Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-20
SUSAN B. ANTHONY.
Great Woman's Suffrage Leader
i Is no More.


men the cornerstone on her
monument" Anna H. Shaw.
This was the purport of a tele-
gram received from Rochester,
New York, at the Oregon Equal
Suffrage Headquarters at mid
night, March 12. Every true
woman in the world will bow in
sorrow at the passing of the noble
life that has reached its close, but
the record of its lofty aims. and
the good it accomplished will
continue to live on and grow
through the unencumbered CEN
turies yet to come. In Miss An
thony the world recognizes the
great soul, the high purposes, the
inspired devotion which are the
gifts of those chosen to mark
crises in the worlds history.
"a great man has fallen in
Israel" will be the unconscious
expression of all who learn of the
death of Miss Susan B. Anthony.
Sublime in faith and matchless in
courage for the principles to
which she devoted her life, civil
lied nations will bow in reverence
at her bier. Womankind in this
and every other enlightened coun-
try in the world, owes debt to
the heroic champion who endured
persecution, privation and life
time toll, for the recognition and
elevation OF those of her sex.
Susan B. Authouy was born in
Adams, Mass, February IS, 1929.
Of Quaker ancestry she early
manifested a strict conscientious
ness and independence OF thought
characteristic of sect which de-
fed kings for the faith that it ex-
pressed. Her rudimentary edu-
cation was received at public
school where her teacher could
not understand why she, or any
other girl, should desire to learn
anything so advanced as long
division and refused to teach her
such mysteries wholly beyond the
comprehension of feminine In
tellect. At the age of fifteen,
Miss Anthony became a teacher
in a private school. Later, as a
student, she entered a girls SEM
mary near Philadelphia. In
1897 business reverses over
whelmed her father, and Miss
Anthony again became a teacher.
She continued in the profession
until 1850, when, owing to the
delicate health of her mother, she
assumed the household cares and
and the entire management of the
farm near Rochester.
Her first appearance in public
was in I84o as secretary OF the
, Daughters of Temperance. For
her indelicacy in presenting her
self on the platform, she was
bitterly assailed and criticised,
for half century ago any woman
who dared to appear in such a
public position invited scathing
and severe denunciation. In
1858, at convention of school
teachers, in Rochester, Miss An
thony again excited the indig-
nant protests of newspapers, men,
and even women, by her unpre-
cedensed demand for a right to
speak in public. The topic OF
discussion was, "Why is not the
profession Of teacher as much re-
spected as that of lawyer, doctor
or ministeI?' During the debate
Miss Anthony arose and address.
ed the chair. The chairman
asked in tones of dissaproval,
"What will the lady have?'
Miss Anthony replied: 81 wish
to speak on the question" The
greatest CONSERVATION and sur
prise became manifest among the
delegates at this unwomanly ano
shameless breach OF custom. A
motion was made that she be per.
mitted to speak. After fully q
half-hour's debate, in which the
improperly of woman speaking
in public was freely aud brutally
discussed, the motion carried auo
Miss Anthony said: ''It seem.
to me that you fail to comprehend
the cause of the disrespect o
which you complain. Do 20,
not see that so long as societ,
says that woman has not brain