The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-08-27

the ballot by going 10 the polls anil
voting. She wns arrested and con.
vlcted. and. though she refused TO
pay her finls wns never inilcd. She
became. however. the forcrur ner Of
the ''miliianis" who adopted the
forceful tactics OF the latter days OF
The campaign.
State after state gradually enfran.
chiscd iis women citizens. DcpinninR
with Wyoming In 1859. hy isig six.
lren states had given women the
-igit tO vote. and fourteen slnb's
had presidential suffrage previous
tn ratification Of the amendment.
Miliiancy ~ the fight for suffrage
In America made its appearance
with the formation " tho National
Womans party IN 1919. ON The eve
of President Wilson's inaumration.
1900 women. led by Alice Paul. now
the chairman Of ihe party. attempt.
cd 10 march frorh She capitol 10 lhe
white House. They were harasseh
by a hostile crowd whirh ov~rrun
an nnsympaihelic police and Tho
capital ~ the United States liAd H.
first experience with suffrage riots
Continuing their demonstrations
over a period ~ seven years. men
hers of newcomers party pickele,l
the White House with banners IN
their hands and several terms n
jail for the disturbances of the
peace which grew out of their pa
rades and blockade of the executive
] lnnnsion. During the last few
months beiorr the udoption Of the
amendment the miliianls rtd9uhled
their excriions Several dcmonsirn
lions were held on the steps Of the
capitol and on New Years day. 1910
watch fires were lighlcd In front Of
the White House In which ever,
speech made by President Wilson IN
Europe on democracy and selfgoV
ernmcnl wns burned. The acts
however, were disavowcd by the ma
tional association.
Promptly with the passare Of the
amendment by congress. the sui
fragc forces turned thrir attention
10 ratification by the necessary
threcquariers of the states. Morr
special sessions of the state lceisla
lurcs were called 10 act upon lhf
nineteenth than upon any other
amendment
Wisconsin and Michigan on Jun,
10 we're the first states 10 raiiiy
fNllowrd on June "a by New
York. Kansas and Ohlo.
Other states ratified In the follow
ing order: Illinois, penns, lVanis
Massachusetts. Texas. Iowa. Mlsso,l
ri. Arkansas. Manlann. Nebraska
Minnesota. New Hampshire. Utah
California. Maine. North Dakota
South Dakota. Colorado. Rhode l.
land. Kentucky, Oregon. Indiana
Wy pming, Nevada. New Jersey. Ida
no, Arizona. New Mexico, Oklahomn
md West Virginia.
Women Oppose.
From Us heginning In this conn
Try, the suffrage movement met Dc
lcrmlned opposition from women o
we'll as from men. The first orgaI
ilcd opposition on lhe par, of ",
men manifested itself IN 1919 whe
a committee of prominent wame
presented a petition % congress pr
testing 'aEninsl lhe extension OF su
fraee to women. Mrs. " z. She
nRn, wifo of The Civil War her
headed the committee of whic
Miss Catherine Ward Bcccher. II
Ter of the famous divine. Henr
Ward heecher, was q memhe;. Var
aus nnlisuffraec ORGANIZATIONS can
into heing subsequently uuln The \
lionnl Association opposed 10 W
man sufiragr was formed w lui
with Mrs Arthur N. Dodre ~ Ne
ii York as ils first president This boz
siep by step fought the adoption a.
ratification ~ the amendment
Get ysMr legal blanks AZ m
~ cOUhlEn OFFICE.