Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-26
A Hall Of Fame for Women.

Fam for women, to be erected IN New
York close to that of the other Hall Of
Fame. which was erected and dedi-
Gated not long since. And it is more
than mere talk, because Miss Helen
Gould, who is reported to have given
the existing Hall Of Fame, proposes TO
be the donor of the new structure. In
1900. when the balloting was done Tor
the first names to adorn the Hail OF
Fame. no women received q sufficient
number of ballots to be included in the
list. This seems strange, perhaps. at
first thought for America certainly mas
produced many great women VINO nave
won fame in various lines, and whom
po5terity will hold in grateful remem-
brance. And vet when one starts to
adorn the walls of library or study
with portraits of Americans, there are
cer tain names which are inevitably
suggested as appropriate. such as
Washington, Lincoln, 1-ongfellow,
Whittier. Emerson. Philips Brooks and
others who might be mentioned. but
there are no American women whose
pcrtraits are commonly seen when
such collections are made and hung.
Considering this fact the proposition
for Il Hall of Fame exclusively for
women is unique and interesting
scheme. Although no women were
selected from among the many Candi-
dates for the first places i'm the existing
Hall of Fame, there were 4 number of
women considered, some of whom re-
They were Mary Lyon and Emma
willard aTonG educators. Dorotlea
I.yude Dix and Lucretia Mott among
philanthropsts, Charlotte Cushnan
among actors, Helen Hunt Jackson
among authors. Maria Mitchell among
scicntists, and Martha Washington.
and Of these Mary Lyon received the
most votes end Martha Washington the
neat largest number.
widely circulated religious news
paper. for the 20 foremost American
women resulted in the choice OF
Frances T.. Willard. Martha Washing
ton. Harriet Beecher Stove. Lucretia
Mott, Phoebe Cary, Margaret Fuller,
Louisa May AlCott. Mary Lyon, Maria
Halao HINT Ia ok
son. Emma c. Willard, Abigail Adams.
Dolly Madison, Dorothea Dix. Mary
N'ashington. Pocahontas, Betsy Ros<.
Harriet G.. Hosmer and Lydia II.
Sisourney.
Apparently it will be from among the
list of names included in these two
groups that those selected for the new
Hall of Fame for Women are likely to
be chosen next year by the judges
oc New York. which now announces
that funds have been given for the
erection of a Hall Of Fame for Women,
I'D joining and connected with the
present hall of Fame for men. in which
ultimately there will be tablets COM
mnmoratinG 30 Amelican-bor women
of note, and 10 foreisn-born women
conspicuous in our national history.
4 board of 100 electors in 1905 will be
requested to elect 10 women Oh
American birth and two American
women of foreign birth. The women
electors in the contest of 1900 We're
Presidents Hazard of Wellesley and
Thomas of Bryn Mawr. and Mrs. Alice
Freeman Palmer. The electors in 1905
doubtless will represent n wider range
Of calling among women. Nominations
to be passed upon by electors will be
made by visitors to the miniature
model of the Hall of Fame, to be set up
at the st. Louis exposition. Pre-
sulnably the donor of the Women's
Hall of Fame will be the same person
Miss Helen Gould-who is reputed to
/ have given the present Hall of Fame.
| The entire architectural scheme when
| carried out calls for Il very imposing
! group of structures. which ell who have
| visited the new site OF the University
, of New York. know are to be placed on
| n commanding site on the upper end of
/ Manhattan Island.