When Anthony Met Stanton, (sculpture).

When Anthony Met Stanton, (sculpture).

Aub, A. E. Ted, sculptor.

When Anthony Met Stanton, (sculpture).

Dedicated July 18, 1998.

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Life-size bronze figures illustrating the introduction of Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, by Amelia Bloomer on the streets of Seneca Falls, New York in 1851. The sculpture depicts Susan B. Anthony on the left wearing a bonnet, Amelia Bloomer in the center, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the right holding a ledger.

Portrait female -- Anthony, Susan B. -- Full length

Portrait female -- Stanton, Elizabeth Cady -- Full length

Portrait female -- Bloomer, Amelia -- Full length

History -- United States -- Women's History

Occupation -- Other -- Reformer

Object -- Written Matter -- Book

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Seneca Falls

Administered by Village of Seneca Falls, Seneca Falls, New York

Located East Bayard Street, near junction of Spring Street, Seneca Falls, New York 13148

The bronze sculpture was created by Hobart and William Smith College Art Professor, A. E. ‘Ted’ Aub. The sculpture is located on E. Bayard Street, near the junction of Spring Street, overlooking Van Cleef Lake and the Cayuga and Seneca Canal in the village. The Susan B. Anthony Center for Women’s Leadership at the University of Rochester has published the journals of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the quotation below describes the event of the sculpture: "How well I remember the day! George Thompson and William Lloyd Garrison having announced an anti-slavery meeting in Seneca Falls, Miss Anthony came to attend it. These gentlemen were my guests. Walking home after the adjournment, we met Mrs. Bloomer and Miss Anthony, on the corner of the street, waiting to greet us. There she stood, with her good earnest face and genial smile, dressed in gray delaine, hat and all the same color, relieved with pale blue ribbons, the perfection of neatness and sobriety. I liked her thoroughly, and why I did not at once invite her home with me to dinner I do not know . . ."

The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: In May 1851, there was a chance encounter on the streets of Seneca Falls which forever altered the struggle for women’s rights. Amelia Jenks Bloomer introduced Susan B. Anthony to Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The friendship that was forged between Stanton and Anthony gave direction and momentum to the seventy-two year struggle for women’s suffrage which culminated on August 26, 1920 in the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Neither woman lived to see this happen. / GIVEN TO THE VILLAGE OF SENECA FALLS BY / GOVERNOR GEORGE E. PATAKI / ON BEHALF OF / THE GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN / JULY 18, 1998 / A. E. TED AUB, SCULPTOR.

Orzell, Bill, 2011.

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