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History of Woman Suffrage Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the History of Woman Suffrage novel. A total of 255 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : History of Woman Suffrage.by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Josly
History of Woman Suffrage.by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage.VOL. I.1848-1861.PREFACE.In preparing this work, our object has been to put into permanent shape the few scattered reports of the Woman Suffrage Movement still
- 155 As our readers would, no doubt, like to know what radical doctrines the Democratic party are now sufficiently developed to applaud, we give the letter below. Let no one say that our devotion to the education of this party for the last four years has been
- 154 ART. 16. The Right of Suffrage in the United States shall be based on citizens.h.i.+p, and shall be regulated by Congress; and all citizens of the United States, whether native or naturalized, shall enjoy this right equally without any distinction or disc
- 153 Julian, of Indiana, on behalf of suffrage for woman. This week we can report similar progress in the Senate also. The following is Senator Wilson's bill to amend an act ent.i.tled an act to regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia: Be
- 152 FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT, JULY 28, 1868.Section 1. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law w
- 151 Mr. BEADLE--Mrs. W. S. Shute, Mary C. Bristol, and 120 others from Horse Heads.Mr. HAMMOND--Mrs. J. C. Holmes and many others from Westchester County._July 10th._--Mr. TUCKER--A pet.i.tion from a large number of men and women for extending the right of su
- 150 Rev. Dr. Blanchard, of Brooklyn, opened the evening session with prayer; a resolution was proposed and adopted, on the death of James Mott, husband of Lucretia Mott, President of the first Woman's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls.Rev. OLYMPIA BROWN: It
- 149 I appeal again to my honorable friend, the Chairman of the Committee. He has made the land ring with his cry of universal suffrage and universal amnesty. Suffrage and amnesty to whom? To those who sought to smother the government in the blood of its n.o.b
- 148 "In the first section, strike out the word 'man'; and wherever in that section the word 'he' occurs, add 'or she'; and wherever the word 'his' occurs, add 'or her.'"Mr. CURTIS said: In proposing a change so new to our political practice, but s
- 147 Sir, I have been shocked, in the course of this debate, to hear Senators declare this right only a conventional and political arrangement, a privilege yielded to you and me, and others; not a right in any sense, only a concession! Mr.President, I do not h
- 146 [86] Of course it is nothing new to say that Mrs. Stanton was the object of admiration and honor everywhere. Miss Anthony looked after her interests and comfort in the most cheerful and kindly manner, occasionally complaining good naturedly of Mrs. Stanto
- 145 [Ill.u.s.tration: Olympia Brown.]We wondered then at the general indifference to that first opportunity of realizing what all those gentlemen had advocated so long; and, in looking back over the many intervening years, we still wonder at the stolid incapa
- 144 MY DEAR MISS ANTHONY:--Here, as in New York, the first in the woman suffrage cause were those who had been the most earnest workers for freedom. They had come to Kansas to prevent its being made a slave State. The most the women could do was to bear their
- 143 No, General, these women are no foreign emissaries. They came expecting support. They thought the republicans honest. They forgot that the democrats alone were their friends. (Applause.) They forgot that it was the Republican party that publicly insulted
- 142 I have just this moment read your letter, and received the tracts; the "testimonies" I mean. We took 250 pounds of tracts with us, and we have sowed them thick; and Susan, the crop will be impartial suffrage in the fall. It will carry, beyond a doubt, i
- 141 CHAPTER XIX.THE KANSAS CAMPAIGN--1867.The Battle Ground of Freedom--Campaign of 1867--Liberals did not Stand by their Principles--Black Men Opposed to Woman Suffrage--Republican Press and Party Untrue--Democrats in Opposition--John Stuart Mill's Letters
