c.1882 - Daughters of America; Or Women of the Century

By Phebe A. Hanaford

c.1882
True and Company, Publishers/ Augusta, Maine

A richly illustrated and beautifully bound biographical volume celebrating the lives and accomplishments of over 100 influential American women of the 19th century—including Martha Washington, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and other notable figures in literature, reform, science, and public life.

Written by Phebe A. Hanaford, one of the first ordained female ministers in the United States and an outspoken advocate for women’s rights and suffrage, this work serves as both a tribute and a historical record of female achievement during a transformative period in American history.

This copy features:
    •    A striking Victorian cloth binding in deep burgundy with elaborate blind-stamped floral decoration and gilt title panel
    •    A round portrait medallion of Martha Washington on the front cover
    •    Numerous engraved illustrations throughout
    

A valuable and visually captivating addition to any collection of women’s history, 19th-century biography, or decorative publisher’s bindings.

Condition: Very good. Light-Moderate wear to edges and corners; spine ends rubbed. Interior hinge crack yet binding tight and pages clean. With mild age toning. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Sun-fading to the spine. 730pp

Size: 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”