Inspired by oregon suffragist abigail scott duniway, the 327guestroom hotels mission is to break boundaries and color outside the lines as a hub for a vibrant community of change makers in a property that is a complete departure from a traditional city hotel. Abigail scott duniway 18341915 the oregon encyclopedia. In idaho territory in 1896, duniway celebrated victory for woman. Abigail scott duniway 18341915 moved to oregon from illinois in 1852 with her family on the oregon trail and kept a detailed journal of their travels.
Anthony, political slaves, abigail scott duniway 18341915 rose from quite ordinary beginnings as an illinois farm girl to become a nationally famed champion of womens suffrage, as well as a significant author and publisher. Discover book depositorys huge selection of abigail scott duniway books online. Other published books and novels by duniway can be found in the oregon collection. Sep 19, 2019 abigail scott duniway 18361915 a writer, newspaper publisher, and promoter for womens rights, abigail scott duniway was oregons strongest voice for the cause of womans suffrage. For many years she edited the new northwest in portland and through her writings and lectures became recognized as the leader of the womans movement in the northwest. Abigail scott duniway signs oregons equal suffrage proclamation on nov. Abigail scott duniway papers, 18521992 archives west. Abigail jane scott duniway, american pioneer, suffragist, and writer, remembered chiefly for her ultimately successful pursuit in oregon of the vote for women. At age seventeen she moved with her family to oregon, in a wagon pulled by oxen, over the oregon trail. Quoted in mary bywater crosss treasures in the trunk. Abigail scott duniway 18341915 abigail was born in 1834 in illinois, the third of twelve children. Abigail scott duniway was oregons most prominent early advocate of womens rights. Abigail scott duniway 18361915 a writer, newspaper publisher, and promoter for womens rights, abigail scott duniway was oregons strongest voice for the cause of womans suffrage.
Pioneer entrepreneur abigail scott duniway, on a business trip to purchase. Mar 18, 2017 abigail scott duniway was born abigail jane scott in illinois. A small collection of papers of abigail scott duniway, who was an emigrant to oregon, an editor, and an advocate of womens suffrage. Her parents led the family on the oregon trail in 1852. Duniway, abigail scott article about duniway, abigail scott.
Abigail scott duniway, a leader in idahos suffrage movement, was born on a farm in illinois in 1834. Duniway was a true pioneer or path breaker, known for her long and tireless efforts for womens. From the west to the west by abigail scott duniway 2009. Outspoken and often controversial, abigail scott duniway is remembered as oregons mother of equal suffrage and the pioneer woman suffragist of the great northwest. At his death he was writing a history of leland stanford university men and women in the first world war and editing a diary written by his mother, abigail scott duniway, an oregon pioneer. Abigail scott and benjamin duniway were married in 1853. Duniway was later a key leader of the womans suffrage movement in oregon and the pacific northwest, and she aided the national effort.
Abigail scott duniway october 22, 1834 october 11, 1915 was an american womens rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts. Abigail scott duniway outspoken and often controversial, abigail scott duniway is remembered as oregons mother of equal suffrage and the pioneer woman suffragist of the great northwest. University of oregon library the earliest phase of organization and activity began in 1870 with the formation of local suffrage associations. Once they arrived in oregon, she took a job as a teacher and met benjamin c. Abigail scott duniways pathbreaking first appeared in 1914, near the very end of a long and busy life. Abigail scott duniway october 22, 1834 october 11, 1915 was an american womens rights. Jul 01, 1985 the author notes that abigail could have chosen to compromise a little to fit in with the east coast leaders of the womens suffrage movement but she didnt. An autobiographical history of the equal suffrage movement in pacific coast states, 2nd edition new york, n. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Excerpt from abigail scott duniway s the destiny of our republic, october 5, 1874 9. Abigail jane scott duniway american suffragist britannica. Duniway died in 1915, a year after writing her life story in path breaking. Mar 04, 2020 abigail scott duniway 18341915 abigail was born in 1834 in illinois, the third of twelve children. The series manuscripts by others comprises published and unpublished.
Pioneer entrepreneur abigail scott duniway, on a business trip to purchase stock for her millinery store back in oregon, waited breathlessly outside the suffrage convention in san francisco. A critical reference guide from colonial times to the present dictionary. Feb 05, 2018 pioneer entrepreneur abigail scott duniway, on a business trip to purchase stock for her millinery store back in oregon, waited breathlessly outside the suffrage convention in san francisco. Abigail scott duniway, bust portrait, facing right. Abigail scott duniway 18341915 and idaho suffrage when womens true history shall have been written, her part in the upbuilding of this nation will astound the world. In an era when women were, in the words of susan b. On the way to oregon in 1852, her mother died, but her father and eight brothers and sisters continued on west. Image courtesy library of congress abigail scott duniway was born in illinois in 1834. Abigail scott duniway and womens rights 9780689305993.
This lively biography tells the story of abigail scott duni. As lecturer, organizer, writer, and editor, duniway devoted over forty years to the cause of womens rights. Born abigail jane scott in 1839, she left illinois for oregon with her family in 1852, where she met her husband ben duniway. Rebel for rights, abigail scott duniway by moynihan, ruth barnes and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She also authored two other novels and a book of poems. Follow abigail scott duniway and explore their bibliography from s abigail scott duniway author page.
