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

Creator Notes

Music composed by George H. Briggs, lyrics by R. A. Cohen; published by P. L. Huyett & Son, Saint Joseph, Missouri.

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

Music Sheet, "Female Suffrage," 1867