Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-30

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I America and then she decided to do
what she had purposed when she was
a young girl, address the Legislature
on the subject of more exact justice
and greater privileges for women. Her
| father, who was opposed to women
having any sphere except such as
existing laws allowed them, protested
bitterly, but SO earnestly did she plead
her case to him that she was won
over. He helped her in perfecting her
address and pointed out many laws
for her to illuminate against She re-
ceived permission from the New York
legislature to address it On the sub
Ject of the married woman's property
bill, which she had advocated widely
since 1910.
Addresses the Legislature.
She went up into the garnet and
rehearsed her speech every day.
Finally the momentous day arrived.
This was in 1848. Mrs. Stanton spoke
to crowded house. Her speech last
w wv hooI anu "4iCh ohO w clO
through she was congratulated warm
ly by her hearers. Shortly afterward
she had the satisfaction of seeing
the married woman's property bill
become a law.
In the same year Mrs. Stanton and
others called the woman's suffrage
convention at Seneca Falls, the first
ever held. Resolutions were adopted
and list of grievances made out. The
convention was the target for no end
of ridicule. Mrs. Stanton said she
and her friends were referred to as
the "cross old maids" She had sons
at the time. Susan B. Anthony was
one Of Mrs. Staniton's companions
pioneers at this convention and re-
manned her efficient coworker for
women's rights to her end.
Miss Anthony said of Mrs Stanton
several years ago: cit was Mrs.
Stanton who, at the first convention
at Seneca Falls formulated the reso-
luton declaring that the right to
vote was the underlying right which
women must possess before Justice
could be established. Then not ONLY
the outside world shouted ridicule at
the top of their voices, but even re-
formers were shocked that she should
say that women must have the right
to vote, and she has been what might
be termed the pen artist of our move
ment from that day to this. IF you
will study out literature you will find
that Mrs. Stanton has written the
larger part of the addresses and argu-
ments made before our New York
state legislature and the congress of
the United States. She has written
nearly all of what might be called
state papers for our movement and
was largely the editor of the three
huge volumes, containing nearly a
thousand pages each, entitled The
of Woman Suffrage"
Mrs. Stanton had a handsome, win
ming face and dignifed presence and
her keen logic and ready wit made
her an attractive platform speaker
her address with the
query, What would you do with your |
while you went to vote|' she |
retorted in a fash, what lid you do !
with your children when you came to |
hear me?"
Leads Suffrage Movement.
For many years Mrs. Stanton annu-
ally addressed committees of con-
gress in favor of a sixteenth amend
ment for women to the constitution of
The United States. She was a con-
sistent advocate of temperance and
Urged a law granting divorce for
on the New York legis-
ature. She canyassed every state in
he union in her appeals for woman
suffrage. In 1861 she was president
If the Woman's Loyal league; from I
S65 to 1892 she was president of the
National Woman's Suffrage associa-
ion and from the latter year was