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Collection Reference Number GLC08999
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1870s 
Title An appeal to the women of the United States by the National Woman Suffrage and Educational Committee
Date 1871
Author Anthony, Susan B. (1820-1906)  
Document Type Pamphlet
Content Description Urges women to demand equal rights for themselves, including the franchise, argues that the Constitution guarantees equal rights to women, and offers a "Decleration and Pledge" for supporters of women's suffrage. Letter also states ways in which women should fight for the vote. Says the National Woman Suffrage and Educational Committee has been set up to coordinate these efforts, and makes an appeal for donations. Published by Case, Lockwood & Brainard. Written by the Committee of the National Woman Suffrage and Educational Committee, with Isabella Beecher Hooker as President, and also consisting of Susan B. Anthony, Josephine S. Griffing, Mary B. Bowen, Paulina Wright Davis and Ruth Carr Denison.
Subjects Woman Author  Women's History  Suffrage  Reform Movement  US Constitution  Civil Rights  
People Anthony, Susan Brownell (1820-1906)  Hooker, Isabella Beecher (1822-1907)  
Place written Hartford, Connecticut
Theme Government & Politics; Women in American History
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Isabella Beecher Hooker was a major advocate for women's suffrage, and a member of the prominent Beecher family.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945