The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-08
ASSOCIATION
IN PHILADELPHIA
First Session Was Held
In 1848---Sketch of
the Movement.


! front the wonderful galaxy of women
whose names were henceforth connect
| ed with the movement and inaugurated
| Susan b. Anthony's fifty-four years
| leadership. From that time until the
present, with the interim of the civil
! war, the work has actively continued
in the state of New York.
| In New York are situated the head
| quarters Of the National Woman Suf-
! frage association, of which Rev. Anna
Howard Shaw is president; the New
York State Woman Suffrage associa-
ton, with Miss Harriet May Mills as
| president; the Woman Suffrage party,
organized by Mrs. Chapman Gait three
years ago and grown to a membership
of more than 10000; the Woman's So
cial and Political union, whose presi-
dent is Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch
daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
the Political Equality association, Or
ganized by Mrs. Oliver H. p. Belmont: :
the Equal Franchise society, founded
by Mrs Clarence Mackay, and the
Mems League For Woman Suffrage
whose membership includes business
and professional men.
National In Aspect.
In 1850, during the anti-savery con
vention in Boston, few women in at
tendance decided to call convention
to discuss exclusively the rights Of
women. The arrangements were made
by Lucy Stone and others, and from
the holding of this meeting the wo-
mans rights movement may be said to
have assumed a national aspect. Nine
states were represented by the speak-
ers, and among them were Garrison.
Pillsbury, Foster, Burleigh, Douglas
and Claiming, and letters were read
from Emerson, Alcott, Whittier, Gerrit
Smith, Joshua r. Giddings and many
other well known reformers. A ma
tional committee was formed, under
whose management conventions were
held annually in various cities, and
the question of woman suffrage has
ever since been a leading one in Mas
sachusetts. An account Of this Mas
sachusetts convention in the Westmin-
ster Review, London, written by Mrs.
John Stuart Mill, marked for begin
ming of the movement for woman suf-
frage in Great Britain.
In June, 1852, the first womans
rights convention of Pennsylvania was
held in Westchester and was largely
under the auspices of the Friends, or
Quakers, among them James and Lu-
cretia Mott. There have been annual
meetings in or near Philadelphia since
1869, when Miss Mary Grew was elect
ed president of the state society. She
held the Office until 1892, when, at the
age of eighty, she resigned and was
succeeded by Mrs. Blankenburg,
namesake of Lucretia Motifs and wife
of the present mayor Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Blankenburg served as president
sixteen years, when she decided to re-
tire, and Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery
was elected to succeed her. Mrs. Av-
cry held the Office only two years. on
account Of her plans to leave the state.
Mrs. Ellen II. e. Price, who Is super
intendent Of educational interests of
the Philadelphia yearly meeting, was
elected at the convention at Harris
burg in 1910 to succeed Mrs. Avery
and is now president of the associa-
ton.
The National Woman Suffrage as
ISOLATION is federation of state suf-
frage associations covering nearly
every state in the Union, the latter be-
ing composed Of county societies.
which in turn are made up Of local
suffrage clubs, all members paying
annual dues.
Gain For Woman Suffrage.
When the first woman's rights con-
vention was held in 1S4S woman
had no franchise privileges In this
country except a very slight school
suffrage In Kentucky. At the present
time they have complete voting rights
in six states of the Union, municipal
suffrage in Kansas, school suffrage in
twenty-six states and territories, tax
paying suffrage in five states.
In New Zealand, Australia, Norway
and Finland all women vote on exactly
the same terms as men and In the last
three countries may sit in parliament.
Finland has nineteen women in its
parliament and Norway one. In Great
Britain, Sweden and Iceland they vote
for all officials except members of
parliament In Canada they have
school and municipal suffrage. In
Scotland single women and widows
have municipal and county suffrage.
In the Isle Of Man women possess
full parliamentary suffrage. In France
they may vote for judges of the trlbu-
nal of commerce. Denmark women
can vote for all officers except mem.
bers of parliament. In Belgium they