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Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Rachel Foster Avery, Washington, D.C., January 12, 1889.

Anthony describes her arrival in Washington D.C. and the debate, presumably surrounding the merging of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the…

Produced in six volumes from 1881-1922, History of Woman Suffrage documents the movement’s presence in the United States. Written by Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ida Husted Harper, and others associated with the National Woman Suffrage…

Poem written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton in honor of Susan B. Anthony’s 80th birthday, February 15, 1900.

Anti-Women's Suffrage postcard. Reads: New York has better laws for protection of women and children than obtain in any woman suffrage states. Eighty per cent. of the women in New York state do not want the ballot. These reasons are sufficient to…

Wampum belt - Dustfan belt represents the Great Law, including roles and responsibilities of chiefs, clan mothers, etc.

The size of this belt is beaded length: 36" x 22"; total length (with fringe): 60"

Wampum belt - women's nominating belt, represents women's right to nominate chiefs.

The size of this belt is beaded length: 28.75" x 4"; total length (with fringe): 41"

Rachel Foster Avery photograph- Scope and Contents note:
Avery writes on the back of one cabinet card:

"To my beloved and revered second mother, Susan B. Anthony. Rachel Foster Avery. Rochester, Aug. 7, 1891."

Susan B. Anthony's sister Hannah was married in the fall of 1845. The women spent hours during the summer before making quilts and other necessities for Hannah's new home. This white work quilt is an elegant example of a wholecloth quilt enlivened by…

World War I era poster encouraging women to support the war effort by purchasing U.S. Government Bonds. Poster depicts a gray-haired woman standing in front of an American flag with her arms stretched out. Poster reads: Women! Help America's Sons Win…

A strip of admissions tickets for lectures at the Lyceum Theater on various topics of interest to suffragists, including lectures by Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, Harriet Stanton Blatch, Dr. A. E. Winship, Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane, Hon. Samuel M. Jones,…