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ter headquarters。 Mrs。 Lily Devereaux Blake had
charge of the campaign in New York City； and Mrs。
Marianna Chapman looked after the Brooklyn sec…
tion； while a most stimulating sign of the times
was the organization of a committee of New York
women of wealth and social influence； who estab…
lished their headquarters at Sherry's。 Among these
were Mrs。 Josephine Shaw Lowell； Mrs。 Joseph H。
Choate； Dr。 Mary Putnam Jacobi； Mrs。 J。 Warren
Goddard； and Mrs。 Robert Abbe。 Miss Anthony；
then in her seventy…fifth year； spoke in every county
of the state sixty in all。 I spoke in forty； and Mrs。
Catt； as always； made a superb record。 Miss Har…
riet May Mills； a graduate of Cornell； and Miss Mary
G。 Hay； did admirable organization work in the dif…
ferent counties。 Our disappointment over the re…
sult was greatly soothed by the fact that only two
years later both Idaho and Utah swung into line as
full suffrage states； though California； in which we
had labored with equal zeal； waited fifteen years
longer。
Among these campaigns； and overlapping them；
were our annual conventionseach of which I at…
tended from 1888 onand the national and inter…
national councils； to a number of which； also； I have
given preliminary mention。 When Susan B。 An…
thony died in 1906； four American states had granted
suffrage to woman。 At the time I write1914the
result of the American women's work for suffrage
may be briefly tabulated thus：
SUFFRAGE STATUS
FULL SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN
Number of
State Year Won Electoral Votes
Wyoming 1869 3
Colorado 1893 6
Idaho 1896 4
Utah 1896 4
Washington 1910 7
California 1911 13
Arizona 1912 3
Kansas 1912 10
Oregon 1912 5
Alaska 1913
Nevada 1914 3
Montana 1914 4
PRESIDENTIAL AND MUNICIPAL SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN
Number of
State Year Won Electoral Votes
Illinois 1913 29
STATES WHERE AMENDMENT HAS PASSED ONE LEGISLATURE AND
MUST PASS ANOTHER
Number
Goes to of Elec…
State House Senate Voters toral Votes
Iowa 81…26 31…15 1916 13
Massachusetts 169…39 34…2 1915 18
New Jersey 49…4 15…3 1915 14
New York 125…5 40…2 1915 45
North Dakota 77…29 31…19 1916 5
Pennsylvania 131…70 26…22 1915 38
To tabulate the wonderful work done by the
conventions and councils is not possible； but a con…
secutive list of the meetings would run like this：
First National Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1887。
First International Council of Women； Washington； D。C。； 1888。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1889。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1890。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1891。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1892。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1893。
International Council； Chicago； 1893。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1894。
National Suffrage Convention； Atlanta； Ga。； 1895。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1896。
National Suffrage Convention； Des Moines； Iowa； 1897。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1898。
National Suffrage Convention； Grand Rapids； Mich。； 1899。
International Council； London； England； 1899。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1900。
National Suffrage Convention； Minneapolis； Minn。； 1901。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1902。
National Suffrage Convention； New Orleans； La。； 1903。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1904。
International Council of Women； Berlin； Germany； 1904。
Formation of Intern'l Suffrage Alliance； Berlin； Germany； 1904。
National Suffrage Convention； Portland； Oregon； 1905。
National Suffrage Convention； Baltimore； Md。； 1906。
International Suffrage Alliance； Copenhagen； Denmark； 1906。
National Suffrage Convention； Chicago； III。； 1907。
International Suffrage Alliance； Amsterdam； Holland； 1908。
National Suffrage Convention； Buffalo； N。 Y。； 1908。
New York Headquarters established； 1909。
National Suffrage Convention； Seattle； Wash。； 1909。
International Suffrage Alliance； London； England； 1909。
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1910。
International Council； Genoa； Italy； 1911。
National Suffrage Convention； Louisville； Ky。； 1911。
International Suffrage Alliance； Stockholm； Sweden； 1911。
National Suffrage Convention； Philadelphia； Pa。； 1912。
International Council； The Hague； Holland； 1913
National Suffrage Convention； Washington； D。C。； 1913。
International Suffrage Alliance； Budapest； Hungary； 1913。
National Suffrage Convention； Nashville； Tenn。； 1914。
International Council； Rome； Italy； 1914。
The winning of the suffrage states； the work in the
states not yet won； the conventions； gatherings； and
international councils in which women of every
nation have come together； have all combined to
make this quarter of a century the most brilliant
period for women in the history of the world。 I
have set forth the record baldly and without com…
ment； because the bare facts are far more eloquent
than words。 It must not be forgotten； too； that these
great achievements of the progressive women of
to…day have been accomplished against the opposi…
tion of a large number of their own sexwho； while
they are out in the world's arena fighting against
progress for their sisters； still shatter the ear…drum
with their incongruous war…cry； ‘‘Woman's place
is in the home！''
Of our South Dakota campaign in 1890 there re…
mains only one incident which should have a place
here： We were attending the Republican state
nominating convention at MitchellMiss Anthony；
Mrs。 Catt； other leaders； and myselfhaving been
told that it would be at once the largest and the
most interesting gathering ever held in the state
as it proved to be。 All the leading politicians of the
state were there； and in the wake of the white men
had come tribes of Indians with their camp outfits；
their wives and their childrenthe groups forming
a picturesque circle of tents and tepees around the
town。 It was a great occasion for them； an Indian
powwow； for by the law all Indians who had lands
in severalty were to be permitted to vote the fol…
lowing year。 They were present； therefore； to
study the ways of the white man； and an edifying
exhibition of these was promptly offered them。
The crowd was so great that it was only through
the courtesy of Major Pickler； a member of Con…
gress and a devoted believer in suffrage； that Miss
Anthony； Mrs。 Catt； and the rest of us were able to
secure passes to the convention； and when we
reached the hall we were escorted to the last row of
seats on the crowded platform。 As the space be…
tween us and the speakers was filled by rows upon
rows of men； as well as by the band and their in…
struments； we could see very little that took place。
Some of our friends pointed out this condition to the
local committee and asked that we be given seats
on the floor； but received the reply that there was
‘‘absolutely no room on the floor except for dele…
gates and distinguished visitors。'' Our persistent
friends then suggested that at least a front seat
should be given to Miss Anthony； who certainly
came under the head of a ‘‘distinguished visitor''；
but this was not doneprobably because a large
number of the best seats were filled by Russian la…
borers wearing badges inscribed ‘‘Against Woman
Suffrage and Susan B。 Anthony。'' We remained；
perforce； in our rear seats； finding such interest as
we could in the back view of hundreds of heads。
Just before the convention was called to order it
was announced that a delegation of influential In…
dians was waiting outside； and a motion to invite
the red men into the hall was made and carried with
great enthusiasm。 A committee of leading citizens
was appointed to act as escort； and these gentlemen
filed out； returning a few moments later with a
party of Indian warriors in full war regalia； even
to their gay blankets； their feathered head…dresses；
and their paint。 When they appeared the band
struck up a stirring march of welcome； and the en…
tire audience cheered while the Indians； flanked by
the admiring committee； stalked solemnly down the
aisle and were given seats of honor directly in front
of the platform。
All we could see of them were the brilliant feathers
