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we discussed" she writes, "the his
tory Of the United States, the Govern
ments Of the world, the causes which
led to the influence of one nation upon
another. the philosophical basis OF the
different national movements west
ward" When Miss Shaw left the
president gave her a slip OF paper
which proved upon examination to be
a few words passing her In the his
tory Of the entire college course
1t was at this college h a Miss
Shaw began her work for equal rights
for women. There were three literary
societies, one for men, one for women
and one for men and women together.
As might be expected Miss Shaw
chose the women's and began an
active campaign to put 1t on the same
level as the mems. She gained her
victory, and for the first time a wom-
an was chosen as orator for the quin-
~quenniai reunion, and against her will
Miss Shaw was the orator.
An amusing anecdote Is told of one
of DIR. Shaw's earliest sermons. In her
confusion she announced her text as;
Can the Ethiopian change his
spots or the leopard his skin?' She
recognized at once the mistake she had
made and the danger OF correcting II
and continued unabashed to preach
from the text.
In 1876 DIR. Shaw went to the Bos-
ton University and began Ter theology
ca. studies. She was 81 years old and
for three years had been a licensed
,.un.A.. l.. Nftnhi1an and Tho Nnrfh-
west she already had a growing repu-
tation. In Boston she was alone, prac-
tically penniless and with limited OPP
~portunities to work. The young men
OF the class who were licensed preach
ers had free accommodations in the
dormitory and their board AT a club
formed for their assistance amounted
to only s1.25 a week. But DIR. Shaw
was not admitted to any OF these priv
ileges because she was n woman. II
was an age when there were but two
ways open TO women to make a liveli-
hood, marriage or housework of some
description. There were 800 men in
the theological classes s%natching
eagerly at the slightest possibility O..
employment.
With the wolf at her door. often
going to bed hungry ard waking up
hungrier. Or. Shaw managed to fight
the loneliness and indifference OF a
great city as she had fought dearth
and want in a desert. She received n
legacy and went to Europe and finally
she took her first parish at Cape Cod.
Once in Genoa a Gospel ship came
into harbor and the pastor came
ashore TO ask for some American pas
, tor to address his sailors. He was as
sured that DR.. Shaw would come and
preach for him. When she arrived
he wanted to break of the meeting.
saving his sailors would mob her: but
again she dared and preached from
the text, blessed are the homesick:
for they shall go home" And a; the
end every one IN the ship clamored to
shake hands with her.
In her first Cape Cod parish Miss
Shaw remained seven years, and many
are the amusing anecdotes Of that
divided flock and OF the quick wit and
a%stuteness with which their pastor
ruled them.
Oddly enough there IL hardly a word
in this volume on the suffrage cause
II was in 1885 that DR.. Shaw resigned
two parishes and gave herself to the
cause" Doubtless DIR. Shaw felt tina,
the present volume was not the
place for an exposit.Dn of the cause
The account Of her travels. her lee.
lures. her unending labor for womer
IL a large part of her life history. A
to information and arguments for and
against suffrage the world is echoinS
with them now and doubtless DR.
Shaw thinks that he that hath an cal
may hear. 1t undoubtedly adds to tn,
value OF the book that argument 1:
left out OF It. Several chapters ar,
given 10 the account Of Miss Susar
II. Anthony, a vigorous and vital per
sonality. Miss Shaw acknowledges the
able assistance of some OF her fines
and bravest coworkers.
one pathetic passage deserves tran
scription:
I do no; claim anything - ~fantasti,
and u;opian as universal harmony among
US. We have had our troubles and gu
differences. l have had mine, At ever,
annual convention since the one al Wash.
inRton in 1910 there has been an effort t.
dispose me from the presidency. The-'
have been some splendid fighters anon,
my opponents. hne and high minded womei
n honestly think that at os l am get
ting too old for my big Job. Possibly
I am. Certainly I shall resign I, Will
r aiacrity when the majority Of women II
the organization wish me 20 do so.
But II is only fair to close a motto,
OF this book with the authors owl
words of gratitude: Nothing bigge
: can come to a human being than t
! love a great cause more than life il,
self, and to have the privilege through
! out life Of working for that cause"
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