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Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.
It’s time for our final #PrideMonth #LibraryLoveisLoveisLove feature! We have enjoyed participating in this challenge over the last week and seeing all the colorful publishers’ bindings!
Our copy of Tennessee Claflin’s Constitutional Equality a Right of Woman (New York, circa 1871) features a gorgeous gilt-stamped title on its violet cloth. We peaked inside and found this line from the introduction: “We feel that we are in duty bound to advocate the perfect equality of all human beings, which may, without assumption, be called the cause of humanity.”