Conversation so far:
What was it that Lucy Stone reconciled?
In 1887, eighteen years after the rift formed in the American women's rights movement, Lucy Stone proposed a merger of the two groups.
What was Lucy Stone's role in merging the rift formed in the American women's rights movement in 1887?
Lucy Stone was too weak with heart problems and respiratory illness to attend its first convention but was elected chair of the executive committee.
When did Lucy Stone visit or meet Carrie Chapman Catt?
Starting early in January 1891, Carrie Chapman Catt visited Lucy Stone repeatedly at Pope's Hill, for the purpose of learning from Stone about the ways of political organizing.
What was the roles of Carrie Chapman Catt and Lucy Stone for the group National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)?
Lucy Stone mentored Carrie Chapman Catt the rest of that winter, giving her a wealth of information about lobbying techniques and fund-raising.
What year did Elizabeth Cady Stanton become President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)?
By 1890, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was president of the new organization, but Susan B. Anthony, who had the title of vice president, was its leader in practice.
Once President what were Elizabeth Cady Stanton's views on women's rights?
Using the text of what became The Solitude of Self, Elizabeth Cady Stanton spoke of the central value of the individual, noting that value was not based on gender.

Question: Why were they called away from the conference?
Self-contained rewrite: Why were Isabella Beecher Hooker, Lucy Stone, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony called away from the opening hours of the January 1892 National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) convention in Washington, D.C.?