| Description |
1 online resource |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Relegated to the Crypt of the Capitol building for 76 years, the Portrait Monument has stood in the Rotunda since 1997. Drawing on diaries, letters, newspapers and historic photos, this first-ever history of the monument explores the controversy, myths and artistry behind this neoclassical yet unconventional work of art"-- Provided by publisher |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Terminology; Preface; Introduction; Part One; Adelaide Johnson and the Great Three; 1. A Sculptress; 2. Making the Great Three; 3. The Woman Movement; 4. 1893 World Fair; 5. Of Eminent Women and Bridesmaids; 6. Bust Fund Conflict; Part II; A Monument to Woman; 7. New Face of Suffrage; 8. Of Carrara Marble and Hard Luck; 9. With Ratification Goes the Rotunda; 10. Up the Steps of the Capitol; 11. The Supreme, the Wonderful Day; 12. Down in the Crypt; Part III; An Entity to Be Reckoned; 13. Golden Words; 14. A Work of Art; 15. Resurrecting Equal Rights; 16. Forward into Light |
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17. Import of the Woman Movement18. Glory of Washington; Part Four; Take Up the Song; 19. Semantics; 20. In the Halls of the Capitol; 21. Raise the Statue; 22. Adding Truth; 23. Unfinished Work; Conclusion; Timeline; Brief Biographies; Susan B. Anthony; Alva Belmont; Harriot (Stanton) Blatch; Carrie Chapman Catt; Ida Husted Harper; Dora Lewis; Lucretia Mott; Alice Paul; Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Lucy Stone; Mary Church Terrell; Sojourner Truth; Chapter Notes; Abbreviations; Part One; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part Two; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9 |
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Chapter 10Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Chapter 23; Conclusion; Bibliography; Archives; Documentary; Books and Other Sources; Newspapers and Periodicals; Artifacts; List of Names and Terms |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Johnson, Adelaide, 1859-1955.
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Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880 -- Statues.
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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902 -- Statues.
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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906 -- Statues.
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Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906. |
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Johnson, Adelaide, 1859-1955. |
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Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880. |
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Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902. |
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Portrait sculpture -- Washington (D.C.)
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Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History.
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ART -- Sculpture & Installation. |
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Portrait sculpture. |
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Women -- Suffrage. |
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United States. |
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Washington (D.C.) |
| Genre/Form |
Sculptures.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Weber, Sandra, 1961- Woman suffrage statue. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2016 9781476663463 (DLC) 2016010717 (OCoLC)929586187 |
| ISBN |
9781476624228 (electronic bk.) |
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1476624224 (electronic bk.) |
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9781476663463 |
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1476663467 |
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