The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-15
NOTED SUFFRAG|ST DEAD
MISS SUSAN ANTHONY SUCCUMBS
TO PNEUMONIA AFTER LONG
AND EVENTFUL CAREER.
WAS ONCE INDICTED.
Defied Court and Never Paid Fine in Her
Earnest Endeavor for Woman
Suffrage.

ROCHESTER, y. Y, March ID
Miss Susan T. Anthony, the famous
woman suffrage leader, died mt l O'Clock
this morning. The funeral will be held
on Thursday at o'clock. Rev. Dr. Gan
nett Of the First nitarian church, of
which Miss Anthony was "A member, will
oliciate.
She had ben i'll several days with
penumonia ana had been given up by
her physician. Miss Anthony's illness
was the result of a cold contracted dur
ins her trip last month to Washington
and Baltimore.
Pneumonia Works Fatally.
The first appearance of the trouble led
her friends 60 urge her To return at once
To Rochester and abandon her plan to
attend her birthday banquet in New
York This was done, but in spite of
the best care pneumonia developed,
spreading to both lungs the last days OF
last week
tnul sunday, however, Hiss Anthony
was able to make known her wants ana
take substantial uourlShment.
Story of Her Life in Brief
Susan l}rowncIl Anthony, probably ia"
best known advocate of woman suffrage
I'M America. was born at Adams, Mass,
February IL. $50. When Miss An
thuny was stIll III her teens her parents
removed 10 New York state, and III
1916 settled at Rochester, which city
the eminent rolurmcr continued TO call
her home during the remainder of her
life. Miss Anthony received liberal
education and spent the early part OF
her career as a school teacher, which
profession her father had followed be
fore her
Miss Anthony first spoke in public in
1871. and from that time took part III
The temperance movement, organizing
societies aud lccturing. In 1901 she
called a temperance convention III Al
hany. after being refused admission to
"A previous convention on account OF hcr
sex. In 1872 the Woman's New York
State Temperance society was organ
lied. Through her cXertons, and those
of Mrs. Elizabeth 'ady stanton women
came TO be admitted to educational and
other conventions with the right to
speak. vote, aud serve on committees.
For Abolition Of Slavery.
About 1897 she became prominent
among thc ugitators for the abolition OF
slavery. I'm 1888 she made report, IN
I'd teachers convention in Troy, III favor
ar tho ru-cducation Of the sexes. But
fl was 10 secure equal civil rights for
women lmt thc energies of her life were
chiefly directed. In lN1l-lI she held
conventions in each county of New York
ina the cause of female suffrage, ana
from that time ON she addressed annual
aupraIs and petitions 10 the Legislature.
She was active in securing the pass
ago Of the net OF the Ne" York LeglSla-
uro of 1869, giving to married women
tlr posse, ion Of their earnings, the
Guardianship Of their children. etc. Dur
ing the ,iyi! war she devoted herself TO
the W0mcn'S Loyal league, which petl-
toned Congress in favor OF the thIr-
fprn,h 2mrEdment.
To Amend Constitution.
In 1850 She started petition in favor
IT leaving out the word male in tn"
fourteenth amendment, and worked
with the National Woman Suffrage asso-
citation to induce Congress 10 secure to
dcr sex the right of voting. In 1861 she
won't fn Kansas with Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Lucy Stone, aud there Oh
tanned 5000 votes in favor of woman suf-
tragc.
IN 1865 with the cooperation of Mrs
Stanton and Parker pillsbury, and with
the assistance of George Francis Train.
Miss Anthony began, in New York city.
'hc publication of a weekly paper called
The Rcyolutonist devoted to the emau-
r,pgtiuu Of women.
Indicted for Illegal Vote.
In 1877 Miss Anthony east ballots at
jHo state aud congressional election in
Rochester IN order to test the application
# the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
Woui' OF the United States Constitution.