- 140 ART. VI.--The Annual Meeting of the a.s.sociation shall be held each year at such time and place as the Executive Committee may direct, when the accounts of the Treasurer shall be presented, the annual report read, appropriate addresses delivered, the off
- 139 Three years ago I found myself without the means of life. I wanted a home. I had read about the beauties of a home, and woman's appropriate sphere; and so I got a little home, and went into it, and tried to get work. My old eyes would not see to sew nice
- 138 STEPHEN S. FOSTER, basing the demand for the ballot upon the natural right of the citizen, felt bound to aid in conferring it upon any citizen deprived of it irrespective of its being granted or denied to others. Even, therefore, if the enfranchis.e.m.e.n
- 137 France in the eighth century under Charlemagne, was another mistress of the globe. And Charlemagne was crowned by the Pope, "Sovereign of the New Empire of the West." And yet, in less than fifty years all that mountain of magnificence exploded; and many
- 136 What if their mothers on this platform be angular, old, wrinkled, and gray? They, too, have fought a good fight for freedom, and proudly bear the scars of the battle. We alone have struck the key-note of reconstruction. While man talks of "equal, imparti
- 135 "It was with pain that I heard Wendell Phillips say on our platform, 'Albany can not help you; your throne is the world of fas.h.i.+on!'--meaning women. If we are given over to fas.h.i.+on, frivolity, and vice, does it follow that rights and privileges
- 134 To him who has the ballot all other things shall be given--protection, opportunity, education, a homestead. The ballot is like the Horn of Abundance, out of which overflow rights of every kind, with corn, cotton, rice, and all the fruits of the earth. Or,
- 133 MR. BEECHER, on rising, was received with hearty applause,[62] and spoke for an hour, in a strain of great animation, as follows: It may be asked why, at such a time as this, when the attention of the whole nation is concentrated upon the reconstruction o
- 132 Mr. BROOKS: I am if negroes are permitted to vote.Mr. STEVENS: That does not answer my question. Is the gentleman in favor of the amendment he has indicated?Mr. BROOKS: I suggested that I would move it at a convenient time.Mr. STEVENS: Is the gentleman in
- 131 Mr. POMEROY: I desire to say in just a brief word that I shall vote against the amendment of the Senator from Pennsylvania, simply because I am in favor of this measure, and I do not want to weigh it down with anything else. There are other measures that
- 130 The PRESIDENT _pro tem._: The Chair has received, and takes this opportunity to lay before the Senate, the memorial of William Boyd, of Was.h.i.+ngton City, District of Columbia, the substance of which, stated in his own words, is: I humbly ask your Honor
- 129 These ladies in the conventions recently held seem to have made a great impression upon the Senator from Pennsylvania. While I heard him reading their speeches, I could not but regret that the Senator had not read the speeches of some of those ladies and
- 128 Now, Mr. President, in regard to this District and this city, here is a fair proposition. It proposes to confer upon all persons above the age of twenty-one years the right to partic.i.p.ate in the city government. Is any one afraid of it? Is my honorable
- 127 How would the honorable Senator from Ma.s.sachusetts face the recent meeting of the Equal Rights Society in Philadelphia? How would he answer the potent arguments which were offered there and which challenge an answer even from the Senate of the United St
- 126 [45] The exact number of signatures, as ascertained by Senator Sumner's clerk was 265,314 [46] Behind Clara Barton stood Frances D. Gage and others aiding and encouraging her in the consummation of her plans; with Dorothea Dix in the Hospitals, the untir
- 125 [29] See Appendix.[30] The impeachment trial of President Johnson [31] _Forney's Press_, in reporting a meeting at Kennett Square, said: "Miss Anna E. d.i.c.kinson, of Philadelphia, aged seventeen years, handsome, of an expressive countenance, plainly d
- 124 Though to Anna d.i.c.kinson was due the triumph of the Republican party in several of the doubtful States at a most critical period of the war, yet that party, twenty years in power, has refused to secure her in the same civil and political rights enjoyed
