Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18

say: I'm so lazy that I'm not doing any
thing today. When woman came to
her and said, I'm praying for you al the
time" she answered. We'll. pray with yosii
hands and your feet; 1 like prayers that
take the form of work. At tiie close or
one of her speeches she said: Now
don't want all OF you women to rush up
here and tell me how much Yo1 love Lie
If you really DO love me you'll go rome
and get right to work" She never would
allow one woman to speak to her against
another. but would always say: why
can't you give other people cfedH for Just
as good motives you have Fourseit!
Miss Anthony had not very kesn sense
of htmor, although she was quick to recus-
E!ze satire. In early days when a friend
wrote her teasIngIy about going straight
ahead with her work, never knowing v'hen
she was snubbed, giving the I:ndiiate Coo
trine to people without pcroefvinS their
frantic efforts to escape, ami ignoring all
humorous features, she replied Tell all
the funny things you please at my expense.
I have always gone with such a hfni rush
I never had time to see the ridiculous. and
blessed for me and my work ana my happi-
ness that I didn't.
She has often told of ner experience at a
teachers convention in 1853, when fer the
first time d won1an's voice was heard in
that august body. They we're discussing
why teaching did not command the same
respect as other professions, and she rose
and said DO you not see that SO long
as society says woman mas not brains
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hut has plenty to be a teacher, every man
of you who condescends 20 teach tacitly
admits before all Israel and the sun that
he has no more brains than a women?
This almost broke up the meeting. For
ten years she was a thorn in the side CT
these annual gatherings, which were largely
mutual admiration societies among the men,
who consumed much of tie time ii cofnpli-
mentng each other and tie rest in long
winded speeches. Once she rose and said
that as all members had che same hight TO
speak she would suggest that che speeches
be short enough to give each chailce.
At another time she suggested that rs only
a few hours were left for the business they
should not be frittered away and that II
she were a man she would he ASHAMED to
waste time in telling how mich she loved
women and in fulsome natterY of other
men. She made some of tEe men furious
by saying they spoke so Low they could not
he heard. When one was lHdGlSinG in a
lot Of the senseless twaddle about his wife
which some of them are foli Of introducing
into their speeches. she called him 10 orGer
by saying the kind OF a wife he had had
nothing to do with tie subject.
The effect of such remarks by woman
on the self-complaCency OF d man of t,ity
years of age may be imagined.
After she had somewhat overcome the
prejudice against a woman : addressing SO
distinguished an asseEablasa sac MS IN
Vited 10 speak on CoedgcaJioa Il rle@eon-
vention in Troy. After her Gpe ss>if7E5'as
finished the president of ti1e association
took her by tie hand and said Madam.
that was a splendid productions. alli ell
delivered; | could not have 1siei for
single thing different in manner az matter,
but | would rather have follow ed my wife
or daughter to Greenwood cemetery than
have her stand here before tI;a promisru-
GUS audience and deliver that address
Report to Ri. Greeley.
After Miss Anthony ana Mrs. Stanton had
addressed the constitutional convention at