Mary McHenry Keith correspondence : ALS and TLS, 1906 Apr. 24-July 18.

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Mary McHenry Keith correspondence : ALS and TLS, 1906 Apr. 24-July 18.

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Five letters to Keith, mostly concerning a portrait of Susan B. Anthony by William Keith, and its transport from Berkeley to Rochester, N.Y., in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Correspondents include Mary S. Anthony (sister of Susan B. Anthony), Mary S. Sperry, Anna Howard Shaw, and Kate M. Gordon. Includes some discussion of the Oregon vote for women's suffrage. Letters from Anthony are addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Keith. Also includes a typed eulogy for Susan B. Anthony.

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California historical society

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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906

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Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1851, she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activ...

Sperry, Mary Dawn, 1980-

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Keith, Mary McHenry, 1855-1947

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Leader in women's suffrage movement, from Berkeley, Calif. Member of the Berkeley Women's Club and a trustee of the Latham Foundation for the Promotion of Humane Education. From the description of Mary McHenry Keith letters and miscellany, 1912-1927. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122498996 Resident of Berkeley, Calif., and leader in women's suffrage movement; married William Keith. From the description of Papers, 1906-1927. (California Hist...

Gordon, Kate, 1878-

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Keith, William, 1838-1911

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Anthony, Mary S., 1827-1907

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Mary Stafford Anthony (b. Apr. 2, 1827, Battenville, NY–d. Feb. 5, 1907, Rochester, NY) was the younger sister of suffragist Susan B. Anthony. Mary worked as a teacher and principal; she taught in the city of Rochester's public schools for 27 years and was promoted to principal. She was the first woman known in Rochester to receive equal pay to men who were principals. In 1848, Mary attended the Rochester Women's Rights Convention with her parents. In 1872, Susan and Mary Anthony along with fo...

Shaw, Anna Howard, 1847-1919

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Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. Born in northern England in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1847, her family left England and immigrated to the United States. In their new country, the Shaws made several moves. After settling in the bustling port city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, they uprooted again, this time ...