Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-15
NOT a GIRL OF THE PERIOD.
winnie ReRm dent believe ga
ROmen's suffrage.
A w0man's Rights - CFeetuP
Did fdT Her.

Washington Correspondence Of the Missouri
D=mooratl
A gentleman who was con Verssnt with
the facts, or near by at the time, told me
OF this scene, yhieh happened not long
ago In the studio OF little Winnie Eeam.
hiss Winnie, discovered in her artistic
dress, celebrating her statue OF Lincoln.
To her enter Cadie Stanton, and the Ger.
emony OF an introduction Is effected by
third party. Miss Stant3n produces a
long F0Il OF petition, on the female quss-
tion Of course, and says, lie her large, be-
nignant way
"Child, we wish your name here.p
Miss Winnie looks it over a minute, till
she discovers that Ii ia plan TO move
on the works of pan, The monster.
"Oh, no, Miss Stsntaa, will not sign
this, don't wish pub city, and / sm
not of your think:ng q this question"
&" It entefE into youT interests. II CON
Germs the recognition Of woman, and
womaH's labor under the Government"
a. / am not woman's rights advocate,
mR'gm."
Why, child!' cried Miss Stanton,
you are working girl, getting YouF
bread by yOgr own hands If you do
not help yourself and us, how can w0-
man help you ?''
Miss Stanton" said Winnie RsRm,
bitterly, no help has any woman ever
given me here. From Grace Greenwood
to Misc Swisshelm, they have sli sought
to strike me down. Mrs. Calhoun
writes to tue Tribune that she has not
saen any of my work, but that she knows
il Is bad. Mrs. Ann s. Stephens goes to
Thaddeus Stevens and among Congress-
men, asking them not to give my studio
back. Mrs. Clsmme Ames-8ll cf them
can fin6 no larger occupation than at
tscking poor little girl, and their VEN
om-I never offended one Of them has
extended to personally canvasslng
against me. No, Madam Driven cur
of the wish OF their patronage and CO.
operation, will be befriended by gentle
men only; for, whilst never got any
Justice from woman, was nereF treated
mesnly by man."
81 know Mrs, Swisshelm," says Mrs
Stanton she is friend of mine, and
prominent 10 this movement"
" | forbear to enumerate," said Winnie
Rsam. 4" Though l will not say they did
not wound me to the heart, the many
malignant, vulgar anu 1nproovoked
things she wrote sgsinst me and pub
lished. Then they were sent to me and
to my friends. They aimed higher than
my profsssion-at my character and
iife.n
"Graoe Greenwood also wrote against
you ?"
+" Yes, Madame, In the AdUdnce she
upbraided nay patrons and called nee
child, asking Congress to pay my school
bills, but take me away from sculpture
adding that If any work was to be given
out, it should be given TO that Roman
matron, Mrs. Ames,' aad Mrs. Ames is
Grace GreenWoOd's sister,.
Mrs. Stephens was no more eonsid-
crate ?"
"She, Madame, not only talked against
me--a stranger to her-wheuever she
could get group to listen, but she made
a personal visit to Thaddeus Stevens 10
beg him TO take away my studio.n !
"What is she doing P' said MT. Ste
vens.
Decorating her studio with flowers,
wearing long hair, attracting the men,
and thereby iobhyiDg.H
" Well, - said Mr.. Stevens, " it seems
TO me that you are around here good
deal, Mrs. Stephens, II talking TO Con-
gressmen is lobbying. l have never
seen Miss Ream at all"
"Oh!n cried Mrs. Stephens, no girl
can keep ehsste snd pure with three hun
dted wretehed men around her"
Well, y said MIR. Stevens, " out Of all
the three hundred there has never been
an effort to do as much harm to Miss
Rsam as one woman can make.n
So he toek up his crutsh, hobbled
over to see me, befitsnded me immedi-
stely aud 6oldly, ard died my friend.
" Mrs Stanton, the men have more
heart for my sex than the women. Their
jealousy Is at least as large as emulation.
Rspelled by wrongs, In the way 1 have
stated, was com PEELED to learn the gem
erosity OF men, aud / do not regret the
les4on.n
Miss Stanton, said my informant, |
proved an amIabie exception, for she /
always afterwsrd spoke well of Winnie |
Resm in her newspaper.
1t is true that good deal Of aspersion /
has been foully dealt at little Resm. /
The women have never been able to get |
over the appropriation Congress made !
her. These literary women, any way, /
are the most reckless Bohemians.
No letters from this city were ever |
more absolutely wild with esuseieas |
spleen than Calhoun's aforenamed. She /
"ran a muck" In Washington, and yet |
understood nothing about 1t. SWISS
helm, searching for victims, got afoui OF |
Mrs. SpTagus dreadfully last year and |
raised such indignation that even her /
undaunted mettle was abashed. Mrs. |
Ann s. Stephens Is suing somebody for |
libel and appreciating the pleasures of /
being abused in print. "The Roman |
Matronn is here, but without Govern /
ment commission yet. Little Ream Is
the Hsaus Kictrto. She has met the |