The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-11-26
Death Of Suffragist Leader
Casts Gloom Over Con-
gressional Union.
GAVE LIFE TO "THE CAUSE"
Collapsed and Was Taken to
Hospital at End Of Cam
paign Speech.

"Along toward the middle OF her
address that night in Los Angeles,
Mrs. Boisscvain raised her right arm,
drew herself up to her full height and
shouted, And liberty, my friend and
then she collapsed"
Thus Miss Maud Younger, of the
Congressional Union for Woman suf-
frage, who stumped In Western States
: IN company with Mrs. Inez Miiholland
Boissevain, described the dramatic
scene when Mrs. Miihoiiand spoke the
last words OF her last set speech for
woman suffrage.
MRS. 'Miihoiland tainted. and the
audience waited silently" Miss
Younger said. 1--WE wanted to take
Mrs. Boissevain directly to the hos.
pital, but she would not 20. but when
she recovered consciousness she chung
TO the speakers table. with her face
white and wet from Precipitation, her
hair streaming down over IL, and for
standing there and answering aues.
lions.
From, Hall To Hospital.
After that meeting on the night OF
October 20 she was taken to a hos.
pitai and rcpained there until her
death today"
Nowhere more than In Washington
today, probably. will Mrs. Boissevain
be mourncd. for here are now assem-.
ed the West with her In connection
with the campaign to organize a
Woman'a party.
mo. she II not the first suffrage
martyr; let us hope ahc VIII be the
last ono OF these women said. I'VE
have had many women who have sue
cumbcd and become inyalids for life,
and IN some eases their deaths were
directly due to their strenuous work
for the suffrage cause"
Ce-worL.rs Deeply Affected.
Women gathered at the Congress.
s;cnnl Union this morning planning
for the mass meeting this afternoon.
which will be the opening gun In the
winter campaign to urge the passage
OF the Susan n. Anthony amendment
upon Congress, broke down and cried
when they were Informed OF Mrs.
BoissevBin's death.
The frat news was broken TO MisS
Alice Paul by reporter for The
Times.
Miss Paul was deeply affected. she
started to dictate n statement, then
broke down. and asked that she be
81 cant say anything now" she
Alias Lucy Burns, vice chairman OF
the Congressional Union. said:
Death q shock 60 All.
Mrs. Boissevain's death IL a great
shock TO all OF us. Her passing 10 .
great loss not only to this movement
but 10 many others with which she
was associated.
Tier death typihes In a very strik-
Ing manner the sacrifice OF life and
genius that this struggle II costing.
lit IL "A struggle for a right that an
intelligent people ought TO have con-
coded Ion ago. and IL IL opposed only
by the selnshness OF professional poll
"Iier death whi make women all
the more determined to work harder
20 overcome this injustice. and all
the more reHentful OF that injustice. |"
Mrs. Boissevain was equally we'll
known In both suffrage orgapiza-
tions, the National American Assoc
citation as well as the Congressional
Union. she has been In washington
many times.
Suffrage workers today. recalled
that even after she was stricken, her
husband addressed suffrage workers
and told them he was proud OF tho
sacrifices his wife had made for the
suffrage cause.