Anna E. Dickinson 1873 HANDWRITTEN QUOTATION SIGNED BY FAMED ACTIVIST FOR SUFFRAGE, ABOLITIONIST, TEACHER, MOUNTAINEER AND THE FIRST WOMAN TO EVER ADDRESS THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS 1873
16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Autograph [WOMEN] Anna E. Dickinson (1842-1932) was an orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and women's suffrage, as well as a gifted teacher, Dickinson was the first woman to speak before the United States Congress. A gifted speaker at a very young age, she aided the Republican Party in the hard-fought 1863 elections and significantly influenced the distribution of political power in the Union just prior to the Civil War. Dickinson also was the first white woman on record to climb Colorado's Longs Peak, in 1873. AQS, "Above all things Liberty - truly yours Anna E. Dickinson - March 8, 1873." Ink has lightened somewhat. Very Good
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