- 123 Our thanks are due to Robert Dale Owen, Gerrit Smith, Bradhurst Schieffelin, Wendell Phillips, Jessie Benton Fremont, Frederick Dougla.s.s, Henry Ward Beecher, and the Hovey Trust Fund Committee of Boston, for their timely contributions and liberal words
- 122 If victory should come just as she is summoned by each cla.s.s of our patriotic and brave Union volunteers, would she most favor the rebels or the Government? Look at some of her conflicting purposed achievements: 1. To preserve slavery unharmed, without
- 121 A VOICE:--What are they doing? Please state.MRS. HOYT: In Madison we had a very large and flouris.h.i.+ng "Soldiers' Aid Society." We were the headquarters for that part of the State. A great many ladies worked in our Aid Society, and a.s.sisted us, wh
- 120 She had not spoken long before she declared that Maryland had no business in the Convention, but should have been with delegates that came to welcome. There was vehement applause from the Border States."This is a direct insult," shouted a delegate from
- 119 Mrs. Griffing was engaged in an arduous work for the Loyal League in the Northwest in 1862, and foresaw the need of a comprehensive system of protection, help, and education, for the slaves in the trying transition of freedom. She sought counsel and aid f
- 118 I most cheerfully join in this recommendation.H. WILSON, J. N. GRIMES.I fully concur in the above, and hope that Mrs. Griffing will receive a conspicuous place in the Freedman's Bureau. She is the best qualified of any person within my knowledge; her who
- 117 CLARA BARTON.MINISTERING ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE.Clara Barton was the youngest child of Capt. Stephen Barton, of Oxford, Ma.s.s., a non-commissioned officer under "Mad Anthony Wayne."Captain Barton, who was a prosperous farmer and leader in public affair
- 116 in the world's history, battles in which, says Hallam, a contrary result would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes. Professor Cressy, of the chair of Ancient and Modern History, University of London, has made these
- 115 History of Woman Suffrage.Edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage.VOL. II.1861-1876.PREFACE.In presenting to our readers the second volume of the "History of Woman Suffrage," we gladly return our thanks to the press f
- 114 If our sense of natural justice and our theory of government both agree, that the being who is to suffer under laws shall first personally a.s.sent to them, and that the being whose industry the government is to burden should have a voice in fixing the ch
- 113 "Second. 'Government derives its just power from the consent of the governed.'"Third. 'Taxation and representation are inseparable.'"We, the undersigned, therefore, pet.i.tion your honorable body to take the necessary steps for a revision of the Co
- 112 SENATOR ANTHONY."A Woman's Rights Convention is in session in New York. A collection of women arguing for political rights, and for the privileges usually conceded only to the other s.e.x, is one of the easiest things in the world to make fun of. There
- 111 Such a memorial, presented to the several States during the coming winter, could not fail of doing good. It would be pressing home this great question upon all the powers that be in the whole nation; and, with comparatively little effort, would, at least,
- 110 per dozen; or if sent by mail, $3 per 100, and 50 cts. per dozen.Packages of over 25 may be sent by express to all places on the line of the railroads at a less cost than by mail.It is hoped that every person who reads this notice, and feels an interest i
- 109 Our usual amount of editorial matter is again crowded out this morning by the extreme quant.i.ty of gabble the Woman's Righters got off yesterday. Perhaps we owe an apology for having given publicity to the ma.s.s of corruption, heresies, ridiculous nons
- 108 The young and lovely mother of five little ones procured a divorce from her husband, whose incompetency and unkindness was the result solely of intemperance, and that intemperance the consequence of his strong social bias and inability to resist the tempt
- 107 As to the cause of woman, I see no signs of failure. We already have a property law, which in its legitimate effects must elevate the _femme covert_ into a living, breathing woman, a wife into a property-holder, who can make contracts, buy and sell. In a
