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Silver Star MC printed by Women's Co-operative Union Print, San Francisco [144055]

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Stock & Bond - Mining Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Silver Star MC printed by Women's Co-operative Union Print, San Francisco  [144055]
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100.00USD+ (25.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2022 Apr 24 @ 10:28UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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The Women's Co-operative Union Print was an important beginning to Women's Rights in San Francisco. “Despite the great demand for printers and the efforts of early luminaries such as Hermione Day and Lisle Lester, women were largely kept out of desirable typesetting positions in the 1850s and 1860s by lower wages, fewer opportunities, and an all-male union. When experienced female typesetters from Eastern states began to move to the city in search of work, the Women’s Co-operative Printing Union was established, creating the “first permanent foothold for woman printers in San Francisco.” The WPCU grew stronger as the women’s rights movement picked up steam and encouraged women to start their own journals and printing companies. #79 for 10 shares to George W. McClellan. Signed by George W and D. V. McClellan. Dateline San Francisco, May 24, 1869. Incorporated March 12, 1869. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. Clearly listed in White Pine County, but little other information. Women's Co-operative Union Print. Heavy folds. Some discoloration. A few notes on the Silver Star and nice history of the Women's Co-operative Union Print. City:White Pine State:Nevada Date:1869