Olympie

1917 · rif. 16876 — Washington DC: Federal Suffrage Association 1917 First edition of Olympia Brown's biographical sketch of her colleague and personal friend. Brown served as the president of the Federal Suffrage Association when Colby worked with the organization during her later years. Publisher's blue cloth titled in gilt. . Octavp/. With frontisportrait of Colby and title-page vignette map showing which areas in North America had achieved women's suffrage. The present work includes Colby's long-form poem "The Song of the Plains" pp. 19-29 and a bibliography of Colby's writings pp. 104-108. Small spot of light toning to frontisportrait and title-page. Hinge cracking between pages 16 and 17; first gathering somewhat loose. A very good bright copy. Clara Bewick Colby 1846 – 1916 was the longtime president of the Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association and the founder of the Woman's Tribune the leading American suffrage publication and the official organ of the National Woman Suffrage Association. She was also a poet literary critic lecturer and the first woman to be officially appointed as a war correspondent. As a writer Colby contributed to The Woman's Bible 1895 and wrote articles for magazines including Harper's Bazaar and Arena. The present work makes particular note of Colby's involvement with the Federal Suffrage Association and her work with Brown. Federal Suffrage Association, hardcover books