Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03
Anna Howard Shaw
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attic in Boston On account OF her
sax she was refused ordination BY
the New England conference and by
The General conference Of the Meth
cdis. Episcopal church. ou, in the
same year had the honor Of being tie
first woman ordained BIZ the Meth
odist Protestant church In her
struggles to become a minister she
fought agairs, ridjcule. diSsension
and lack OF the barest necessities
After seven years service as
preacher 20 a small flock AZ las,
Dennis. Mass, DR.. Shaw resigned
from the pulpit 10 take up the fight
for Temperance. for suffrage and for
social purity. Her association through
Ter preaching, with such p-oninen:
women as Mary A Iivernc-e ard
Julia Ward Howe enlarged her view
. e life and aroused enthusiasm for
; the cause Of suffrage and liberty.
/ Dr.. Shaw first became a lecturer
for the Massachusetts, Wonen's Suf-
frage Association. and from 1856 to
1872. was national superintendent o!
| franchise. On the resignation OF DR.
Shaw's most intimate friend. Mss
, Susan B. Anthony in 1900, the pres
idency Of the National Women's Suf-
frage Association rested between DR.
Shaw and Mrs Carrie B. Chapman
! whom Miss Anthony finally chose as
| the more experienced. while DR.. Shaw
was made vice president, Large
However. in 1904. Mrs Chapman wa.
| compelled TO resign on account of ILL
health. and DR.. Shaw succeeded hel
| as president Of the National Asso-
! citation from 1904 to 1915.
Her administration was marked
with unprecedented progress. The
| number OF suffrage workers increased
from 1900 TO 20e, 900: one campaign
| in 10 years was replaced by 10 ii
i one year; the expenditures OF the
association increased from $4,000 &c
$50. 900 annually; the number of states
with full suffrage grew from four &c
- while the whole suffrage move
ment changed from an academic stage
| 10 vital political force arousing the
| attention Of the entire nation.
The year 1872 was the banner year
| for DR.. Shaw and the cause, when
| Arizona Kansas and Oregon received
| full suffrage. During this year DR.
Shaw spoke in the principal cities il
each Of these states, making four o,
Ave speeches a day and travelling
/ in any sort OF a conveyance from
| freight cars to automobiles.
/ Many times during her earlier ca.
| reer. DR.. Shaw gave proof Of hel
! courageous and determined nature
| On one occasion the free religion,
| group Of which she was pastor, wish
ed to give a dance on the night Of
| the annual church fair. and the in.
trepid little preacher was obliged q
/ threaten the whole congregation with
! arrest to maintain her authority. A.
a country school teacher, she preach
t ed her frst sermon at the suggestion
OF friend, rehearsing it to the tree.
! and stones in advance.
| While in Boston DR.. Shaw reached
the point where she had 10. a cent O,
| money nor the prospect Of earning
any. Unexpectedly she was asked &c
| do a weeks revival work and de.
cided that II this brought her enough
money for cheap pair Of shoes and
few days food, she would continue
her cours, in theology. 4 shiftless
woooman was once conducting he,
through q northern forest to town
where she was to preach and refused
to drive further, wherein the CTR
pulled out a small revolver and held
il at his back until she reached he.
destination.
DIR. Shaw was born at Newcastle
on-Tyne. England. February II, lsl7
! She was never married.