Speech of Mrs. M. E. J. Gage at the Woman's Rights Convention held at Syracuse, September 1852

Title

Speech of Mrs. M. E. J. Gage at the Woman's Rights Convention held at Syracuse, September 1852

Creator

Gage, Matilda Joslyn, 1826-1898

Woman's Rights Convention (1852 : Syracuse, N.Y.)

Date

1853

Subject

Women's rights--United States

Type

text

Language

English

Place of Issue

Syracuse (N.Y.)

Genre

Speeches; Conference materials

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Call number

4

Z211 .S99 1853w

Exhibition link

Upstate New York and the Women's Rights Movement

Label text

Matilda Joslyn Gage. "Speech of Mrs. M. E. J. Gage at the Woman's Rights Convention held at Syracuse, Sept. 1852." In: Commensurate With Her Capacities and Obligations, Are Woman' s Rights. A Series of Tracts. (Syracuse, 1853.) Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) was born in Cicero, New York and lived in Fayetteville, New York after her marriage in 1845. Gage, who became a prominent organizer and writer for the cause, first attended a woman's rights convention when it was held in Syracuse in 1852. Here she delivered a speech which strongly criticized woman's subservience and advocated educational and legal equality for women.

Collection

Rare Book Collection (UR-RBSCP)

Citation

Gage, Matilda Joslyn, 1826-1898 and Woman's Rights Convention (1852 : Syracuse, N.Y.), “Speech of Mrs. M. E. J. Gage at the Woman's Rights Convention held at Syracuse, September 1852,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/543.

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