Proclamation scroll with declaration written by Maya Angelou, 1977

Description:

Proclamation scroll written by Maya Angelou and relayed from the site of the Seneca Falls Convention in New York to the site of the 1977 International Women’s Year National Conference in Houston, Texas.

Date Made: 1977Associated Date: November 18-21, 1977

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: New York, Seneca FallsUnited States: Texas, Houston

General Subject Association: Women's HistoryWomen's HistoryUsed: National Women's ConferenceGeneral Subject Association: International Women's YearRelated Event: International Womens Year National Conference

Subject:

See more items in: Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection

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Credit Line: National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year (IWY)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1978.0307.18Accession Number: 1978.0307Catalog Number: 1978.0307.18

Object Name: Scroll

Measurements: overall: 35 in x 25 in x 3 in; 88.9 cm x 63.5 cm x 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-4667-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_516813

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