Susan B. Anthony’s Silk Shawl
Object Details
- associated person
- Anthony, Susan B.
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- general subject association
- History, Women's Suffrage
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Woman Suffrage
- Credit Line
- National American Woman Suffrage Association
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- PL.026168
- catalog number
- 26168
- accession 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
- Record ID
- nmah_529597