The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-12-29
CENTENAR|ES Of
FAMOUS WOMEN
PLENTIFUL 1920

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The year
soon 10 begin will be one not only
of unprecedented Importance In the
effect II is bound to have upon the
future participation OF women in all
fields OF human activity, but II will
possess a peculiar interest assoctat-
ing II with the past. for ii will in
clude the centenary anniversaries OF
the birth OF an unusually large num-
Der OF women whose lives and
achievements were OF profound influ-
ence upon the social. moral and in
tellectual progress OF the age. Many
of these will be the subject OF individ-
ual comment as the centenary dates
occur, but the list is so imposing that
a brief glimpse at a few OF its lead
ing features in the aggregate seems
of interest at this time.
The year will bring the centenary
OF Susan B. Anthony, who has been
called the greatest woman reformer
the world has ever known. As q
Young woman Miss Anthony aided
in organizing the first woman's tenn
perance society. Later she participat-
ed in the anti-slavery movement and
during the civil war she was an or
ganizer of the Women's National
Loyal League. At the close OF the
war she took up the cause OF woman
suffrage. The course of Miss An
thongs work after this time is his
tory of the whole movement for bet
tering the legal status OF women: its
complexity makes a summary inn
practicable: the general results are
matters of common knowledge. Miss
Anthony continued her active work
until her seventieth year, when age
compelled her to relinquish the lead
ership of the National Woman Suf-I
frage Association.
With the world war still fresh in
the public mind particular interest
will attach to the centenary of Flor
ence Nightingale, the angel of mer-
cy," who will always be remembered
as the greatest nurse in history. In
Miss Nightingale was found that rare
combination of heart and brain
which makes the ideal nurse. By
means of her winsome personality
and marked executive ability she dig
nified the profession of nursing and
raised it from the makeshift employ |
ment of the degraded or ignorant up
into the realm of the fine arts.
The sixth of October will bring the
centennial anniversary OF the birth
of Jenny Lind, ''the Swedish Night
ingale," whose popularity as sing
er has never been eclipsed. Many per-
sons still living are able to recall the
success that attended Jenny Lind's
triumphal tour of America in the
early sos, under the direction of the
late P. T. Barnum.
Literature contributes among 9th
ers the names of Jean Ingelow. the
distinguished English poet and nov
elist; Alice Cary, who with her sister
attained fame as writer OF poetry
and prose, and Anne B. Warner,
sister of the more famous Susan War
ner. and herself the author of many
popular novels.
There was also Fanny Crosby, the
famous blind hymn writer, who spent
Iatt of har Z
Bridgeport, Conn. She was the au-
thor of more than 5000 hymns
which have been sung in the Protes-
tant churches through the world.
Heading the list of famous women
OF the stage who first saw the light
in 1920 appears the name Of Laura
Keene, the celebrated actress and
nranageress, whose name will ever be
as sociated in history with the assass-
i1ation of Abraham Lincoln, for it
was to see the popular light comedy
actress in "Our American Cousin"
that the President attended the thea
tire on the night of April IA, 1865.
Education will be represented in
the list of centenaTies by the name
of Anne Jemina Clough, the founder
Of Newman College and a noted
worker for the higher education of
women in England.
Representing the world Of art is
the name Of Eliza Pratt Greatorex,
the Irish-born American artist, who
was the first woman to be elected as
sociate of the National Academy Of
Design.