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Book/Printed Material The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Akron, Ohio, May 28 and 29, 1851

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[ National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection copy ]

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Title

  • The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Akron, Ohio, May 28 and 29, 1851

Summary

  • This state conference included reports on education, labor, and common law, as well as letters from Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Amelia Bloomer.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • Cincinnati : Ben Franklin Book and Job Office, 1851.

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  LC copy formerly owned by Lucy Stone.
  • -  Gift; National American Woman Suffrage Association; Nov. 1, 1938.
  • -  LAC nsk 2019-08-27 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC knj 2022-09-03 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ecr 2022-09-10 review

Medium

  • 52 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • JK1881 .N357 sec. I, no. 146a, #4
  • JK1885 1848d no. 7 Copy no. undetermined. Inscribed: This was sent me by Mrs. Mary Martin, Fitchville, Ohio. Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N.Y. Jan. 1. 1903.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 93838317

Online Format

  • online text
  • image
  • 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, National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, and Susan B. Anthony Collection. The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Akron, Ohio, May 28 and 29. Cincinnati: Ben Franklin Book and Job Office, 1851. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/93838317/.

APA citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, Stone, L., Anthony, S. B., National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection & Susan B. Anthony Collection. (1851) The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Akron, Ohio, May 28 and 29. Cincinnati: Ben Franklin Book and Job Office. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/93838317/.

MLA citation style:

Woman'S Rights Convention, et al. The proceedings of the Woman's Rights Convention, held at Akron, Ohio, May 28 and 29. Cincinnati: Ben Franklin Book and Job Office, 1851. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/93838317/>.