# History of Woman Suffrage/Volume 6

Contents
The History
of
Woman Suffrage.
Edited by
Ida Husted Harper
Illustrated with Copperplate and Photogravure Engravings.
in Six Volumes.
Vol. VI.
1900–1920.
In a true democracy every citizen has a vote
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Copyright, 1922, by National American Woman Suffrage Association
printed and bound by
j. j. little & ives company
new york
page
TABLE OF CONTENTS
page :
| Introduction | i |
| Position of women in regard to laws, office holding, education, etc. | |
| CHAPTER I. | |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Early work Progress of organization Conventions held, reports and speeches made, activities of the association Officers and workers Legislative action Campaigns Help of the National Association Action on ratification of the Federal Suffrage Amendment Interest taken by President Wilson, National Committees and party leaders Celebrations. [This form is followed in all the State chapters, with names of officers, workers, friends and enemies and many incidents; also results where woman suffrage exists. The chapters are alphabetically arranged, I to XLIX.] | |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Arizona | 10 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| Arkansas | 16 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| California | 27 |
| CHAPTER V. | |
| Colorado | 59 |
| CHAPTER VI. | |
| Connecticut | 68 |
| CHAPTER VII. | |
| Delaware | 86 |
| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| District of Columbia | 104 |
| CHAPTER IX. | |
| Florida | 111 |
| CHAPTER X. | |
| Georgia | 121 |
| CHAPTER XI. | |
| Idaho | 143 |
| CHAPTER XII. | |
| Illinois | 145 |
| CHAPTER XIII. | |
| Indiana | 166 |
| CHAPTER XIV. | |
| Iowa | 181 |
| CHAPTER XV. | |
| Kansas | 193 |
| CHAPTER XVI. | |
| Kentucky | 207 |
| CHAPTER XVII. | |
| Louisiana | 215 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. | |
| Maine | 236 |
| CHAPTER XIX. | |
| Maryland | 248 |
| CHAPTER XX. | |
| Massachusetts | 267 |
| CHAPTER XXI. | |
| Michigan | 303 |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| Minnesota | 317 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| Mississippi | 326 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| Missouri | 342 |
| CHAPTER XXV. | |
| Montana | 360 |
| CHAPTER XXVI. | |
| Nebraska | 368 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. | |
| Nevada | 384 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. | |
| New Hampshire | 400 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. | |
| New Jersey | 412 |
| CHAPTER XXX. | |
| New Mexico | 434 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. | |
| New York | 440 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. | |
| North Carolina | 490 |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. | |
| North Dakota | 501 |
| CHAPTER XXXIV. | |
| Ohio | 508 |
| CHAPTER XXXV. | |
| Oklahoma | 520 |
| CHAPTER XXXVI. | |
| Oregon | 538 |
| CHAPTER XXXVII. | |
| Pennsylvania | 550 |
| CHAPTER XXXVIII. | |
| Rhode Island | 565 |
| CHAPTER XXXIX. | |
| South Carolina | 579 |
| CHAPTER XL. | |
| South Dakota | 585 |
| CHAPTER XLI. | |
| Tennessee | 596 |
| CHAPTER XLII. | |
| Texas | 630 |
| CHAPTER XLIII. | |
| Utah | 644 |
| CHAPTER XLIV. | |
| Vermont | 651 |
| CHAPTER XLV. | |
| Virginia | 665 |
| CHAPTER XLVI. | |
| Washington | 673 |
| CHAPTER XLVII. | |
| West Virginia | 687 |
| CHAPTER XLVIII. | |
| Wisconsin | 699 |
| CHAPTER XLIX. | |
| Wyoming | 709 |
| CHAPTER L. | |
| Woman Suffrage In The Territories And The Philippines | 713 |
| Alaska | 713 |
| Legislature gives suffrage to women — Privileges to Indian women — Other laws — Women in prohibition campaign — Women's war work. | |
| Hawaii | 715 |
| Congress refuses to let its Legislature control the suffrage — National Suffrage Association protests — Its president, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, at Honolulu — Mrs. Pitman, of Brookline, Mass., holds meetings there — Legislature sends resolution to Congress — Senator John F. Shafroth gets Bill through Congress — Efforts of Hawaiian women with their Legislature. | |
| The Philippines | 719 |
| The National Suffrage Association demands franchise for their women — Governor General Taft and Archbishop Nozaleda support the demand — The U. S. Congress ignores it — Position of Filipino women — Commissioner's wife describes their efforts for the suffrage. | ​ |
| Porto Rico | 722 |
| Status of suffrage for men — They demand their own Legislature — National Suffrage Association asks that women may share in the suffrage — Senator Shafroth shows that it can not be put into the Bill — Efforts of Porto Rican women with its Legislature. | |
| CHAPTER LI. | |
| Great Britain | 726 |
