The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-06
Books Of the Day.


EIGHTY YEARS AND MORE BY
Elizabeth cady Stanton. European Pub
fishing Company.
In the Introduction 10 her .sReminls-
cenoss" Mrs. Stanton Gays: 1.-THE interest
my family and friends have always mani
Tested In the narration of my early and
varied experiences and their earnest de-
elre 10 have them An permanent form for
tiic suisReman; Of another reneratsan,
moved ms TO publish this volume / am
fully aware that les contents have no espe-
eial artistic merit. being composed partly
Of extracts from my diary. few hasty
sketches Of my travels and people / have
uei. ard ef ny essnsosss ca many social
Questions" This IS quite to the point and
very fairly covers the ground Of the Rem
lasscences." They are interesting as the
record OF the private life Of one whose pub.
Tic career Is Well known and. as she i4er-
eef says, these recoieetions arc limited to
her personal experiences outside the great
movement, the events Of her public life
are TO be found Ia the history of woman
suffrage.
Mis-. Stanton Was born In Joanstown, "
T., IN ISIS. Her father was Laniel Ca8y.
distinguished lawyer and judge. ard for
one nr more terms member of congress
from that state. Judge Cady's household
seems to have been brought up most rlSid-
iy. yet with every advantage that his So
cial position and broad culture could Sc
cure. Mrs. Stanton tells OF the death az
her only brother Rhen she vas II years
old. and how. awed b. the grief OF her
father. she determined 20 take his place.
She thought the chief thing IL be done IN
order 10 equal boys was 20 be learned and
courageous. SO aaet5eEi 20 study Greek ard
learn 20 manage "A horse y taxed every
power says Mrs, Stanton. hoping sone
DAY 10 hear my father say. Wei. a girl IA
~ sood as boy. after ain fu, he never
said IT, Finally a Greek Testament Is
won as pr!se-a ard New =" said / my
father viii he satisfied With me. Then.
while s.oat looking and y siting Tor him
90 say something which would show that
he recognized The equality Of the daughter
with the son, he kssed me an the forehead
and exclaimed. With a ssga. All. yen
should have aeen a hey
In 1910 she MS married 20 Henry r.
eta.ten = prominent refovme- ard pub
notsi. and the same year accom- MED him
~ England with James 6. gsrncy aboll-
ton candidate fer the presidency, whose
ohiect 81 crossing the Atlantic was - az
be held that year IN Loader AFTER re-
turnlnk 20 the rnltea States NJ S.anloa
moved 10 HeT;on aHa thess hs sa- the pra,-
tsec ~ law fiVre K N8s that AIRS stanton
me- many 81 tbe leading teforuers ans
aathegs Of the aay-Theodarc Parker jean
rf.rrsoat Whiitlsr Efueteon. HAN. herne.
rowea and Fred rick Douglass. t'nscr
suoh influence. ASA iR sympathy vita sAe
advanced views ~ her husband she bexsn
TO TAXA - active satersst - TIE anti
slavery temperance Afa ether reform
movements 81 tsa; day.
r~~ fffSt active work hes ore q max
hrs tods Was IN aaYoest!n< she passage ~
she legislature og Ssw York - the n,Arrie-f
~pues's property alH. Whteh rns5v be-
Game &AN. llaV5rw removed 30 SENECA
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