- 106 Mrs. Tracy Cutler made an address upon the objects of the movement.CHAPTER XI.LUCRETIA MOTT'S FUNERAL.Lueretia Mott died at her quiet home, "Roadside," near Philadelphia, Nov. 11, 1880. Notwithstanding the a.s.sociated Press dispatch said, "Funeral st
- 105 In order to develop such women, our present method of educating girls, which is an injurious waste of time, must be entirely remodeled, and I shall look forward with great interest to any plan of action that may be suggested by your Convention.With hearty
- 104 The chief speaker on the occasion was, at her request, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She left her n.o.ble husband, Hon. Thomas Davis, and two adopted daughters, to mourn her loss. It was a soft, balmy day, just such as our friend would have chosen, when she was
- 103 _Ma.s.sachusetts_.--James N. Buffam, W. A. Alcott, A. H. Johnson, W. H.Harrington, E. B. Briggs, A. C. Lackey, Ora Ober, Olive W. Hastings, Thomas Provan, Rebecca Provan, A. W. Thayer, M. M. Munyan, W. H.Johnson, G. W. Benson, Mrs. C. M. Carter, H. S. Bri
- 102 MARYLAND.Mrs. Eliza Stewart.OHIO.Elizabeth Wilson, Mary Cowles, Benjamin S. Jones, Mary A. Johnson, Maria L. Giddings, Lucius A. Hine, Oliver Johnson, Jane Elizabeth Jones, Sylvia Cornell.RESOLUTIONS.Wendell Phillips presented, from the Business Committee
- 101 Mr. Garrison, on being called for, replied that the resolutions would do for his speech to-night, and read as follows: 1st. _Resolved_, That the natural rights of one human being, are those of every other, in all cases equally sacred and inalienable; henc
- 100 LETTER FROM SARAH PUGH "Lawrencian Villa is extremely beautiful; the grounds full of shrubbery and flowers; the splendid dairy, the green-houses and conservatories--four or five of them appropriated to fruit, flowers, and rare plants in large numbers--th
- 99 Only by faithful perseverance in the practical exercise of those talents, so long "wrapped in a napkin and buried under the earth," she will regain her long-lost equality with man._Resolved_, That in the persevering and independent course of Miss Blackw
- 98 THE REIGN OF PETTICOATS.The women in various parts of the State have taken the field in favor of a petticoat empire, with a zeal and energy which show that their hearts are in the cause, and that they are resolved no longer to submit to the tyrannical rul
- 97 [211] JOHN MILTON AND HIS DAUGHTERS.--Milton's Oriental views of the function of women led him not only to neglect, but to positively prevent the education of his daughters. They were sent to no school at all, but were handed over to a schoolmistress in
- 96 116 East 19th, N. Y., _March 14, '81_.The world still asks, What is Truth? A work has recently been published ent.i.tled, "The Christian Religion to A.D. 200." It is the fruit of several-years' study of a period upon which the Church has but little re
- 95 This president of a theological seminary, where Christian theology is taught to embryo Christian ministers, said that woman's subordination would be most perfectly seen in the "Christian humility and gentleness and endurance of her character, and in her
- 94 There are no illegitimate children in Utah; there are no libertines; there are no brothels, excepting where the presence of Gentiles creates the demand for them. Even then our people do what they can to root out such places. There is a positive advantage
- 93 _Second._ That man, believing in woman's inherent wickedness, and understanding neither the mental nor the physical peculiarities of her being, ascribed all her idiosyncrasies to witchcraft._Third._ That the clergy inculcated the idea that woman was in l
- 92 --2. The fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh sections of the said Act are hereby repealed.7th. Any married woman may, while married, sue and be sued, in all matters having relation to her sole and separate property, or which may hereafter com
- 91 [167] _Resolved_, That inasmuch as man, in the progress of his development, found that at each advancing step new wants demanded new rights, and naturally walked out of those places, customs, creeds, and laws that in any way crippled and trammeled his fre
- 90 [151] Jeannette Brown Heath, daughter of Nathan Brown, of Montgomery County, New York. She traveled with Abby Kelly at one time as a companion. Jeannette was a famous horsewoman; the young ladies of the county thought themselves well off when they could p
