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Lot #0063A: 1949 Advertising Wall Calendar from Stillwater Mills; New Jersey, the only female operated gristmill in NJ owned and operated by Jane Olcott McCord; the suffragist best known as the Executive Secretary to Carrie Chapman Catt, 1915 NY Campaign

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High Bid:$3.00
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Bidding Ended: Thu, Mar 28  9:29:51 pm ET
High Bidder: 508
Bid Increment: $1.00
Starting Bid: $1.00
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Excerpt from a 1946 news article, Stillwater, New Jersey:

"The old mill in Stillwater, Sussex County, has never been converted into a tea room, an antique shop or a gift store.  Established over 100 years ago to grind grain, it has been doing just that ever since.  It is the last one still operating.  There is, however, one modern note.  The miller is a woman.

For over a decade, Mrs. Jane McCord has been operating the mill.  She took over at her husbands death, but she already knew the ropes.  for she has assisted him previously.  While local folks know her as Jasne McCord, those who recall the votes-for-women crusade remember her as Jane Olcott, close ally and lieutenant of suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt.  Virginia born, a graduate of Mt. Molyoke, she came to New York as secretary of that state's women's suffrage association and became a nationally known organizer for Mrs. Catt....."  

Bid Date Bid Amount Bidder
Mar 28, 2019 - 8:27:51 PM $3.00 i508
Mar 27, 2019 - 7:24:18 PM $2.00 i
Mar 24, 2019 - 6:10:43 PM $1.00 i25
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