Senator in 1886 Urges Women's Suffrage: "How can you deny the demand of millions who believe in suffrage for women, and who can not be forever silenced

Woman Suffrage. Speech of Hon. Henry W. Blair, of New Hampshire, in the Senate of the United States, December 8, 1886. Washington, 1886. Original paper wraps. 16 pages. 9 x 5.75 in. "Ever human being of mature powers, not disqualified by ignorance, vice or crime is the equal of and and is entitle to all the rights and privileges which belong to any other such human being under the law." "I appeal to you, Senators, to grant this petition of woman that she may be heard for her claim of right...How can you deny the demand of millions who believe in suffrage for women, and who can not be forever silenced, for they give voice in the innate cry of the human heart that justice be done not alone to many, but to that half of this nation which not is free only by the grace of the other, and that by our action today we indorse, if we do not initiate, a movement which, in the development of our race, shall guarantee liberty to all without distinction of sex, even as our glorious Constitution already grants the suffrage to every citizen, without distinction of color or race." Light vertical center crease. In very good condition. Very rare. At the time that this description is being written, only one copy is recorded in American institutions. OCLC search results are at best an estimate and can vary over time. (Inventory #: 17144)