Women on United States postage stamps
By: Anita Price Davis and Louise Hunt ; foreword by Molly Murphy MacGregor.
Contributors: Hunt, Louise, 1922-
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780786431243
Subjects: Women on postage stamps; Postage stamps -- United States
Description: "In 1893, the United States Postal Service issued the first stamp featuring a woman, Queen Isabella I. Fourteen years later a stamp was issued bearing Martha Washington's likeness, making her the first American woman so honored. From here, this volume examines more than 200 stamps honoring or commemorating women and women's rights"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.