The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-06-05

work on a 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 newly-en-
franchised black men, she got the answer, This
Is the negros hour"
In 1869 formed two national organza-
tons: 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
mer wished to concentrate on the passage of a
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 street car in Rochester, n. T.
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 sew
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 $780, She refused to pay the
fine and never did pay, and she was not sent to
Jail.
In 1875 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 QS69), Colorado,
Utah and Idaho $3.50 Washington G91O), Cali
fornia (191D, Kansas, Arizona and Oregon
(19f2), Montana and Nevada (1914), New York
(1917). Oklahoma, South Dakota and Michigan
f1a1S They won presidential suffrage in Illi-
nois C913) Nebraska, Rhode Island and North
Dakota C91O, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana. Maine.
Minnesota, Missouri and Tennessee Q919) and
Kentucky 192O) 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
der the name of National American Woman Suf-
frage association, and work was pushed along
both lines of endeavor. Mrs. Stanton presi-
dent until 1892. Miss Anthony served until 1900
resgning at the age eighty. Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait was its head, 19O0-19O4. Dr. Anna How
ard Shaw. recently deceased and possibly best
loved of all the leaders, woman of transcendent
gifts and eloquence-was president until 1915
Mrs Gait was 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. aoon Jacobs Of Alabama
secretary. and there is board of regional d.
rect0rS.
In 1912 the association formed a congressional
committee. with headquarters in Washington. and
with some Of its best trlined and brainest women
IN charge.