The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24

n Hey York that II the Mormon women voted
New Vet Women ,S nsH Siyin1s
done in every respect as well as tho men. But
Steh Is an abnormal community. L. DOES not fur.
popular suffrage. by " cid men or O womeo q,
since the Mormons, men and women alike, vote
uhdcr tho di.tation Of the Church. In matters
where tho Church docs not dictate tho women
nave shown the same tendency ns In other States
70 promote measures relating 10 education, culture
in the last Utah Tegissture tho only woman me M
bcr Of the lower house introduced and carried
through two bills, one doubling the numbrr Of
the other providing for the establishment Of an art
lhsutue, The only woman In thu Senate intro
a"nat ana Sssd hsGpFh u, s or
peter protection Of tie public health In several
Utah have brought about any reforms Mr.. An
toinstto brown Kinney. an intelligent young
gentle woman Of Salt Lake City,a niece and
namesake OF the Rev. Antoinette Brown Black
=, women have been active in securing laws for
the protection OF minors. also laws relating 70
actve In all educational matters In most cities
We question o, public libraries ls carly agita,ed.
moral power sustaining the men In their best
IaE SUN lately published lc..er from another
prominent gentle woman. tho president OF q
woman's club In Provo City. who said sho was not
sunIagist in tho ordinary sonso Of the word, but
work Of ths women voters q Utah in promoting T
much needed rcforms" In Utah, as In Wyoming
ana Colorado The raising Of the age Of protection
Tor girls TO eighteen was direct result Of the
women's efforts
suffrage question Is disappearing from tie po.
lueal held fow except thosc who have made
a special study Of the subject realize It's steady
A hundred year. seo women could no, ro,.
anywhere, In 1883 Kentucky gave school
80 Women 70 SdGws IN isSo Ontario
Kansas gave IL 80 all women. In 1857 New
south Wales gave women municipal suffrage
single women and widows, Vietoria gave IL to
women both married and single. and Wyoming
gave full suffrage TO all women. In 1871, West
School suffrage was granted in is'5 by Michig an
and Minnesota, in 1875 by Colorado in 1877
and Oregon, in iS7s by Massaehese,ts' IN $3.50
by New York and Vermont In 1880 South
Australia gave municipal suffrage To women.
single wonen and widows OF Scotland. Nebraska
gave women school suffrage III 1855, Ontario
ana al Iasm una gave them municipal smiIIsge
in 1850. In 1880 school suffrage was given
IN Washington. and municipal suffrage In New
Zealand and New Brunsvick In 1857 municipal
suffrage was granted in hansas, Nova Scotia
and Manitoba, and school suffrage In North and
South Dakota, Montana Arizona and New Jer.
ing women the night to vote upon ali questions
submitted u tho Taxpayers In 1883 England
gave women county suffrage, and british
Columbia and the Northwest Territory gave
them municipal suffrage. In 1882 county sui
frage was given TO the women Of Scotland. and
municipal suffrage TO single women and widows
in the Province Of Quelec In 1891, school SUI.
fragc was granted in Illinois In 1893, schoo
suffrage was granted In Connecticut ana full
suffrage in Colorado and New Zealand IL
1894. school suffrage was granted In Ohio, a lin
tied municipal suffrage in Iowa, and parish and
district suffrage in England 10 women both mar
ried and single, In 1898 full suffrage wasgraniet
in South Australia TO women both married. ant
single In 1890 full suffrage was granted IL
Utah and Idaho. In 1898 tho women OF ireland
were given the right To- vote for all officers eNcop,
Members Of Parliament Minnesota gave womer
tho right 10 vote for library trustees, and Louis
lana gave taS-paying women the night TO vote
upon all questions submitted 10 tho taxpayers
In 1899, the Legislature OF Oregon passed ar
amendment 10 grant full suffrage 20 women. by
a vote o. IS to 9 In the House and rs TO in tn,
Senate. and a resolution In favor Of full pariia
mentary suffrage for women passed both house,
Of Parliament in West Australia In view o
tho steady progress OF their cause. tho friend,
OF equal suffrage will have merry Christmas
and may well expect happy New Year
ALICE STONE BLACKWELL