  LC copy formerly owned by Lucy Stone.
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Gift; National American Woman Suffrage Association; Nov. 1, 1938.
  • -  On the title page Anthony has inscribed "Second National" before "Woman's."
  • -  Inscribed: Miss Elizabeth Pease from Miss Hunt of Boston.
  • -  Inscribed by Anthony: This was sent to Miss Elizabeth Pease (Nichol) Edinburgh, Scotland by Dr. Harriet H. Hunt, the first Woman Doctor of Boston Mass.--and Mrs. Nichol gave it to Susan B. Anthony, when she visited her in 1883. Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N.Y., Jan. 1. 1903.
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-08-27 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  Card indicates that there are 2 copies of JK1885 1848a in Susan B. Anthony Collection. LAC nsk 2019-09-05
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-09-05 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC rwp 2019-09-12 review
  • -  LAC knj 2022-08-22 update (1 card)
  • -  LC Review of LAC Completed/Corrections Sent 2022-08-29
  • -  LAC knj 2022-09-03 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 112 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • JK1881 .N357 sec. I, no. 143, #2
  • JK1885 1848a no. 5
  • JK1885 1848d no. 8

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93838287

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  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, Lucy Stone, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Nichol Pease, National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, and Susan B. Anthony Collection. The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Worcester, October 15th and 16th. New York: Published for the Committee by Fowlers and Wells, 1852. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/93838287/.

APA citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, Stone, L., Anthony, S. B., Pease, E. N., National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection & Susan B. Anthony Collection. (1852) The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Worcester, October 15th and 16th. New York: Published for the Committee by Fowlers and Wells. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93838287/.

MLA citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, et al. The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Worcester, October 15th and 16th. New York: Published for the Committee by Fowlers and Wells, 1852. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93838287/>.