Criticism of The Woman's Bible and the Suffrage Movement as Anti-Religion

(STANTON, ELIZABETH CADY). [ANON]. The Woman's Bible. Editor Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Carrie Chapman Catt, President of the National Suffrage Association, one of the Revising Committee. [Caption title]. Broadside, 16" x 9.5." Fine. N.p: [Ca. 1920]. $600.00

The Woman's Bible, published by Stanton in two volumes, in 1895-96, challenged organized religion by including feminist interpretations and rewrites of many passages. A Revising Committee took part in this effort, including Mrs. Robert Ingersoll and Mrs. Olympia Brown. It did not include Catt or Blackwell, whom the anonymous author includes in this "expose" of women, suffrage and Stanton.

Possibly written by a member of the clergy, as much of the criticism relates to holding meetings on Sundays, declaring that at the convention in Chicago in February, 1920, and in May of the same year, "the women who invaded Connecticut to try to force Governor Holcomb to call a special session, met in New York on Sunday and had a big political dinner on that day."

The broadside ends in large type thusly: "This is the teaching of National Suffrage Leaders.

"Are you willing for women who hold these views to become political powers in our country?"