Savings Bank Corner

On June 28th, 1915 'The Savings Bank Corner" in downtown Warren was one of many stops for the Women's Liberty Bell and "Votes For Women" Tour.  Among those involved were...Pennsylvania Women's Suffrage Association, "Votes For Women", Miss Louise Hall of Harrisburg (Secretary of Pennsylvania's Women's Suffrage Association), Dr. Mary M. Wolfe of Lewisburg, PA (Secretary of Board of Managers to provide for the establishment of feeble-minded women), Miss Eudora Ramsey (advance agent with the bell).

After previous stops in Kane, Sheffield, and Clarendon, PA...the Women's Liberty Bell made a stop to "Savings Bank Corner" and the bell was on display and speeches were held.  After those concluded, those touring with the bell gathered at The Carver House and the bell was store overnight in a nearby garage.

Roscoe Hall - Warren, Pennsylvania

Did you know that Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Anna E. Dickinson, and Frederick Douglass all visited Warren County Pennsylvania in the 1870's?  The location was Roscoe Hall which was located at the 400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue (or Water Street as it was known back then).

More information as it becomes available but here is a little teaser...
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Women's Rights Leader & Suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke on November 21st, 1871.  "The Coming Girl" was the lecture topic.  Elizabeth Cady Stanton's visit encourages other feminists to visit Roscoe Hall including Susan B. Anthony who came to town on December 3rd, 1872 to lecture on "The Bread and Butter Question" with 'strong argument and sharp points'.  Anna E. Dickinson also lectured on March 20th, 1872 on "Demagogues and Workingmen".  Frederick Douglass appeared December 19, 1871 favorable to Women's Suffrage and Leader in the Abolitionist Movement.
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