Evening star., 1935-02-10
BY ANNA z. HENDLEY.

~ NE of the eminent historians
of our time has said that
only l out of every 10000
~ people steps out of the rank
and file Of the masses and
becomes a pioneer or leader In new
field of thought and action. Such a
one was Susan B. Anthony.
We commemorate the anniversary
Of the birth of Susan B. Anthony,
woman of destiny. this month of Feb
ruary, with the birthday anniversaries
of Washington and Lincoln, men of
destiny.
Susan B. Anthony was born of
Quaker parents in the Berkshires of
Massachusetts. Her father was a
well-to-do manufacturer of cloth and
was able to give his boys and girls all
the education which was available in
those days. Her parents were firm be-
levers in having their girls learn to
be independent as well as the boys
When the daughters outgrew the IA
cilities in the vicinity they were sent
to boarding schools-no college would
tolerate girls inside their walls.
Teaches School.
At the age of Is Susan began to
teach in a school near her home and
received the usual pay of 81 per week
and board. Later she and a sister
went to a boarding school near Phila-
delphia and after finishing there
taught in various places-New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, and nearer home.
In 1854 the family moved to Roch-
ester, N. Y. In April Of that year she
received an offer of school at Cana
joharie, which she accepted and went
to live with an uncle in that town,
where she remained three years.
In March, 1849, the Daughters of
Temperance gave supper. The ad-
dress of the evening was made by
Miss Anthony, and she thus described
it in a letter home:
II was escorted into the hall by the
committee, where were assembled
about 200 people-the room was beau-
tifully festooned with cedar and red
f1annel-on the south side was printed
in large letters the name Of Susan B.
Anthony hardly knew how to con-
duct myself amidst such kind regard.
They had an elegant superior top OF
one pyramid cake was beautiful bou-
quet, which was handed to the gentle
man who escorted me and by him pre-
sented to me-"
First Platform Utterance.
This was the first platform utterance
Of the woman of destiny who was to
become one of the noted speakers of
the century, and one of the greatest
women of the world.
Returning home 20 Rochester, she
spent the year of 1850 and 1851 there,
and in the absence of her father on
business operated the farm, superin-
tending the planting of the crops and
harvesting and selling-she also did
most of the housework, as her mother
was an invalid.
Her father urged her to take up the
reforms which were then attracting
attention - temperance, anti-slavery
and woman's rights. She took her
membership card, which she had Sc
cured while teaching in Canajoharie
and applied to the Rochester Society
Of Daughters of Temperance. She was
gladly received and soon afterwards
joined the anti-slavery society. Her
father and mother always supported
her, both morally and financially. The
farm homestead was a favorite meet
ing place for liberal minded men and
women-on Sunday especially, as her
father could be at home-the house
was usually filled and Is or 20 used
to gather at the hospitable board. Su-
san always superintended these Sum-
day dinners and her anxiety was di-
vided between sustaining her reputa-
ton as a superior cook and her desire
not to lose a word Of the conversation
in the parlor. william Lloyd Carl
son, Parker Pillsbury, William Henry