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Britain’s First Female Doctor Writes to America’s First Female Doctor on Medical Supplies & Marriage
DR. ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON,
Autograph Letter Signed, to Dr. [Elizabeth] Blackwell. [London, England], [February 7, 1871]. 2 pp.
A very rare glimpse of the relationship between the two pioneer medical women of nineteenth century Western Civilization.
Item #21678.14, $3,900
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Bills on Women’s Suffrage and Direct Primaries before the N.Y. Legislature (SOLD)
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT,
Typed Letter Signed, to Albert Schack, New York, February 3, 1911
Item #22091, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Alice Stone Blackwell Signed Suffragette Periodical Stock Certificate
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL,
Partially Printed Document Signed. Five shares of the Woman’s Journal, Certificate #117, November 18, 1910. Framed with a photograph and engraved brass exhibit card.
Item #11995.01, $1,750
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Rare Signed Photograph of Emmeline Pankhurst
EMMELINE PANKHURST, Leader of the Suffragette Movement,
Black and white photograph signed and inscribed, “Yours Truly E. Pankhurst,” in black ink on mat below photo by Harris & Ewing studio, Washington, D.C., undated. Condition: 7.25” x 5” picture laid-down on mat, 10.75” x 7.25”, Choice Very Fine
The photograph is a wonderful, and rare, head and shoulders photograph of Mrs. Pankhurst. Though the photograph is undated it was probably taken in 1909, during Mrs. Pankhurst’s first tour of the United States to arouse interest in and to raise money for the case of Women’s Suffrage. The picture was taken by Harris and Ewing, a prominent studio in Washington, D.C., well known for its portraits of government officials.
Item #20205, $1,250
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A Broadside Rejecting Anti-Suffragist Arguments
WOMEN’S RIGHTS,
Broadside. Votes for Women. People Say:...We Say, New York: National American Woman Suffrage Association, ca. 1910. 1 p., 7 x 10½ in.
Item #22726, $995
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Susan B. Anthony’s Life and Work Autographed to Her Young Secretary
[SUSAN B. ANTHONY],
Book, Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony by Ida Husted Harper, volumes I and III only, first volume signed by Anthony on front free endpaper, and by the author on flyleaf, Indianapolis, 1899 and 1908, 6½ x 9½ in.
“To Miss Annie E. Dann, In recognition of her cheerful helpfulness during the many months of the work of getting out these pages--and with the love of her sincere friend, Susan B. Anthony, Rochester N.Y. May 24, 1899--Queen Victoria’s 80th Birth Day!!”
Item #22197, $2,800
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“Votes for Women”
[WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE],
Votes for Women Flag. 8 x 5½ in., attached to the original 18 in. stick. Ca. 1910. Framed.
Item #21421, $1,500
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“Watch Her Grow”: Suffrage Propaganda from The Woman’s Journal (SOLD)
[WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE],
Broadside. Boston: The Woman’s Journal, 1913. 12 x 19” 1 p.
Broadside equating the anatomical growth of women to the increasing number of states granting women full or partial suffrage. The text below lays out the states that have already granted full or partial suffrage, those where a vote for suffrage was then open to the public, and those where it is before a state legislature. Explains that women’s votes already determine one-seventh of the electoral votes in presidential contests. This is the only such broadside to ever appear at auction.
Item #21885, SOLD — please inquire about other items
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Five Women’s Rights Tracts Collected by Lucy Stone
[LUCY STONE],
Pamphlets. Five Women’s Rights Tracts. [Boston?: 1854?]. 24, 24, 28, 32, 18, [2 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers [some wear] with wrapper title [as issued]. Stitched.
Item #22811, $2,200
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