The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-05-07
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lie situation at that time win respect
to the suffrage amendment was as to'-
lows:
The amendment had been ratified by "a states.
II had been defeated by six states: Alabama,
Georgia. Mississippi. South Carolina, Virginia and
Maryland. Washington and Delaware were hold
ing special sessions. In the other six states the
situation this:
Cnnnecticu and Vermnnt-No regular sessions
until 1921 and governors had refused to call spe-
cal sessions.
Florida and rennessee-Cannot vote on ratifi-
cation i'm 1920 owing 10 the fact that constltu-
tiona provisions require intervention OF an e'ec-
tion 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 constitutioiality of the ratification by
Ohio where the legislature submitted Its ratify-
ing action referendum of the electorate. was
before the United States Supreme court. the
ratification by West Virginia was slated for the
Since then there has been all kinds of excite
ment For example. after Washington had rati-
f1ed md while Delaware was hanging desperately
to he top rnl of the fence. Mississippi nearly
det-i,lst, to change her mind and win the glory OF
heinz the thirtysixth state. The Bayou state
legislature had voted against ratification January
q. 1920 The senate unexpectedly rescinded It's
action and voted for ratification. But the house
S000 par anu hENin Tcfuseu ~ io'Hs ny a '"eS
of 81 to %. The members yelled long and Justify
when r. H. Watts of Pisgah rose and shouted:
81 would rather die and go to Hades than
vote for woman suffrage.
All this first-page publicity has aroused an ex-
traordnary public interest in the 7O-year fight OF
the American woman for full suffrage. And 1t Is
Il most interesting struggle Though the organ
lied movement began in 1S4S there are some
high lights before that.
Possibly Mary Wollstonecraft first set the Eng
ytcl Iii to inki 10 on
publishing her book. "vindcation of the Rights
of Women" U.ondon, 179O).
In 1920 appeared the first lecturer in this
country. She was Frances Wright. a gifted Scotch
girl of twenty-five years.
In 1896 Ernestne l.. Rose exiIed Polish
woman. visited this country and advocated the
right of woman to vote in lecture with the IT,
tie "Science Of Government" Such was her beau
ty, wit and eloquence that she drew crowded
houses.
This seed fell fertile ground. American
had voted under several of the colonial
governments and at the time of the Revolution
had demanded share In government. Abigail
Adams spoke for others beside herself when she
wrote to her husband John Adams: eff
are represented in this republic. there
will be another revolution"
In 1910 the Worlds Anti-Slavery convention
was held in London Several American delelates
were sent in response to invitation. Among them
were Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Iucretia Mott (1793-1Ss0) Massnchus tits
Quakeress and acknowledged minister" Of
the Friends. she the wife of James Mott
and both husband and wife ardent abolition
lists. Elizabeth Cady Stanton GS15-1902) was
horn in New York state and the wife of
Henry B. Stanton a journalist and anti-slavery
speaker.
The London Worlds Anti-Slavery convention
refused to admit these two American delegates
because they were women. Reading between the
lines it Is easy to guess that this treatment "got
their spunk up" For before the got home they
had decided to have convention of their own to
which they sure Of admission.
These two found kindred spirit In
Susan r. Anthony (1S2O 19O6). She was OF Mas
sachusetts Quaker stock and enthusiastic
worker for Temperance" and abolition. In 1S47
she delivered her first "Woman's Rights" address
and was derded freak of nature.
BY 184S the time ripe for the first wom-
ans righ.n convention. 1t held at Seneca
Fails N. Y. under the mana cement of these three
women and Mrs. Mott and Mrs. Stanton had no
trouble In gaining admittance.
Up to the Civil the movement gradually
gathered strength During the the
were prevailed upon TO give up their suffrage