Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23
political, it is easy to account for the bent
of Miss Hindman's mind.

political, it is easy to account for the bent
Of Miss Hindman's mind.
Not being satisfied with the veneering
process of the average ladies' seminary, she
left her home at Washington, Pa, to enter
Mt Union College, where she pursued the
same course as the regular male students
and was graduated in 1860 She was the
first woman regularly attaining the Bach
elor of Arts in any college in Europe or
America. The fact was regarded as quite
an innovation at the time, and was re-
marked on by papers In both countries
Her oration delivered from the platform
with the seven male members of her class,
was of such marked superiority to the aver.
age commencement discourse that many at
the time predicted for her a brilliant career
as speaker.
After being graduated she taught the
freedmen in Huntsville, Ala, for three
wears. and was the founder of now flourish
ing Normal school, at present under the
presidency of one of her scholars. The In
dustrial school in the same city is also the
result of her labors, and is in charge OF q
former pupil. Some Of those whom she
tsught have been members Of the State
Legislature, some are in the Government
employ in high saiaried positions az
Washington, D. c., while others have be-
come lawyers and physicians.
One of Miss Hindman's principles has
been that any woman who consents to do q
mans work for less than q mans wages is
wronging not only her own sex. but the
whole army of wage workers. An inde-
pendent income has enabled her to live up
10 her principles, while it might be difficult
for other women to do SO. For the past 20
years she has been in the lecture field in
the interest Of various reforms, prlnci-
pally woman suffrage. She has lee
tured in almost every State In
! the Union and has personal acquaintance
with almost every woman of note in the
country. In spite of an apparently frail
physique, she has spent months in campaign
work in the States, seven of which have
submitted constitutional amendments TOR
yomen's enfranchisement and has appeared
before ecclesiastical and Legislative bodies,
constitutional conventions and Congress
| sional committees. She pleads her cause SO
we'll that the announcement of the fact that
she will address one of these bodies is
| enough to insure her u large audience.
She was in 1882 elected Vice President
| for Pennsylvania of the National Woman
| Suffrage Association, is President OF the
State Federal Suffrage Association and oil
the local Woman Suffrage Club. The latter
was organized 90 years ago at meeting
| held at the home of the late Mrs !. Heron
Foster OIL River avenue, Allegheny. Fifty
ladies interested in the enfranchisement oi
women were present. Miss Hindman was
elected as its first president and has evel
| since held the Office.
The custom at that time was to poke fun
at the women's rights people, and to belong
| to that club was to submit to species o
social martyrdom. Since then public opin:
ion has undergone a wonderful change, and
tine majority of intelligent men and women
even if they do not agree with the suffra
gists, respect them for having the courage
of their convictions The club has during
the last two years been rather inactive
owing to its energetic Presidents absence
in. the West, but within week will hold
meeting to reorganize for work.
As writer Miss Hindman has done some
high class literary work for magazines and
iournals With her sister, Miss Jennie
Hindman, she lives ON Ssndusky street
Allegheny. She is member of the Trav
elers' Club and will represent that body a
the coming meeting Of State Women's Club
at Philadelphia.