Susan B. Anthony, American, 1820 - 1906 Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (bright purple); adhesive / engraving
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
April 1958
Description:
This Liberty Issue stamp depicts Susan B. Anthony. She was born in Adams, Massachusetts in 1820. Anthony became involved in the anti-slavery and temperance movements at an early age. Inspired by Lucy Stone’s closing speech at the first National Women’s Rights Convention, and after being introduced to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Anthony joined the women’s rights movement and championed women’s suffrage.
United States; Massachusetts; Susan B. Anthony; Quaker; feminist; civil rights; leader; anti-slavery; temperance; Lucy Stone; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; women’s rights; equal rights; suffrage; vote; equality; portrait
