Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01
LUCY STONEn
OF EUROPE.
A Swiss Woman's Work for a Quarter Century.
Her Newspapers and International
Societies.
81 the aandny onleltel


Geneva. Dec 20. Especial CWrcspou-
dence > Almost - years ago Nine.
Marie 0ocgg began a career of work
for women that has carried her over
thousands of miles Ia an sorts Of
weather and among ull kinds of people.
The plough 10 which she put her
hand was set ~ open long burrows M
the soil of centuries. heavily MATTED and
sodded with customs and traditions aud
codes. 8ut the delicate, fair little Swiss
woman, hardly larger than our own
Lucy Stone is TO the full MS stout
hearted as the American friend of wo-
mcn.
Madame Goegg Is Genevesc by
birth. education and residence, Il was
In Geneva, back In 1866, that there ap-
peared her brave little newspaper lie
Journal des Danes.
Now lle Journal des DANES might be
a publication of fashion, OF elegant om-
Payments, or Of certain class Of liter
allure; as II was. It's character took tn,
stnid Gencvcsc by surprise. For with.
out the slightest reserve rs announced
its obiect-"1ho emancipation Of wO-
men through the bcstowm of legal rights
and privileges"
The little publication was sent out.
aud IN return there came FROM the
countries all about iibos and sueers and
criticisms on what the people were
pleased TO call the quixotism Of !,
fanatic"
The political journals opened batter
les against the "womans paper Week
~ and almost daily Madame Gocgg re-
ceivcd letters, some signed. some nnony-
nous and OF ominous import, meuacing
her work.
But though the winds blew and the
rains fell the small structure remain
ed Intact lie Journal dos DANES grow
aid extended and expanded and uircu-
lated widely In the countries where II
had been most dofamcd.
Before long Nine. Gocgg learned with
delight and astonishmont of the move
ment started In America almost stimuli
tanoously with her own effort, and let
tiers freely exchanged between herself
and the American pioneers. II was au-
other proof that the spirit Of great move
ments "EO In the air"
Soon after this an international society
for women was established with its
headquarters In Geneva, aud with Nine.
Goegg as It's president and lie Journal
Ges Danes opened Us cQlGaps to ienr-
less contributions FROM the mG,dbers
throughout Europe
The little journal and the fnr-spread.
ing society became such powers in the
land that there soon sprang from them
others. Within decade regularly.
constituted societies of women were re-.
cognizd and honored In France. Italy,
Germany, and at least half dozen other
countries
Chen says Nine. Googg 81 felt
that the Journal des Danes had accom-.
plishcd that for which Il was created
and that ! could give greater aid by con.
.tributing 60 the publications. that had
come into existence as It's children thnn
by concentrating my strength on the one
Journal. IL was NOT for my own clOri.
iication that ] created the iournnl, but
20 awaken thought aud arouse notion
ends that had been fully accomplished '
In 1867 from Geneva the plat
form of anothea great movement
was broadencd and strengthened
TO extend around the world; hi,
movement was the incorporation Of The
International Peace League.
In 1868 a conference Of The lengu,