- 89 [128] See Appendix.[129] Ernestine L. Rose, Francis D. Gage, Hannah Tracy Cutler, Lucy N.Coleman, Antoinette L. Brown, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Marietta Richmond, Sarah Pellet, Carrie D. Filkins, Lydia A. Jenkins, Susan B. Anthony, dividing their time and for
- 88 [123] _Vice-Presidents._--Ernestine L. Rose, New York; S. C. Cuyler, Wayne; Amy Post, Rochester; Mary F. Love, Randolph; Amelia Bloomer, Seneca Falls; Caroline Keese, Cayuga; Griffith M. Cooper, Wayne.; Rev.Antoinette L. Brown, South Butler; Matilda Josly
- 87 Samuel Richardson, Rochester.[97] _The Lily_ was a temperance paper started in Seneca Falls, N. Y., in 1849. It was owned and edited by Mrs. Amelia Bloomer. Though starting as the organ of a society, it soon became her individual property. She carried it
- 86 While, in her loyalty to the Government and her love to humanity, she was encouraging the "boys in blue" to fight for the freedom of the black mothers of the South, these dastardly law-makers, filled with the spirit of slaveholders, were stealing the ch
- 85 "Many jurists," says Kent, vol. 2, p. 88, "are of opinion that the adultery of the husband ought not to be noticed or made subject to the same animadversions as that of the wife, because it is not evidence of such entire depravity, nor equally injuriou
- 84 Mr. Greeley tells us, that, marriage being a Divine inst.i.tution, nothing but death should ever separate the parties; but when he was asked, "Would you have a being who, innocent and inexperienced, in the youth and ardor of affection, in the fond hope t
- 83 If the right to vote was granted to woman--from which I do not see how we can escape--I do not suppose that all women would go to the polls, for I know that many men do not, although they have much to say about the great privilege which every man enjoys,
- 82 We are not doing anything new. There is no fanaticism about it.We are merely extending the area of liberty--nothing else. We have made great progress. The law pa.s.sed at the last session of the New York Legislature grants, in fact, the whole question. Th
- 81 The President, Martha C. Wright, of Auburn, on taking the Chair, addressed the Convention as follows: I have only to thank you for the honor you have conferred by electing me to preside over the deliberations of this Convention.I shall leave it to others
- 80 It is the desire and purpose of those interested in the Woman's Rights movement, to send up to our next Legislature an overwhelming pet.i.tion, for the civil and political rights of woman. These rights must be secured just as soon as the majority of the
- 79 Mrs. HALLOCK: Isn't it a pity that our laws--are they ours?Mrs. ROSE: No.Mrs. HALLOCK: Well, then, your laws. It is a pity that those statutes should not be revised so as to give a widow a carpet and other smaller articles of luxury. [Great laughter].And
- 78 Mrs. ROSE: This morning a young man made some remarks in opposition to our claims. We were glad to hear him, because he gave evidence of an earnest, sincere spirit of inquiry, which is always welcome in every true reform movement. And as we believe our ca
- 77 I want to say a word upon the resolutions. The present time, just after a presidential election, is most appropriate to consider woman's demand for suffrage. The Republican party claims especially to represent the principles of freedom, and during the la
- 76 [Ill.u.s.tration: MARTHA C. WRIGHT (with autograph).]I say the very first claim, the middle and last claim of all our Conventions should be the ballot. Everywhere, in each State, we should claim it; not for any intrinsic value in the ballot, but because i
- 75 The Hon. Wm. Hay, who always aided us and watched the Legislature very closely in its action upon our question, in a letter to Miss Anthony, dated March 20, 1856, said: I write this in the a.s.sembly Chamber which has so recently been disgraced by an old
- 74 SUSAN B. ANTHONY.DEAR MADAM:--Your note of the 20th has just come to hand. I am sorry to say that my engagements are such that it will not be possible for me to be present at the Woman's Rights Convention at Saratoga, which I should very much rejoice to
- 73 The report was signed by James L. Angle and all the members of the Committee except Mr. Richards.Of the report on the pet.i.tions, Mr. Weed says: Mr. Angle, from the Select Committee of the a.s.sembly, to which the woman's rights pet.i.tions were referre
