Susan B. Anthony’s Silk Shawl

Description:

Woman’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony wore this red shawl when advocating for woman’s rights at suffrage conventions, speaking engagements or congressional sessions. Red shawls became one of her trademarks and a way to make her instantly recognizable to reporters and the public. It was said in Washington that there were two signs of spring: the return of Congress to the nation’s capital and the sight of Anthony’s red shawl as she also returned to lobby congressmen.

Associated Person: Anthony, Susan B.

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: History, Women's Suffrage

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, Woman Suffrage

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Credit Line: National American Woman Suffrage Association

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.026168Catalog Number: 26168Accession Number: 64601

Object Name: shawl

Physical Description: red (overall color)silk (overall material)Measurements: overall: 63 in x 63 in; 160.02 cm x 160.02 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-66c6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_529597

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