Duniway, Abigail Scott, 1834-1915
Biographical Note
Abigail Scott Duniway (October 22, 1834 - October 11, 1915) was an American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor, and writer whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women. She was born Abigail Jane Scott, October 22, 1834 on a farm near Groveland, Illinois and died October 11, 1915 (aged 80) in Portland, Oregon. She was known for women's suffrage leadership, writing, journalism, and pioneer farming.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Coronation of Womanhood posters
Two copies of a poster entitled “The Coronation of Womanhood,” and the corresponding identification key. The poster was commissioned and designed by Abigail Scott Duniway in 1884 to honor supporters of the equal-suffrage movement.
Abigail Scott Duniway papers
A small collection of papers of Abigail Scott Duniway, who was an emigrant to Oregon, an editor, and an advocate of women's suffrage. 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.
Oral history interview with David C. Duniway
Oral history interview with David C. Duniway conducted by Linda S. Dodds from January 9 to June 11, 1981. Duniway discusses his career as Oregon's first state archivist and his involvement in the historic preservation of several buildings in Salem.