Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1859, Sept. 26 | Born Sarah Adeline Johnson, near Plymouth, Ill. |
1877 | Diploma, School of Design, St. Louis, Mo. First and second prizes for wood carving at a Missouri state exposition competition with professional wood carvers |
1878 | Changed name to Adelaide Johnson |
1883 | Studied painting, Dresden, Germany |
1884 | Moved to Rome, Italy; studied under Giulio Monteverde for eleven years and established a studio in Rome that she maintained for twenty-five years, along with other studios at various periods in Carrara, Italy; London, England; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; and Washington, D.C. |
1893 | Exhibited busts of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Caroline B. Winslow, Woman's Pavilion, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill. |
1896 | Married Alexander Frederick Jenkins (divorced 1908); he assumed the name of Johnson and was known as Mr. Johnson as well as Mr. Jenkins Johnson. |
1904 | As suffragist, changed allegiance from National American Woman Suffrage Association in Washington, D.C., to National Woman's Party in New York, N.Y. Charter member, Lyceum Club, London, England, and its American organizer |
1921 | Sculpture “The Woman Movement,” containing busts of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, presented to the nation on behalf of the National Woman's Party and maintained in the Capitol |
1936 | Bust of Susan B. Anthony in “The Woman Movement” used as model for the three-cent postage stamp |
1939 | Faced eviction and sale of her home to pay back taxes; in frustration, mutilated many of her sculptures; congressional intervention prevented her eviction |
1955, Nov. 11 | Died, Washington, D.C. |