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

work on a gene.al sort of promise by members
of congress that after the Justice would be
done them" When Mrs. Anthony demanded that
be given equal rights with the newly
franchised black men, she got the answer, This
is the negro's hour"
In 1869 formed two national organZa-
lions: National Woman Suffrage association. with
Mrs. Stanton and Miss Anthony leaders and head
quarters in New York; American Woman Suffrage
association, with Mary A. Livermore. Julia Ward
Howe and Lucy Stone leaders and headquarters in
Boston. 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 plainly dressed woman wear
ing her dark hair brushed smoothly over her ears
and coiled in knot low on her neck was seated in
the front end of a street car in Rochester, n. Y.
The sheriff stood In the rear of the car.
"Farew demanded the conductor, approaching
the woman passenger.
II am prisoner she said. Il am travelling
under the escort of the sheriff He is in the other
end Of the car and you will have to ask him for
my fare"
This woman was Susan B. Anthony. For
eral years she had been trying to force an 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
fine and never did pay and she not sent to
Jail.
In 1873 Miss Anthony drafted the amendment
to the Constitution which has now 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 in the states. They Sc
cured full suffrage in Wyoming (1S69), Colorado
Utah and Idaho 0S94). Washington G910), Cali
fornia 191D, Kansas, Arizona and Oregon
1912) Montana and Nevada G914), New York
(1917) Oklahoma, South Dakota and Michigan
(191S) They won presidential suffrage in Hi
nois (1913) Nebraska, Rhode Island and North
Dakota 1917), Iowa. Wisconsin, Indiana Maine.
Minnesota, Missouri and Tennessee G919) and
Kentucky (1920). 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 I'M
der the name of National American Woman Suf-
frage association. and work was pushed along
both lines Of endeavor Mrs. Stanton was presi-
dent until 1892. Miss Anthony served until 1900.
resigning at the age eighty Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait was its head. 1900-1904. DR.. Anna How
ard Shaw recently deceased. and possibly best
loved of all the leaders--a woman of transcendent
gifts and eloquence-was president until 1915.
Mrs. Gait then again chosen. Mrs. Frank Les
lie left large legacy to 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. Scion Jacobs of Alabama.
secretary, and there is a board of regional di-
rectors
In 1912 the association formed congressional
committee, with headquarters in Washington. and
with some Of its best triined and brainiest women
in charge.