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Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre. – Antique Print

Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre., [1881] — antique engraving
Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre., [1881]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre., preserved in this antique engraving. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Frances Wright / J. Gorbitz ; J.C. Buttre.

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Frances Wright, the Scottish-born writer and lecturer, appears here as the frontispiece to the first volume of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's History of Woman Suffrage, published by Fowler & Wells in 1881. Wright (1795–1852) was among the earliest American women to speak publicly on politics, slavery, and women's rights, often before mixed audiences that drew hostile criticism. Placing her image at the front of the work signaled that the suffrage movement traced its roots to these pioneering public speakers. The engraving was made by J. Gorbitz after a work by J.C. Buttre, a well-known engraver of the period.

Created / published[1881]
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenrePortrait prints 1880-1890.Book illustrations 1880-1890.Frontispieces 1880-1890.Engravings 1880-1890.
NotesTitle from item. Illus. from: History of woman suffrage / Elizabeth Cady Stanton. New York : Fowler & Wells, 1881-1922, v. 1, frontispiece.
SubjectsWright, Frances,--1795-1852.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,220 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118787

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