Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08


to the woman suffrage amendment was as fol-
lows:
The amendment had been ratified by "a states.
1t 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 was this
Connecticut and vermont-No regular sessions
until 1921 and governors had refused to call spe-
cal sessions.
Florida and Tennessee-Cannot vote on ratif-
cation in 1920 owing to the fact that constitu-
tiona provisions require intervention of an cleo
ton between submission of amendment and ac-
tion on 1t.
Observation-Disclosures legislature to meet In
May.
North Carolina-Le to meet in spe-
cial session in July.
The constitutionaty of the ratification by
Ohio, where the legislature submitted its ratify-
ing action to referendum of the electorate, was
before the United States Supreme court. The
ratification by West Virginia slated for the
courts.
Since then there has been all kinds of excite
ment For example, after Washington had rat1-
fed and while Delaware was 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
81, 1920. The senate Unexpectedly rescinded It's
action and voted for ratification. But the house
stood pat and again refused to ratify by vote
of "a to 90. The members yelled long and Justify
when r. FL. Watts of Pisgah rose and shouted:
II 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 10year hight or
the American woman for full suffrage. And 1t Is
most interesting struggle. Though the organ
lied movement began in 1913, there are some
It..14 h0fDrn hat
Possibly Mary Wollstonecraft first set the Eng
disappearing world to thinking on the subject by
publishing her book, "Vindcatlon of the Rights
of Women" London 1900.
In 1920 appeared the first lecturer In this
country She was Frances Wright, gifted Scotch
girl of twenty-five years.
In 1896 Ernestine L. Rose. an eXiled Polish
woman visited this country NJ q advocated the
right of woman to vote in a lec6ure with the IT,
tie, Science of Government" Such was her beau
ty, wit and eloquence that she drew crowded
houses
This seed fell on fertile ground American
women had voted under several of the colonial
Governments and at the time of the Revolution
had demanded a share in government. Abigail
Adams spoke for others beside herself when she
wrote to her husband, John Adams: IF women
are not represented in this new republic there
will be another revolution"
In 1910 the Worlds Anti Slavery convention
was held in London. Several American delegates
were sent in response to invitation Among them
were Iucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Iucretia Mott (1793-1SS0) was Massachusetts
Ouakeress and an acknowledged minister" of
the Friends She was the wife of James Mott
and both husband and wife were ardent abolition
lists Elizabeth Cady Stanton QS15-1902) was
born In New York state and was the wife of
Henry B. Stanton, a journalist and anti-slayery
speaker.
The London Worlds Anti Slavery convention
refused to admit these two American delegates
because they were women Reading between the
lines 1t is easy to guess that this treatment "got
their spunk up" For before they got home they
had decided to have convention Of their own to
which they weye Of admission.
These two women found kindred spirit In
Susan B. Anthony (1S20-1906). She was of Mas
sachusetts Quaker stock and an enthusiastic
worker for Temperance" and abolition. In 1S47
she delivered her first ''Woman's Rights" address
and was derided freak of nature.
BY 1S4S the time was ripe for the first wom-
ans rights convention. 1t was held at Seneca
Falls N Y. under the management of these three
women and Mrs. Mott and Mrs. Stanton had no
trouble In gaining admittance.
Up to the Civil war he movement gradually
gathered strength During the the womer
| were prevailed upon to give up their suffrage