![]() ![]() While the nation is buoyant with patriotism, and all hearts are attuned to praise, it is with sorrow we come to strike the one discordant note, on this one-hundredth anniversary of our country's birth. ![]() The women then left the platform and distributed copies of the declaration to people on the stage and in the crowd. After Senator Richard Henry Lee finished reading the original Declaration of Independence, the women quickly moved to the front of the platform and Anthony read their declaration to the surprised senator. Couzins) were given platform passes to observe the proceedings but were denied the chance to present their declaration. ![]() Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Sara Andrews Spencer, Lillie Devereux Blake and Phoebe W. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on behalf of the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA).įor the 1876 Independence Day ceremony in Philadelphia, PA, five members of the women's suffrage movement (Susan B. ![]()
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