Swann Galleries third iteration of Focus on Women, an auction dedicated to the contributions of women to art, life, and society, brought $361,090, a total more than the presale estimate for the auction, with archives and literature among the leading items of the sale. The sale was led by a family archive of photographs and letters of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, which included 45 photos of Gilman and a typed draft of the comedic play, A Pretty Idiot, written by Gilman and Grace Ellery Channing, among other items. The lot brought $60,000. Also related to Gilman was a family association set of The Forerunner, a complete run of seven volumes published from 1909 to 1916, which earned $22,500. Further archives of note included those once belonging to Fanny Stevenson, which documented her travels in the American West and Vailima in Samoa ($25,000); artist Mary Beth Edelson with an archive of working files and correspondence ($7,000); and travel diaries and photo albums from Loretta Belle Tulian Eaton ($5,250). Top-selling literature included a first edition of Sojourner Truths Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave, Boston, 1850 ($20,000); Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice, London, 1817 ($13,750); and a first trade edition of Helena Bochorkov-Dittrichovs Z Mho Detstv Drevoryt, Prague, 1929, the first graphic novel ever published by a woman ($7,500). Religious text was on offer with Elizabeth Cady Stantons The Womans Bible, New York, 1898, signed and inscribed by Stanton ($13,750), and the Bible translated by Julia Evelina Smith into English (Smith was the first woman to accomplish this feat), ($4,750). Also of note was Louisa May Alcotts autograph script for a performance of Mrs. Jarleys Waxworks, ca. 1867 to 1879 ($4,750). Additional highlights included works by Cindy Sherman and Flor Garduo, ephemera related to Seneca Falls, Ohio womens rights conventions and the womens suffrage movement, and a hotel register related to female baseball players. Prices reported include buyers premium. To learn more, visit www.swanngalleries.com.