The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-29

s.s.a--- amendment had been ratified by 81 states
g 1t had been defeated by six states Alabama
: Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, virginia ana
Maryland Washington and Delaware were hold
ing special sessions. In the other SIX states the
situation this
Connecticut and vermont-No regular sessions
until 1921 and governors had refused to call spe-
cia sessions.
Florida and Tennessee-Cannot vote on ratf-
cation in 1920, owing to the fact that constitu-
tiona provisions require Intervention of an eiec-
ton between submission Of amendment and &C.
ton it.
Observation-Disclosures legislature to meet in
May.
North OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to meet in spe-
cial session in July.
The constitutionality Of the ratification by
Ohio where the legislature submitted its ratify-
ing action to a referendum OF the electorate, was
before the United States Supreme court. The
ratification by West Virginia was slated for the
courts.
Since then there has been all kinds Of excite
ment For example, after Washington had rati-
fled and while Delaware hanging desperately
to the top rail of the fence, Mississippi nearly
decided to change her mind and win the glory OF
being the thirty-sixth state. The Bayou state
legislature had voted against ratification January
q, 1920 The senate unexpectedly rescnded its
action and voted for ratification But the house
stood pat and again refused to ratify by vote
Of "a to %. The members yelled long and Justify
when r. H. Watts of Psgah rose and shouted:
a. Il would rather die and go to Hades than
ss,a vote for woman suffrage"
mo All this frstpage publicity has aroused an ex-
Extraordinary public interest in the 7Oyear fight OF
i American woman for full suffrage. And it is
- Aost interesting struggle. Though the organ
no movement began in lS4S, there are some
rights before that.
!. IDLY Mary Wostonecraft first set the Eng
walking world to thinking the subject by
= ,alg her book, 'Vindicaton OF the Rights
= nien" Qondon, 1900.
~ .sles ae 800 appeared the first lecturer in this
.sa 90 She was Frances Wright. a gifted Scotch
bile.l ANY ,enty-two years.
-. ;1l be.; Ernestine L. Rose, an exled Polish
nj Of the LAW ited this country and advocated the
49, - man to vote in lecture with the IT,
of Government" Such was her beau
GeA eloquence that she drew crowded
fell on fertile ground American
= voted under several of the colonial
N and Mt the tine of the Revolution
NJ ed a share in government. Abigail
,e4,fNpgA for others beside herself when she
~ q 4 husband John Adams: eff women
On ~ Resented in this republic, there
H l.. 3sr3aer revolution"
J.. = y - he Worlds Anti-Slavery Convention
ElN.ondon. Several American delegates
fSresponse to invitation. Among them
IA Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
ut (1793-1SSO) was a Massachusetts
I nd an acknowledged minister" of
u She the wife OF James Mott
sctband and wife ardent abolition
~ eth Cady Stanton dS15-190o) was
will be &C. York state and was the wife of
"a ~ / anton, journalist and anti-savery
from In ION Worlds Anti-Slavery convention
inastef) kl~imit these two American delegates
..l4t ainwere women Reading between the
- n sy to guess that this treatment "got
ifom y IN" For before they got home they
III fief 40 have convention Of their to
q, 49, Acre sure of admission.
10 women found kindred spirit in
y lthony (lS20-19O6). She was of Mas
4 Quaker stock and enthusiastic
4 Temperance and abolition. In 1S47
her first "Woman's Rights address
Eded as a freak of nature.
Ma pc time was ripe for the first won1-
ii invention 1t held at Seneca
tai9 der the management Of these three
ssiteI - Mott and Mrs. Stanton had no
mil admittance
- war the movement gradually
sA1 During the war the women
.an.A to give up their suffrage