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Portrait of Susan B. Anthony

1893

A lifetime photographic portrait of Susan B. Anthony, published in the 1893 biographical dictionary A Woman of the Century.

A formal lifetime portrait of Anthony published as part of her public presentation as an elder reform leader.

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Black-and-white portrait photograph of an elderly woman with light hair pulled back, wearing small round wire-rimmed glasses, a dark high-necked lace garment, and a cross pendant on a beaded chain. She faces the camera with a serious expression.
Susan B. Anthony, portrait photograph, published in A Woman of the Century, 1893.

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What it is

This is a black-and-white portrait photograph of Susan B. Anthony as an elderly woman, published in the 1893 biographical dictionary A Woman of the Century.

Why it matters

The photograph shows how Anthony was presented to the public during her lifetime, as a respected elder stateswoman of the reform movement. Its dignified, formal style reflects how she and her era wanted suffragists to be seen by the wider public.

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  • What does Anthony's clothing and expression suggest about how she wanted to be seen?
  • Why might a biographical dictionary have chosen to include a formal portrait like this one?
  • What might this carefully staged image leave out about her actual daily life and work?

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