Anna Elizabeth Dickinson
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson | |
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| Born | October 28, 1842 |
| Died | October 22, 1932 (aged 89) Goshen, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Slate Hill Cemetery, Goshen, New York 41°23′56″N 74°19′34″W / 41.399°N 74.326°W |
| Education | Friends Select School, Westtown School |
| Occupation(s) | Lecturer and author |
| Years active | 1857–1888 women's rights, and temperance |
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (October 28, 1842 – October 22, 1932) was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress. A gifted speaker at a very young age, she aided the Republican Party in the hard-fought 1863 elections and significantly influenced the distribution of political power in the Union just prior to the Civil War. Dickinson was the first white woman on record to summit Colorado's Longs Peak, Lincoln Peak, and Elbert Peak (on a mule), and she was the second to summit Pike's Peak.