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Speech Presenting Marble Busts of Mott, Stanton and Anthony to Congress

Sara Bard Field · 15 February 1921

A 1921 speech by Sara Bard Field presenting marble busts of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony to Congress as a memorial to the suffrage movement.

The speech commemorates Stanton as one of three suffrage pioneers honored with a marble bust presented to Congress.

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Sara Bard Field, Speech Presenting the Marble Busts of Mott, Stanton and Anthony, 1921. Privately printed, San Francisco.

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What it is

This is the printed text of a speech delivered by Sara Bard Field on 15 February 1921 in the rotunda of the United States Capitol. Field spoke on behalf of the women of the nation, presenting to Congress marble busts of three suffrage pioneers: Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Jane Addams presided over the ceremony, and the Speaker of the House responded on behalf of Congress. The speech was privately printed in San Francisco in 1921.

Why it matters

The event marked a formal recognition by the U.S. government of the women who led the fight for suffrage, coming shortly after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment. By honoring Stanton alongside Mott and Anthony, the speech shows how later generations understood her role as a founding figure of the movement.

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  • Why might Congress have agreed to accept these busts in 1921?
  • What does it mean that a woman gave this speech in the Capitol rotunda?
  • How does this ceremony compare with how Stanton and her allies were treated during their lifetimes?

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