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📖 Amore — SIGNED & INSCRIBED by Elizabeth Boynton Harbert
✨ Rare Author Presentation Copy | Women’s Suffrage & Reform History ✨
Offered here is an exceptional signed and inscribed copy of Amore by Elizabeth Boynton Harbert, a prominent American author, lecturer, reformer, and leader in the women’s suffrage movement.
This is not a simple signature. The book contains a full-page handwritten presentation inscription by Harbert herself, written in her distinctive hand and signed in full.
🖋️ The Inscription
The inscription is addressed to Mrs. Greene and conveys a warm, thoughtful message reflecting Harbert’s reform-era philosophy, goodwill, and literary voice.
It is signed:
“Elizabeth Boynton Harbert”
The handwriting, tone, and signature are fully consistent with known examples of Harbert’s authenticated correspondence.
🌿 Historical Significance
Elizabeth Boynton Harbert was:
A nationally recognized women’s rights and suffrage advocate
A prolific author and editor
Founder of the Woman’s Club of Evanston, Illinois (1889) — a major Midwestern women’s reform organization
A key figure in Progressive Era social, civic, and literary movements
Her work and influence connect directly to the broader women’s club movement, suffrage activism, and reform culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
