Anna Dickinson, 1984 July.

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Anna Dickinson, 1984 July.

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Photocopy of an article written by Joseph Duffy for "Connecticut Woman" in July 1984. Duffy refers to Dickinson, who came to Hartford at age 19 in 1873, as Hartford's Joan of Arc.

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Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth), 1842-1932

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Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (October 28, 1842 – October 22, 1932) was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address 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 was the first white wo...

Duffy, Joseph

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