1870 — Proceedings in Mass Meeting of the Ladies of Salt Lake City, To Protest Against the Passage of Cullom’s Bill, January 14, 1870

1870 — Proceedings in Mass Meeting of the Ladies of Salt Lake City, To Protest Against the Passage of Cullom’s Bill, January 14, 1870

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  • This pamphlet is 8 pages long.
  • Dated January 14, 1870
  • The women of Salt Lake City held this mass meeting to protest legislation being considered at the time by the U.S. Congress, that would have criminalized plural marriage in the territory of Utah.
  • This item is truly a unique piece of Utah and U.S. history. 
  • Among the speakers was Eliza R. Snow who blasted the anti-Mormon claim that women in Utah were slaves and would want to get out of Utah. She said they had more freedoms and liberty right where they were. 
  • The item was never cut and trimmed so it folds out into a large single sheet. Very unique.
  • Click on photos below to enlarge them. 

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mormon mormons mormonism lds plural marriage polygamy protests women relief society eliza rockzy snow politics anti-mormon anti-mormonism claims suffrage equal rights 

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