The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-17
A PLUCKY GILL,
WINNIE RKAM GIVES HER OPINIONS ABOUT WOMAN
sUrFRAGE AND wumAr KIND.
Washington Correspondence Missouri Democrat

WINNIE nhAm oiNfs HER OPINIONS ABOUT WOMAN
SUFFRAGE AND wuMAr KIND.
HN|f. r.|
Washington Correspondence Missouri Democrat
gentleman who was conversant with the fact
which happened not long ago in the studio of little
Miss Winnie, discovered in her artistic dress.
celebrating her statue Of Lincoln. To her enters
ton is effected by third party. Mrs Stanton pro-
duces lorg roll Of petition, on the female question
of course, and Gays in her large, benignant way:
"Child, we wish your name here
Miss Winnie looks 1t over minute, till she dis
covers that it is plan to move on the works Of
man, the monster.
Oh no, Mrs. Stanton, will not sign this. !
don't wish publicity, and | am not of your way OF
thinking on this question"
" IL enters into your interests. Ii concerns the
recognition Of woman, and womans labor under
the government"
AZ am not woman's rights advocate, ma'am."
"Wby, child I" cried Mrs. Stanton. "you are a
working girl, geh.ug your bread by your hands.
II you do not help yourself and US, how can woman
mrs. Stanton said Winnie Resm, bitterly,
"no help has any woman ever given me here.
From Grace Greenwood to Mrs. Swisshelm, they
have sll sought to strike me down. Mrs. Calhoun
writes to the Tribune that she has not seen any OF
mywork, but that she knows it is bad. Mrs. Ann
s. Stephens goes to Thaddeus Stevens and among
congressman, asking them not to give my studio
hack. Hrs. Clemme Ames-all of them-can ind
no larger occupation than attacking poor little
girl, and their venom Il never offended one OF
them) has extended 10 personally canvassing
against me. No, madam Driven out Of the wish
of their patronage and cooperation, will be be-
friended by gentlemen only for. whilst never
got any justice from woman, was never treated
meanly by man." rHI Oh
/ know Mrs. swisshelm,u says Mrs. Stanton !;
"she is friend of mine and prominent in this
movement"
al fol- bear to enumerate.n said Winnie Ream,
"a Il a.
the heart, the many indignant, vulgar and unpro-
voked things she wrote against me and published.
They we're sent TO me and my friends. They
aimed higher than my profession at my charac-
ter and ife." -i
"Grace Greenwood also wrote against your"
EYES, madame, in the Advance she upbrsided
my patrons and called me child. asked Congress
to pay my school bills, but take me away FROM
sculpture adding, il any work was 10 be given out,
il should be given to that Roman matron, Mrs.
Ames,' and Mrs. Ames is Grace Greenwood's
sister," --t
!. .. egrss Stephens was no more considerate ,"
stranger to heJ-whenever she could get group
TO listen. but she made a personal visit to Thad-
deus Stevens to beg him to take away my studio"
What is she doiDg?' said Mr.. Stevens.
decorating her studio with flowers, wearing
long hair, attracting the men, and thereby lobby
WELL said Mr.. Stevens, it seems to me that
you are round here lobbying good deal. Mrs.
have never seen Miss Ream at ALL
"'Oh cried Mrs. Stephens, no girl can keep
chsste and pure with three h1ndred wretohed men
arc and her.,
"'Well,' said Mr.. Stevens. out of all the three
hundred there has never been an effort TO do "a
much harm to Miss Ream as one woman can MAKE
a. So he took mp his crutch, hobbled over to see
me, befriended me Immediately and boldly, and
| died my friend.
"Mrs Stanton, the men have more heart for my
| sex than the women. Their Jealousy 10 at least
| as large as emulation. Repealed by wrongs, in
the way have stated was compelled to learn the
generosity of men, and do not regret the lesson"
Miss Stanton, said my informant, proved an
smiable exception, for she always afterward spoke
| W ell of Winnie Ream in her newspaper.
tits true that good deal OF aspersion has been
| foully dealt at little Ream. The women have
never been able to get over the appropriation
| Congress made her. These literary women, any
| way, are the most reckless of Bohemans.
| No letters from this city were ever more abso~
| lutely wild with causeless spleen than Calhoun 8
| aforenamed. She ran muck 10 Washington,
| and yet understood nothing about 1t. Sgsshelm,
| searching for Victims got afoul OF Mrs. Sprague
dreadfully last year and raised such indignation
that even her undaunted mette was aeasneds
| Mrs. Ann S. Stephens is suing somebody for libel
and approaching the pleasures of being abused in
print 1.-The Roman Matron' is here, but without
| a government commission yet Little Ream Is the
Venus FicariR. She has met the enemy and they
are hers. Wherever deficient in TALENT these
women's tongues raised her compromising sym
patty. am not acquainted with her, for she ];
| indeed as little conspicuous as any woman il
Washington; but her triumph seems to be com
plete, and somebody says she Is 20 go TO Ro61e
next year. Doubtless her female friends will an
tcipate her with scandal, but Rome is not the
prnde that Washington IL. The boarding house
there is not enthroned on the Mons OdpitolSnus.