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Jacob Merritt Anthony

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  • Tree with many branches

    All for Suffrage, Part 1

    Susan B. Anthony’s family members were all for women’s suffrage, each in his or her own way. Some supported voting rights by actually casting ballots, while others supported campaigns for [...]

    Published On: October 26, 2017Categories: Women's SuffrageTags: abolition, Daniel Read Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Jacob Merritt Anthony, John Brown, Susan B. Anthony, woman suffrage, women's rights
  • painting of John Brown with rifle in one hand and bible in other

    This week in History: John Brown at Harpers Ferry

    John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry shook the Anthony family’s roots when on this day in 1859 he broke into a federal arsenal in Virginia and was captured. Lucy and [...]

    Published On: October 17, 2017Categories: American History, Contemporaries of the AnthonysTags: abolition, contemporaries of the Anthonys, Daniel Read Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Henry Selden, Jacob Merritt Anthony, John Brown, Kansas, Quakers, Rochester, Susan B. Anthony, underground railroad
  • Catch my book on TV today!

    The Truth About Daniel was featured today on FOX morning news. Click here to watch the newscast. I liked how they included images, but you may be confused about the [...]

    Published On: February 14, 2017Categories: Books by Jeanne GehretTags: abolition, antislavery, black suffrage, books about Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Read Anthony, Guelma Anthony, Hannah Anthony, Jacob Merritt Anthony, Susan B. Anthony, The Truth About Daniel, voting, woman suffrage
  • The Jury’s Still Out on John Brown

    It’s one thing to admire someone and quite another to like him or her. This reality slapped me in the face when I visited the homestead of John Brown near [...]

    Published On: October 13, 2014Categories: Contemporaries of the AnthonysTags: abolition, Gerrit Smith, Jacob Merritt Anthony, John Brown, Kansas, Mary Brown, Merritt Anthony, North Elba, Secret Six
  • Merritt Anthony’s Wedding Venue

    It took me a while to find these photos of my excursion to Osawatomie, Kansas. My last post dealt with the marriage of Merritt and Mary Luther Anthony inside the Adair cabin, [...]

    Published On: October 1, 2014Categories: The Anthony FamilyTags: Adair Cabin, Florella Adair, Jacob Merritt Anthony, Kansas, Merritt Anthony, Osawatomie, Samuel Adair
  • Casual Approach to a Wedding

    Jacob Merritt Anthony’s wedding, unlike his brother’s, was anything but traditional.

    Published On: September 28, 2014Categories: The Anthony FamilyTags: Florella Adair, Frederick Brown, Jacob Merritt Anthony, John Brown, Mary Luther, Osawatomie, Samuel Adair, wedding

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