The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-02-02
Winnie Ream.

Washington Correspondence 81 LoRiS Democrat
A gentleman who was cOnyersant with
the facts, or near by at the time, told me
of this scene, which happened not long
ago in the studio Of little Winnie Ream
Miss Winnie, discovered in her artistic
dress, celebrating her statue of Lincoln
To her enter Mrs. Cady Stanton, and thu
ceremony Of an Introduction is effected
by a thirtiei jaJty4 Yrs. Stanton produc'
cs long roll Of petition, on the female
question, of course, and says, in her large,
bcnignant way:
Child, we wish your name here.
Miss Winnie locks it over . minute, till
she discovers thst it is a plan to move
on the works of man, the monster.
Oh no, Mrs. Stanton, l will not sign
this. don't wish publicity, and | am
not ofyour thinking on this question
1t enters into your interests. 1t con
Germs the recognition of whom, and wo-
man. labor under the government
| i am not woman's rights advocate,
ma am.
Way, childr cried Mrs. Stanton,
You are working girl, getting your
bread by your hands If you do not
help yourself and us, how can woman
helpyon
Mrs Stanton said Winnie Ream, bit
terly, mo help has any woman ever given
me here. From Grace Greenwood to
Mrs. Swisshelm, they have all sought to
strike me down Mrs. Calhoun writes to
! the Tribune that she has not seen any OF
my work, but that she knows it is bad.
Mrs. S. goes TO Thaddeus Stevens, and
among Congressman, asking them not to
give my studio back Mrs. Clemme
Ames-all Of them, can find no larger oc-
cupation than attacking poor little girl,
and their venom never offended one
of them--has extended to personally can
wasting against me. No Madam Driv'
en- out Of the wish Of their patronage and
cooperation, will be befriended bygen.
tlcmen only; for whilst never got any
! justice from woman | was never treated
meanly by man!
| know Mrs, Swisshclm says Mrs
Stanton, she is a friend of mine and
prominent in this movement
! | forbear to enumcrate,' said Winnie
Ream, though | will not say they did
not wound me to the heart, the many
malignant, vulgarsnd unproyoked things
she wrote against me and published
Then they were sent to me and to my
friends They aimed higher than my
profession at my character and life
Grace Greenwood also wrote against
your
| Yes, madam; in the .4dcaNcc she up,
braided my patrons and called me child,
asking Cong 8 TO pay my school bills
but take me away from sculpture, adding
that it any work was to be given out il
should be given to that Roman matron,
Mrs, Amcs,' and Mrs. Ames is Grace
Grecuwoods sister.
| Mrs s. was no more considerable
She, Madame, not only talked against
me--a stranger to hcr-whereycr she
could get group to listen, but she made
| n personal visit to Thaddcus Stevens, to
beg him to take away my studio.
"What is she doing i'll ~ said Mr.. Ste
yens.
Decorating her studio with flowers,
wearing long hair, attracting the men,
and thereby lobbying.
"Well,' said Mr. Stevens, :" it seems
to me that you are round here lobbying
a good deal. Mrs. s., if talking to Con.
gressmcn is lobbying l have never seen
Miss Ream at all .I...
"Oh! cried Mrs. s., mo grlcan keep
chaste and pure with three hundred
wrctched men around her. ... 81.
"Well, said Mr.. Stevens, 'out Of all
the three hundred, there has never been
an effort to do rs much harm TO Miss
Ream as one woman can make Il.
SO he took up his orutch, hobblcd
over TO see me, befricnded me immedi.
ately and boldly, and died my friend