Women on Stamps


The first woman on a U.S. stamp was actually Queen Isabella - however the first American woman was Martha Washington - who did not appear until 1902, even though we've had postage stamps as we know them since 1847. Ben Franklin was the first - as Post Master - followed by George Washington. Here is the beginning of a special section devoted to women on U.S. regular postage stamps - inspired in part by Jennifer Gagliardi and Irene Stuber. Please note that because this section is so labor intensive the many commemorative and collector stamps may not be featured here. However as time permits we will continue to add stamps until the 85 regular stamps honoring women are displayed here.
Pocahontas
Pocahontas, only the second stamp to be issued honoring a woman. Issued in 1907


martha washingtonMartha Washington Issued: 1902, 1923, and 1938. jane addams Jane Addams Issued: 1940. louisa alcott Louisa May Alcott Issued: 1940.
clara barton Clara Barton Issued: 1995. nurse maass Spanish American War Nurse Clara Maass Issued: 1976 susan anthony Susan B. Anthony Issued Issued: 1936, 1955


Progress of women
Progress of Women. Issued in Seneca Falls, New York, site of the first women's rights convention in 1848.
This stamp pictures Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie C. Catt and Lucretia Mott. Issued: 1948.
julliette low Juliette Gordon Low Issued 1948 willard Frances Willard Issued: 1940. lucy stone Lucy Stone Issued 1968



betsy ross Betsy Ross Issued 1952 bethune Mary McLeod Bethune Issued: 1985. roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt Issued 1963, second issued in 1984.



To Be Continued...




The U.S. Postal Service material displayed here is for educational purposes only. They have a very informative site at USPS with many interesting pages of information.The photographs, prints, engravings and digital images that will be brought to you on these pages are from varied sources. Some are from century old books, documents, and artifacts. Other sources include The U.S. Library of Congress, The National Archives and the private collections of friends or relatives. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is displayed without profit or payment, to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only.


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