Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-16
ASSOCIATION
IN PHILADELPHIA
First Session Was Held
In 1848---Sketch Of
the Movement.

susan -. Anthony HAtS -ApHf years
leadership. From that time untl 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 SUI
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 aud grown to membership
Of more than G0,000; 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. r Belmont;
the Equal Franchise society, founded
by Mrs. Clarence Mackay, and the
Mems League For Woman Suffrage.
whose membership includes business
ind professional men.
National In Aspect.
In 1850. during the anfi.slavery con-
Fention in Boston. a few women In at
tendance decided TO call a 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
aaye assumed a national aspect Nine
states were represented by the speak
srs. and among them were Garrison,
rillsbury, Foster, Burleigh, Douglas
ard Claiming. and letters were read
from Emerson. Alcott. Whittier. Gerrit
Smith, Joshua r. Giddings aud many
,ther well known reformers, A ma
Honal committee was formed, under
whose management conventions were
acid annually III vafious cities, and
the question Of woman suffrage has
ever since been leading one in Mas
sachusetts. An account Of this Mas
sachusetts convention in the Westmin-
ster Review, London, written by Mrs.
John Stuart Mil. marked for begin
ning of the movement for woman suf-
frage in Great Britain.
In June, 1852, the first woman's
tights convention of Pennsylvania was
held in Westminster and was largely
ander the auspices of the Friends, or
Quakers, among them james and Luz
cretia Mott. There Have been annual
meetings in or near Philadelphia since
1860, when Miss Mary Grew was elect
I'd 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. a
naineSake of Lucretia Motifs and wife
of the present mayor Of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Blankenburg served as president
sixteen years, wien she decided to re-
tire. and Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery
was elected to succeed her. Mrs, Az
cry held tile Office only two years, on
account OF her plans TO leave the state.
Mrs. ellen IL. u. 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 n 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.