Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-11-18
VIRGINIA WOMEN
WANT SUFFRAGE.
MOVEMENT ORGANIZED AT RICH
NONp TO APPEAL TO CONGRESS
AMEND CONSTITUTION
Leading Society Women In the Ola
Dominion Capital Band Together
To Secure the BaIlot-Issue
Statement

X u
THAT a weil-defned and partially
organized movement FOR woman SUI
frage. not only in the state OF ~
ginia. but throughout the Ohl.Su
states of America. is BEING Quieuly
carried on among many OF the most
respected and prominent citizens OF
Richmond. will doubtless come In the
nature OF n surprise 20 the reaoins
public. The movement thus far Is
characterized by intense earnestness'
and is being prosecuted by the ois-
triouuon OF petitions whlch paPeIs
have already received the endorsatton
OF several hundreds Of the best cft-
zens OF the city. These petitions Will
later be presented TO Congress. The
petition. to the Senate and House OF
/ Reprosentatives OF the United states.
/ we the undersigned citizens OF tho
United States, over twenty-ohe years
of ore hereby petition your honorable
bodv to submit TO the legislatures OF
the several States for ratification, an
. amendment 20 the National Constitu-
ton. which shall enable women TO
. vote. ,.s
E These petitions are being circulated
D by lady advocates OF the movement
which they endorse among no one CIR
l Gle or set OF society. many petluohs
D being presented 70 the working cru
IONS OF the city. while others are
/. adorned with the very first names d
~ the most eminent and influential men
4 and women tn Richmond.
Avoid LeVity.
!. In discussing the agitated move
y |meut (Which Is purely and SIMPLY one
?, Iof ont and out woman sunrasel, one i,,
," Of the best known and most widely
esteemed lady citizens expressed tx
Ithis morning as her fear that IN COM
|menting npon the proposed attem pteo
LEGISLATION The newspapers would lend
rtta~rautcd color to their exposition
of the movement. lu this lady esu-
|matiou. the movement Nas one OF
a great and deep caruestness. and one
rH. d. I'D ..| /.
n Iu sympathy with tne attitude or the
sunrartttcs in London. 80 hose actions
She considered as unQucstionooly rad
u Sbc took the ground that as many
|of the most representative citizens
from the standpoint OF taN@t"n anu
property owners were women, % was
nothing more than fair that such ciu-
bc zcns should enjoy the fuu represen'
.ae I'm Line or Reform.
The speaker explained that the pres
Iona movement was only the natura
" sequence OF tnHt great reform startt'
.'o Iy John stuart NN Boo England ID
enc 1859. WHOM owing to Tho lmpetu
rt- given hy that great political ccono
ave- mist aud uoralist. the women OF Eng
am land were granted the fuu liberty o
municipal suffrage. since which um
..Ithey have raised the cry for suurag
az u parIIncnJ
me "Thrrc les nothing new in Che move
mcut even in our country. sald tn
~
ter Idaho and Nyoming hate srauteo I'D
isis. suffrage tO their women. Woman
1sis su0rape is hut stop in the Ne
irr World pro-rtss. which should Zoe ie
',.. ly America. The movement is tooa
lelue ae.tated iu practically every.
'- mot au. States in the tnlon-
ub" EeNDrtIng to the movement in I'm
lCh- land th. speaker told how the hli d
IS ba. woman suffrage had twice passed
che large maloritlcs before lafi''Hie
stct The bin isl now up Tor IT'S third rcodf
rcf- but according tO the party quoted,
being held up in committee 10y q
ated IKE speaker further said that with
per- "a comparatively short tmc tNe liloN
lctv ment ln this state would hav" denn
and organized character. Every part
' q. the clty. said she. would De canvass
md t-l- f,i-.r nm ina other parts 81 the STA
- By the million.
first 6d.ntiv expected ~ those most heart
advocating the proposed national leg
millions ~ names win have been sigl
% the thousands OF petitions now De
ANY ing congress 10 submit the question
female suffrage 90 the state i-esi
al. - claimed the movement VIII have
Bank assured an success. -. 49,
,v,s- entity determined not 10 be behind
-.ss.s tie movement II Is claimed oy y
lie scope. and was not preeipitated mere
the recent action or me SlnlfSI
e be residents associations AZ WINS ,
i'm be ladies' 10 vote on an aHA'Is per '@''
-t-.to 10 Finter Park. -
curse. 49, tbe sDeaker was bitter in her
ecurl- IdfgnatlOn OF certain scurrilO0s PCT
and a and printed articles recently appea
.e the in American papers ana pu1t t 'l 70 "
.rlties. connecltoR WIZ 49, rt.t,'re 81 Mrs =,
States ,1u rs ,,Tod 1ced, which. II must
-kcs should be, confessed, showed siaal
which sembIance 10 caric&yure rece
IT. your printed, and when porIelluIe W aS
,h~ood bellished with the poem now int
IflOnallv known by the title The VIC
re- With the Serpents Tongue
Mrs Pankhurst was depicted by
sneaker as woman OF the highesi
cyan , cRaracter. ana a great world
which would be recognized at us ~
valuation only IN the future