The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-27

The children with Mrs Stanton when
she died were Mrs. NJ. F. Lawrence and
Mrs. Stanton Blatch of New York, Hen
ry and Robert L. of New York, law
yers; Theodore. of Paris, and G. Smith.
a real estate broker at Warden Cliffe,
Long Island. The funeral will be held
on Wednesday, but the hour has not
been set. The interment will be in
Woodlawn cemetery.
For more than go years had Mrs
Stanton been engaged in unceasing ef-
forts for the benefit of her sex. Among
many changes which she has seen come
to pass have been those of mothers ap-
pointed equal guardians of the children
with their husbands; laws respecting
the liability of employers to working
women; laws regulating child labor in
factories in most of the states: women
on the boards of directors in asyluus
penitentiaries and almshouses; women
matrons in police stations: equal nay
FOR equal work. women in the colleges,
universities and professions; the rights
OF business women protected and she
has also seen that mervelous growth of
organization for women which has
reached such a development in the Uni
ted States that it is the wonder of the
world. She has seen the Australasian
lands, Queensland. Victoria, New Zea-
land, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah ex-
tend political equality to both sexes
and incidental to these great chances
she has seen the many accompanying
ones of lesser note due to the change in
public opinion and the gradual educa-
ton of the masses up to a more rea-
sOnable standard.
Mrs. Stanton's SOth birthday. which
was celebrated in New York in 1895. was
one of the greatest occasions of the kind
ever known. The National Council of
Women of the United States. cornpris-
ing 20 ORGANIZATIONS with a member
ship of more than 100000, took part in
1t.
HER CAREER
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was horn in
Johnstown, N. Y, November u 1915
and was graduated at Mrs Emma VIII
-1ard's seminary, in Troy, n. Y. in 1892
In 1870 she was married to Henry Brew
Ster stanton. and in the same wear
while attending the worlds anti-slayerv
convention, in London. she met Lucre-
tia Mott. with whom she was in sym-
patty, and with whom she signed the
call for the first wOmen's rights conyen-
tion. This was held at her bome in
Seneca Falls, July 10 and 90 lS4S She
addressed the New York legislature m
the rights Of married women in 1854 and
in advocacy of divorce for drunkenness.
in 1860. and in 1867 spoke before the leo
islature and the constitutional conven-
ton, maintaining that during the re.
vision of the constitution the state wax
resolved into its original elements and
that citizens of both sexes had a rigbi
to vote for members Of that convention
She canvassed Kansas in 1867 and Mich
1gan IN 1874, when the question of wO.
man suffrage was submitted to the neo.
pie Of those states. Since 1869 sh-
has addressed many congressional com.
mittees and conventions, and delivered
numerous lectures on this subject am
for ten years she was president Of tht
National Woman Suffrage association
In 1853 she was candidate for con.
gress. She was an editor with Susan r
Anthony and PARKER Pillsbury of Thi
Revolution, founded in 1858 and is ioin
author of History of Woman's Sur
frage."
MY mother" said Mrs. Stanton once
twas Margaret Livingston. She wa
the daughter of James Livingston. a,
officer in the revolutionary army I
was he who fired on the British shi,
Vulture when that vessel anchored !,
the Hudson river This was at the tim
that Benedict Arnold was plotting trea
son. MY grandfather saw the shin on
in the river and knew it was there fo
no good purpose. He knew that some
thing ought to be done. but as Wash
ington was away and he was then onI,
q lieutenant, he hesitated about talxin,
the responsibility Of firing on the vesse
However, he finally made up his min
to do so. and the VuIture sailed AVA
Z leaving Major Andre behind
MY fathers ancestors came fror
Connecticut They were also branche
of the sturdy Puritan tree. The Living
stons were Scotch. / do not know q
any Cadys in England but there was
Cade there-Jack Cade the revolution
fst-and maybe the Cadys are descende
from him So. you see. there is plent
Of revolutionary blood in my veins
PRECCCIOUS As A CHILD
As a child Elizabeth Cady Stanton, {