The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-03
DR., ANNA HOWARD
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France. President Wilson and General
Pershing and others.
Sketch Of Career.
DIT Anna Howard Shaw came from
England to this country an unknown pi-
oneer girl Of four years and through her
own efforts eventually became the Pres
ident Of the National Woman Suffrage
Association. In her girlhood she lived
with her parents immigrant family in
o Michigan wilderness forty miles from
a post-office and q hundred miles from a
railroad. starting her career as a school
teacher who walked eight miles day
and received four dollars a week. Her
homo was a poverty stricken log cabin
built by her father who was compelled
to leave mis- wife and children at the
mercy Of Indians and wild animals while
She earned a livelihood for them.
From her Michigan home DR.. Shaw
went to live with one Of her married
sisters in a northern town. After study
ing at Albion college from 1872 to 1878
she was graduated from the Boston
School OF Theology in 1878 paying her
way through school and college by
preaching and lecturing. She suffered
extreme poverty during this period. liv-
ing in an attic in Boston. On account OF
her sex she was refused ordination by
the New England Conference and by the
General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. but in the same year
had the honor Of being the first woman
ordained by the Methodist Protestant
Church. In her struggles to become
minister she fought against ridicule.
dissension and lack Of the barest neces-
stiles.
After seven years service as preacher
| to q small flock at East Dennis, Mass,
DIT. Shaw resigned from the pulpit to
take up the fight for temperance. for
suffrage and for social purity. Her as
ISOLATION through her preaching. with
such prominent women as Mary A. Liv-
ermore and Julia Ward Howe enlarged
her view Of life and aroused enthusiasm
| for the cause OF suffrage and liberty.
Or. Shaw first became a lecturer for
, the Massachusetts, Women's Suffrage
| Association. and from 1885 to 1892 was
national superintendent Of franchise. On
the resignation Of DR.. Shaw's most init
mate friend. Miss Susan B. Anthony, in
! 1900, the presidency Of the National
woman's Suffrage 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 at large.
However. IN 1904 Mrs. Chapman was
compelled to resign on account OF ILL
| health. and DR.. Shaw succeeded her as
f, President Of the National Association
from 1904 to 1915
Her administration was marked with
by unprecedented progress. The mum.
Der Of suffrage workers increased from
1900 to 100000: one campaign in ten
years was replaced by ten in one year:
tho expenditures Of tho association in
creased from SIS. 900 to $4,000 annually.
the number Of states with full suffrage
grew from four to twelve while the
whole suffrage movement changed from
an academic stage to vital political
force arousing the attention Of the en-
tire nation.
The year 1919 was the banner year for
DR.. Shaw and the cause. when Arizona.
Kansas and Oregon received full suf-
frage. During this year DR.. Shaw spoke
IN The principal cities in each Of those
states making four or five speeches a
day and travelling IN any sort of a con-
veyancc from freight cars to automo-
biles-
MANY times during her earlier career.
DR.. Shaw gave proof OF her coura Eeous
and determined nature. On one occasion
the free religious group OF which she
was pastor. wished 70 give dance on
the night Of the annual church fair. and
the intrepid little preacher was Obliged
tc threaten the whole congregation with
arrest to maintain her authority As
country school teacher. she preached
her first sermon at the suggestion OF
friends. rehearsing 1t to the trees and
stones IN advance.
While In Boston Or. Shaw reached TN"
point where she had not n cent Of money
nor the prospect Of earning any. tncx-
oectedly she was asked to do weeks
revival work and decided that IL this
brought her enough money for a cheap
pair OF shoes and a few days food she
would continue her course in theology.
shiftlcss woodsman was once con-
Quoting her through n northern forest to
a town where she was to preach. and
refused to drive further. whcrcupon the
girl pulled out a small revolver and held
n at his back until she reached her des-
tination.
DR.. Shaw was born at Newcastle on
Tyne. England February II, 1S47. She
was never married.