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Reverend Doctor Anna Howard Shaw (1847 - 1919) "A leader in the women's suffrage movement, Shaw was a master orator for social justice, and the first woman to be ordained by the Protestant Methodist Church. She was the first living American woman to be awarded the U.S. Distinguished Service Medal." Source: Anna Howard Shaw -- National Women's Hall of Fame You can read or download her autobiography from Google Books: The Story of a Pioneer

Thank you Elizabeth Thomsen.

Interesting. She looks a bit masculine, but I do not mean that derogatorily. It perhaps helped her back in those days as very few women received doctorates in any field. Good for you, Dr. Shaw.

Where did she graduated from?

"In 1873, she entered Albion College, paying for her two years of education there by preaching and giving lectures on temperance. In 1876, she left Albion to attend Boston Theological Seminary. Upon graduation, in 1878, as the only woman in her class, she took charge of a church in East Dennis, Massachusetts, but the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church refused her application for ordination because she was a woman. It also took steps to revoke her preaching license. Finally, in 1880, Shaw convinced the Methodist Protestant Church to grant her ordination so she could administer the sacraments and continue her ministry in East Dennis. In addition to ministering at two churches, Shaw earned a medical degree from Boston University in 1886. However, she never practiced medicine." Source: Anna Howard Shaw -- National Women's Hall of Fame

The woman on the RIGHT* can't be Susan B. Anthony--she might be another Miss Anthony, but Susan B. died in 1906. *fixed on advice of Wystan.

That's Anna Shaw on the left . . . .

Whoops, yes, of course. I'm never good at left-right (don't give me driving directions or ballroom dance classes, it's hopeless). Should have double-checked myself. The woman on the left certainly is Anna Shaw! Now who's on the right?

Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and the first ordained female Methodist minister in the United States. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Shaw Florence Jaffray "Daisy" Harriman (July 21, 1870 – August 31, 1967) was an American socialite, suffragist, social reformer, organizer, and later, a courageous diplomat. “She led one of the suffrage parades down Fifth Avenue, worked on campaigns on child labor and safe milk and, as minister to Norway in World War II, organized evacuation efforts while hiding in a forest from the Nazi invasion.” In her ninety-second year, U.S. President John F. Kennedy honored her by awarding her the first “Citation of Merit for Distinguished Service.” She often found herself in the middle of historic events. As she stated, “I think nobody can deny that I have always had through sheer luck. . . a box seat at the America of my times.” Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Jaffray_Harriman The photographer was fooled by the name on the banner she was carrying. Does everyone agree it is Harriman? I recognize her as Harriman, but I can be wrong.

Thanks. Next time we update the record we'll change the title to give the names of the persons in the picture.

Her wikipedia entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Howard_Shaw

Dr. Shaw in 1911: and 1913