The American Woman

This 4 cent stamp honoring the American woman was issued on June 2, 1960. The 60's were an especially turbulent time in American history with protests and riots for civil rights equality and the second wave of the Feminist Movement for women's equality. The stamp pictures a woman as a mother with her daughter and some areas where women's contributions to society are especially noteworthy...in civic affairs, in education and in arts & industry.