- 72 "3. If the mothers, sisters, wives, and daughters of New York are the peers and equals of their fathers, brothers, husbands, and sons, why should they not enjoy all civil and political rights equally with them? If they are, on the contrary, an inferior c
- 71 Many times and oft it has been asked us, with, unaffected seriousness, "What do you women want? What are you aiming at?"Many have manifested a laudable curiosity to know what the wives and daughters could complain of in republican America, where their s
- 70 WHEREAS, The family is the nursery of the State and the Church--the G.o.d-appointed seminary of the human race. Therefore 3. _Resolved_, That the family, by men as well as women, should be held more sacred than all other inst.i.tutions; that it may not, w
- 69 MARY F. LOVE said there might be hindrances in the way of woman too great for her to surmount. Men in their straggles for liberty have sometimes met insuperable obstacles; there have been unsuccessful revolutions at all stages of human development.FREDERI
- 68 Hiss-s-s! Get out!The case is still on.[Ill.u.s.tration: SUSAN B. ANTHONY (with autograph).]WOMAN'S RIGHTS STATE CONVENTION, ROCHESTER, N. Y., NOVEMBER 30 AND DECEMBER 1, 1853.As William Henry Channing resided at Rochester, and felt that the time had com
- 67 Rev. JOHN PIERPONT, who, for the first time, took part in a Woman's Rights Convention, said: Ladies and gentlemen, a woman, at this hour, occupies the throne of the mightiest kingdom of the globe. Under her sway there are some hundred and fifty millions
- 66 Mrs. ROSE said: As to the personal property, after all debts and liabilities are discharged, the widow receives one-half of it; and, in addition, the law kindly allows her her own wearing apparel, her own ornaments, proper to her station, one bed, with ap
- 65 There is an exquisite picture by Retsch, which represents angels showering roses on devils; to the angels they are roses, but the devils writhe under them as under fire. On sinful souls the words of women fall as coals from the altar of G.o.d. And here le
- 64 We feel in a mood to dip lightly into a discussion of the Woman's Rights question.... Our sober second thought dictates that a three days' enlightenment at the intellectual feast spread by Beauty and Genius, may have turned our brains, and consequently
- 63 G.o.d created the first human pair equal in rights, possessions, and authority. He bequeathed the earth to them as a joint inheritance; gave them joint dominion over the irrational creation; but none over each other. (Gen. i. 28). They sinned.G.o.d announ
- 62 Mr. MAY corrected himself and said--_Rosa Smith_.Matilda Joslyn Gage made her first public appearance in an address to this Convention. She pressed the adoption of some settled plan for the future--brought up many notable examples of woman's intellectual
- 61 The Nominating Committee reported the list of officers,[105] with Lucretia Mott as permanent President. She asked that the vote be taken separately, as there might be objections to her appointment. The entire audience (except her husband, who gave an emph
- 60 On the second morning your delegate wisely waited until the resolutions offered to the convention by the Business Committee were opened for discussion. When the first resolution, declaring the _religious character_ of the Temperance Movement, was submitte
- 59 At this meeting, _ladies_ were especially invited to vote, as though they had a heart in it, and were urged also to give their money to aid these very men by whom every soul of us had been insulted. I am sorry to say some gave. But taught such lessons, by
- 58 To avoid this cla.s.s in organizing "The Woman's Temperance Society," it was decided to enroll men as members, but not to allow them to vote and hold office. They were permitted to attend the meetings, talk, and contribute money, but they were to have
- 57 2. Let us pet.i.tion our State governments so to modify the laws affecting marriage, and the custody of children, that the drunkard shall have no claims on either wife or child.3. Let us touch not, taste not, handle not, the unclean thing in any combinati
- 56 [85] See Appendix.[86] See Appendix.[87] See Appendix.[88] Gerrit Smith's home was ever a charming resort for lovers of liberty as well as lovers of Eve's daughters. In his leisure hours my cousin had a turn for match-making, and his chief delight in th