Though known as a women's rights leader, she also campaigned against slavery and in favor of temperance. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton she founded the American Equal Rights Association in 1866, and she spent the better part of her life trying to win voting rights for women in the United States. In 1920, 14 years after Anthony's death, American women finally won the vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment. ALS, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, South Dakota Equal Suffrage Association letterhead, September 21, 1890. A letter regarding forwarding her mail, meetings held and to be held, printing of leaflets and other business of her tour. In part: “Please write me a Postal card to each point to which you forward letters to me…They did that on my bills at Yankton and they looked much better then pencil marks…Mrs. Henried [?] wrote you yesterday of the part that the local Leola…was noted into the McPherson court [?] more than either but of court officers … by this note the “Old Man and the Sea” was gotten … and now the President—Mrs. Hickman will set about canvassing the District of the Court… I hope to get word from you all there—I feel awfully far off from the hub.” In fine condition, with typical age and handling wear, light scattered creasing, smudging to several letters of text with signature unaffected. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
