Declaration of rights of the women of the United States

1876

National Woman Suffrage Association

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English

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Philadelphia (Pa.)

Resolutions (Law)

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National Woman Suffrage Association. Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States. 1876. For the Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia on July 4, 1876, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Matilda Joslyn Gage wrote a Declaration of Rights to be read at the official proceedings, but their request to present it was denied. Undaunted Anthony and four other women decided to go ahead with their plan. When the Declaration of Independence had been read, Anthony and the other women rose from their seats and marched down the aisle to the speakers' rostrum. Here Anthony presented the Declaration to Vice-President Thomas W. Ferry. The women then proceeded back down the aisle while scattering printed copies of the Declaration to the audience.

National Woman Suffrage Association (U.S.), “Declaration of rights of the women of the United States,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed March 17, 2025, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/561.