Music Sheet, "Female Suffrage," 1867
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Artifact Overview
Music rallied support around the long fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights. This piece of sheet music was dedicated to four early suffragists: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who formed the National Woman Suffrage Association; George Francis Train, who financed the group's monthly publication, The Revolution; and Lucy Stone, who launched the Woman's Journal, another women's rights newspaper.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sheet music
Date Made
1867
Subject Date
1867
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Music composed by George H. Briggs, lyrics by R. A. Cohen; published by P. L. Huyett & Son, Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Collection Title
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
00.4.183
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 14 in
Width: 10.875 in
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SetWomen's Suffrage: Highlights from the Collections of The Henry Ford
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American women gained the right to vote after a long, hard struggle. A concerted effort to secure voting rights for women began in the mid-1800s and continued until the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920--and even then, some women had to fight on. In recognition of the passage of the 19th Amendment, here are 19 objects from our collections that highlight the women's suffrage movement.