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Nov. 26, 1862 Death of Susan B. Anthony’s father
One day in early November 1862, Susan B. Anthony and her father Daniel were reading and discussing antislavery newspapers when he suddenly began suffering acute pain in

Published On: November 25, 2017Categories: The Anthony FamilyTags: antislavery, Civil War, Daniel Anthony, Daniel Read Anthony, death, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, Merritt Anthony, Rochester, Susan B. Anthony, woman suffrage
Was Emily Dickinson as miserable as film suggests?
The film A Quiet Passion did not serve up the Emily Dickinson I know. Having read some biographies of Dickinson as well as her poetry, I have to say that [...]

Published On: June 16, 2017Categories: American History, Contemporaries of the AnthonysTags: contemporaries of the Anthonys, death, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Emily Dickinson, film review, Susan B. Anthony, women's rights
Why did Susan B. frequent Lily Dale?
What did Susan B. have in common with the Spiritualists of Lily Dale?

Published On: May 24, 2017Categories: Susan B. AnthonyTags: death, Lily Dale, New York, Susan B. Anthony, women's rights
Did Susan B. Anthony commune with the dead?
It is difficult to know Miss Anthony’s personal thoughts on this topic. Given her anguish over loss of family members and her speculations about life after death,

Published On: May 18, 2017Categories: Susan B. AnthonyTags: Daniel Read Anthony, death, Guelma Anthony, Susan B. Anthony, women's rights
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One of the most poignant mementos among the Anthony archives is a small packet of news clippings tied with a black ribbon. When I carefully unfolded it, therein lay two [...]

Published On: January 31, 2015Categories: Susan B. AnthonyTags: death, Susan B. Anthony

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Nov. 26, 1862 Death of Susan B. Anthony’s father

Was Emily Dickinson as miserable as film suggests?

Why did Susan B. frequent Lily Dale?

Did Susan B. Anthony commune with the dead?

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