Abigail scott duniway diary university of oregon special. Abigail scott was of a large and hardworking farm family and received only scanty schooling. Abigail scott was born oct 22, 1834 on the family farm near groveland, illinois. With only a country schooling and six months at formal academy, and with responsibility for an invalid farmer husband and six children, abigail nonetheless became a school teacher, milliner, businesswoman, author, journalist, and vigorous proponent of equal rights. Abigail jane scott duniway of oregon devoted more than four decades of her life to the cause of equal rights for women. Duniway, abigail scott, 18341915 the online books page.
Dr clyde augustus duniway 18661944 find a grave memorial. The author notes that abigail could have chosen to compromise a little to fit in with the east coast leaders of the womens suffrage movement but she didnt. Abigail jane scott was born in a log cabin on october 22, 1834, on the frontier of groveland township, tazewell county, in central illinois, a few miles from fort peoria. Books by abigail scott duniway women in oregon lewis. He was the author of several books, including a widely read biography of daniel webster, published in 1927, which is included in the american secretary of. After teaching school in eola in early 1853, abigail scott duniway married benjamin charles duniway, a farmer from illinois, on august 1.
She went to oregon with her family in 1852 and the next year married benjamin charles duniway. Duniway, 1853 source for information on duniway, abigail scott. Abigail scott duniway yale historical publications, miscellany, no by moynihan, ruth barnes abebooks. Excerpt from abigail scott duniways the destiny of our republic, october 5, 1874 9. At seventeen, she accompanied her family on the overland trail to oregon, keeping a journal of their 1852 crossing. An autobiographical history of the equal suffrage movement in pacific. Abigail scott duniway between 1871 and 1887, duniway, a leader in the woman suffrage movement, chronicled this true history in the pages of the new northwest, one of the few newspapers in the nation devoted to womans advancement. Abigail scott duniway in an era when women were, in the words of susan b. David and anna matson classic reprint abigail scott. Across the plains to oregon by abigail scott duniway 2009, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.
Duniway, abigail scottborn 22 october 1834, groveland, illinois. Abigail scott duniway is the author of path breaking 4. And so they met, sparking a relationship that dramatically altered duniway s life. Abigail scott duniway, the new northwest, july 17, 1879. Born in illinois, abigail scott duniway 18341915 was eighteen when she lost her mother and baby brother to a grueling sixmonth journey on the oregon trail. The second daughter among 12 children, abigail scott duniway grew up on the illinois frontier. Sources on abigail scott duniway abigail scott duniway addresses the idaho constitutional convention. In forty years of scraping and scrapping for womens rights, abigail scott duniway never lost her nerve or wicked tongue. October 22, 1834october 11, 1915 abigail scott duniway was born in tazewell county, illinois, in 1834. Abigail was given the task of keeping a daily journal of their travels. Her mother and a brother died en route, and her mother was buried near fort laramie.
Her scott family traveled to oregon territory in 1852 with their nine surviving children. She was a key figure in the womens suffrage movement, earning the distinction as the first female voter to register in multnomah county after oregon became the seventh state in the country to pass a. Abigail scott duniway captain grays company, 1859 david and anna matson, 1876 from the west to the west. Her mother and youngest brother died on the trail, when abigail was 17. University of oregon special collections manuscripts and rare books. Upon arrival in oregon, abigail scott married and toiled as a farmers wife. In 1852 she and her family made the 2,400 mile trek west along the oregon trail, her mother and threeyearold brother dying en route. Abigail scott duniway first wave feminists for life. As a result, her view of the abigail scott duniway sounds like a true grit kind of individualsomeone i have to respect for her unflagging dedication to the rights of women, but someone i. Includes records of the oregon state equal suffrage association, records of the duniway publishing company, and copy of a typescript transcription of duniway s overland diary, 1852. Women history month abigail scott duniway shanna hatfield. She was a pioneer, a journalist, a newspaper editor, and a tireless advocate for womens suffrage. All of this she managed to accomplish while also fulfilling all the obligations of an invalids wife and the mother of six children.
From 1871 to 1887, she published the new northwest, a portlandbased weekly newspaper dedicated to womens issues and rights, particularly suffragethe legal right to vote and to run for elected office. David and anna matson abigail scott duniway full view 1876. She taught school until her marriage to benjamin duniway in 1853. Abigail scott duniway october 22, 1834 october 11, 1915 was an american womens rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women. Abigail scott duniway is a name thats very familiar to most oregon history buffs. His grandmother, abigail scott duniway, arrived in oregon as an 18yearold in 1852 after crossing the country from illinois with her family. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Sowing good seeds, the northwest suffrage campaigns of. An autobiographical history of the equal suffrage movement in pacific coast states second edition. Abigail scott duniway diary lc subject overland journeys to the pacific diaries local collection id coll 232b repository university of oregon. Duniway, abigail scott article about duniway, abigail. Abigail scott duniway facts, bio, family, life, info. Born in 1834, duniway made the overland migration to oregon with her family during the 1850s. Abigail scott duniway, an early advocate of womens voting rights, arranged for suffragist susan b.
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