The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-06-24

work general sort of promise by members
OF congress that after the "justice would be
done them" When Mrs Anthony demanded that
women be given equal rights with the newy-en-
franchised black men. she got the answer, This
is the negro's hour"
In 1869 were formed two national organiza-
tions: National Woman Suffrage association. with
Mrs Stanton and Miss Anthony leaders and head
quarters In New York; American Woman Suffrage
association, with Mary A. Livermorc, Julia Ward
Howe and Lucy Stone leaders and headquarters In
Roston. The line OF division this: The for
wished to concentrate on the passage OF
constitutional amendment; the latter was In favor
OF Obtaining the suffrage through amendments TO
state constitutions
One day in 1872 plalnly-dressed woman wear
ing her dark hair brushed smoothly over her ears
and coiled In knot low her neck seated In
the front end OF a street car in Rochester, n. Y.
The sheriff stood in the OF the
"Farei" demanded the conductor approaching
the woman passenger
81 am a prisoner" she said. ~ am travelling
under the escort OF the sheriff. He is in the other
end Of the cur and you will have TO ask him for
my fare"
This woman was Susan r. Anthony. For sew
eral years she had been trying 10 force inter-
probation of the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments which would allow women to vote. Her
arrest was the result of her attempt TO vote. She
was tried and fined 500. She refused TO pay the
Une ana ucNtI ulu puNs uhu SiN was nv SNhN "
Jail.
In 1878 Miss Anthony drafted the amendment
10 the Constitution which has been ratified.
In 1878 the amendment was introduced in the
senate by Senator Sargent Of California 1t was
defeated in 1887 and thereafter was not even de-
bated In congress until 1914.
During the years the constitutional amend
ment campaign was making no progress the wom-
en- won many victories I'm the states. They Sc
cured full suffrage In Wyoming Cs60), Colorado,
Utah and Idaho us9i). Washington u9l0), Cali
fornia (l9lD, Kansas Arizona and Oregon
(iel2) Montana and Nevada (l9i4), New York
QalD Oklahoma, South Dakota and Michigan
U9lS) They presidential suffrage In Illi-
noIs u913) Nebraska. Rhode Island and North
Dakota Q9l7). Iowa. Wisconsin, Indiana. Maine.
Minnesota Missouri and Tennessee tl9lo) and
Kentucky (l920). Partial suffrage prevails In
many OF the states In Illinois. for example,
women vote for candidates for all offices not
mentioned by the state constitution.
In 1890 the two organizations were united un-
der the name Of National American Woman Suf-
frage association. and work pushed along
both lines OF endeavor Mrs stanton pres-
dent untIl 1902. Miss Anthony served untl 1900.
resigning at the age eighty. Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait WAS Its head. l9O0l9O4. Dr. Anna How.
ard shaw recently deceased and possibly best
loved of all the leadcis-a woman OF transcendent
gifts and eloquence-was president until 1919.
Mrs Gait was then again chosen. Mrs. Frank Les
lie left large legacy Mrs Gait to be used in the
work.
At the Chicago convention last February the
National American Woman Suffrage association
became the League OF Women Voters. Mrs.
Gait who is also the head OF the International
Woman Suffrage alliance, which she founded In
1904 is honorary chairman; Mrs Maud Wood
Park is chairman: Mrs. Richard Edwards OF In-
diana. treasurer; Mrs. Solon Jacobs OF Alabama,
secretary, and there Is n board OF regional d.
rectors
In 1912 the association formed congressional
committee with headquarters In Washington. and
with some OF Its best trained and branest women
In charge.