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Proprietors of the Woman's Journal 1870 Issued Pair of Stock Certificates from the Samuel May family

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Proprietors of the Woman's Journal 1870 Issued Pair of Stock Certificates from the Samuel May family
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Boston, Massachusetts, 1870. Lot includes two stock certificates for the Proprietors of the Woman's Journal, one issued to Samuel May and the other issued to his wife, Mary May. The Woman's Journal was the first regular woman's rights periodical in America, and was founded by notable suffragist, abolitionist, and feminist Lucy Stone in 1870, the same year these stocks were issued. Her husband, Henry Brown Blackwell, signed both pieces. Samuel May was a prominent Massachusetts figure, known as "Deacon May," and was the sixth generation of his family in the state. His wife, Mary Goddard May was also a devoted advocate of the abolition movement, among other public service endeavors. This unique and rare lot has a fascinating history behind it.