(027219) Chester, Giraud. Embattled Maiden: The Life of Anna Dickinson. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 307 pages. Fine in Very Good DJ. B&W Photographs. DJ has light edgewear. Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932) was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's suffrage, as well as a gifted teacher, Dickinson was the first woman to speak before the United States Congress (Biography & Autobiography) (Dickinson, Anna)
