Sammis Ida (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Suffolk County, New York, 1914
- First Edition
- Signed
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Add to basketUnbound. Condition: Very Good. Autograph Letter Signed. One sheet of 8½" x 11" New York State Woman Suffrage Association (Suffolk County District) letterhead, with 1½ pages of manuscript. Old folds for mailing with short splits and chips (affecting a couple of words) at the folds, very good. With the original mailing envelope, c…arelessly opened at the right side and with a cover stain. Ida B. Sammis, a native of Long Island, New York, was the first woman elected to the New York State Legislature (in 1918). She writes here in 1914 (on the day of the parade) to Mr. Timothy Scudder, who prepared signs for the July 4th, 1914 Woman Suffrage parade. The letter begins, "I find it impossible to express my gratitude for all the work you did for our parade today. I realize how much time and care you gave to the making of all the beautiful signs and know that it is very largely due to you that our division was such a great success. We have had many compliments about our float and our 'free' States." She continues, "I am as grateful from my heart for your kind thoughts as for the most generous gift of the signs (.) hoping your kindnesses to us may be returned to you many, many times. I am sincerely and gratefully yours, [Signed] Ida B. Sammis." According to the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership at Rochester, Sammis was the first woman to sponsor a bill enacted to law. In her career as a legislator, 10 of the 15 bills she proposed would be passed into law.