| Situation as to woman suffrage at commencement of the present century — Status of the Bill in Parliament in the first decade — Premier Campbell-Bannerman advises "pestering" — Strong hostility of Premier Asquith — Beginning of "militancy" — Its effect on the suffrage movement — Mrs. Fawcett's opinion — Constitutional societies repudiate it — Labor party supports woman suffrage — Treachery in Parliament — The Conciliation Bill — Women left out of the Franchise Reform Bill — Deputation to Premier Asquith — Lloyd George's attitude — Speaker Lowther kills Bill — Suffragists go into politics — Great suffrage "pilgrimage" — Outbreak of war — Important war work of the suffrage societies — Coalition Government — Conference Committee on Electoral Reform Bill — Premier Asquith supports Woman Suffrage — Lloyd George becomes Premier — Suffrage clause in Bill gets immense majority in House of Commons — Big fight in House of Lords but goes through — Royal assent given — Two women elected to House of Commons — Oxford University opened to women. | |
| CHAPTER LII. | |
| Woman Suffrage In British Colonies | 752 |
| New Zealand, Australia | 752 |
| Canada | 753 |
| First Woman Suffrage Society in Ontario — The gaining of Woman Suffrage in Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Efforts of the Women to secure action from the Legislature of each Province — Victory in Ontario after long struggle — War time Woman Suffrage Act of the Dominion Parliament — Granting of complete suffrage in 1918 — — The Legislatures of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia give Provincial suffrage — Quebec refuses — Women of Newfoundland still disfranchised. | |
| South Africa | 767 |
| The National Parliament persistently declines to enfranchise women — Their strong efforts for the vote Granted in several of the States — Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, spends several months in South Africa conferring with the women. |
| India | 769 | ​ |
| CHAPTER LIII. | |
| Woman Suffrage In Many Countries | 771 |
| Finland | 771 |
| Norway | 774 |
| Denmark | 776 |
| Iceland | 779 |
| Sweden | 780 |
| The Netherlands | 783 |
| Belgium | 786 |
| Luxemburg | 788 |
| Russia | 788 |
| Germany | 789 |
| Austria | 792 |
| Hungary | 793 |
| Bohemia | 794 |
| Switzerland | 795 |
| Italy | 797 |
| France | 799 |
| Greece, Spain, Portugal, Palestine, China, Japan, South And Central America, Mexico | 802-804 |
| CHAPTER LIV. |
| The International Woman Suffrage Alliance | 805 |
| Desire of Early Leaders — International Council of Women — Miss Anthony and Mrs. Catt call Conference in Washington on International Suffrage Alliance — Ten Countries represented — Proceedings of Conference — Plan of Temporary Organization — Declaration of Principles Valuable Reports on the Status of Women. |
| Permanent Organization in Berlin in 1904 | 809 |
| Conference and Congress in Copenhagen In 1906 | 812 |
| Delegates present, addresses, Memorials for Miss Anthony, reports, social entertainments, Badge adopted. | |
| Congress In Amsterdam In 1908 | 817 |
| Welcome of Dr. Aletta Jacobs, president of the National Suffrage Association — Mrs. Catt's president's address — "Militants" present — Entertainments — Victories in Finland and Norway — Jus Suffragii — established A day in Rotterdam. | |
| The First Quinquennial In London | 828 |
| Mrs. Catt's address — Mrs. Fawcett, president of the British Suffrage Association, speaks, refers to "militants" — Mass meetings in Albert Hall — In touch with Queens — Flag and Hymn selected — Resolutions adopted — Officers elected — Dr. Shaw in the pulpits. | ​ |
| Congress In Stockholm | 888 |
| Honors to Mrs. Catt — Many delegates and eminent guests — Dr. Shaw preaches in State church — Selma Lagerlof speaks — Growth of Alliance — Non-partisanship declared — Men's International League formed — Beautiful outdoor entertainments — Tributes to Sweden. | |
| Congress in Budapest | 847 |
| Great number of delegates — Official welcome in Academy de Music — Mrs. Catt's president's address — Dr. Jacobs presents Banner from women of China — Royal Opera House opened for the Congress — Many excursions — 'Militant” methods discussed — Resolution on commercialized vice — Activity of Men's League — Rosika Schwimmer, national president, speaks — Officers elected. | |
| Conference in Geneva | 860 |
| First meeting of Alliance after the World War — Miss Royden preaches in National church — Mrs. Catt uses the War as text for great speech — It brought Woman Suffrage to many countries — Women present from thirty-six, including five members of Parliament — Delegates entertained by the Municipality — Treasurer's report tells of help of United States — Congress votes to continue the Alliance. | |
| Appendix | 872 |
| Anti-suffrage Manifesto of Nebraska men. | |
| Index | 877 |
| Suffrage Maps | 636-639 |
| Anthony Memorial Building Opp. page | 442 |
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