IwasonalecturetourinOhioinApril，1908，whenonenight，asIwasstartingforthehallwherethelecturewastobegiven，mytelephonebellrang。
``Longdistancewantsyou，’’theoperatorsaid，andthenextminuteavoiceIrecognizedasthatofMissThomaswasofferingcongratulations。``Thelastdollarofthe$60，000，’’sheadded，``waspledgedatfouro’clockthisafternoon。’’
IwassoovercomebythenewsthatIdroppedthereceiverandshookinaviolentnervousattack，andthistremblingcontinuedthroughoutmylecture。
Ithadnotseemedpossiblethatsuchaburdencouldbeliftedfrommyshoulders；$7，500ayearwouldgreatlyaidourwork，and$4，500ayear，eventhoughdividedamongthreeofficers，wouldbeamostwel—
comehelptoeach。Assubsequentlyarranged，thesalariesdidnotcometousthroughtheNationalAssociationtreasury；theywerepaiddirectlybyMissThomasandMissGarrettascustodiansofthefund。SoitisquitecorrecttosaythatnosalarieshaveeverbeenpaidbytheNationalAssociationtoitsofficers。
Threeyearslater，in1911，anotherglorioussur—
prisecametomeinaveryinnocent—lookingletter。
Itwasoneofmanyinaheavymail，andIopeneditabsent—mindedly，forthedayhadbeenproblem—filled。
Thewriterstatedverysimplythatshewishedtoputalargeamountintomyhandstoinvest，todrawon，andtousefortheCauseasIsawfit。
Thematterwastobeasecretbetweenus，andshewishednosubsequentaccounting，asshehadentirefaithinmyabilitytoputthemoneytothebestpossibleuse。
Thepropositionratherdazedme，butIralliedmyforcesandrepliedthatIwasinfinitelygrateful，butthattheamountshementionedwasalargeoneandI
wouldmuchprefertosharetheresponsibilityofdis—
bursingit。Couldshenotselectonemoreperson，atleast，tosharethesecretandactwithme？Shere—
plied，tellingmetomaketheselection，ifIinsistedonhavingaconfidante，andIsentherthenamesofMissThomasandMissGarrett，suggestingthatasMissThomashaddonesomuchoftheworkincon—
nectionwiththe$60，000fund，MissGarrettmightbewillingtoacceptthedetailworkofthisfund。
Myfriendrepliedthateitheroftheseladieswouldbeperfectlysatisfactorytoher。Sheknewthemboth，shesaid，andIwastoarrangethematterasI
chose，asitrestedwhollyinmyhands。
Iusedthismoneyinsubsequentstatecampaigns，andIamverysurethattoitwaslargelyduethewinningofArizona，Kansas，andOregonin1912，andofMontanaandNevadain1914。Itenabledusforthefirsttimetoestablishheadquarters，se—
cureanofficeforce，andengagecampaignspeakers。
Ialsospentsomeofitinthestateswelostthenbutwillwinlater——Ohio，Wisconsin，andMichigan——
usinginallmorethanfifteenthousanddollars。InSeptember，1913，Ireceivedanothercheckfromthesamefriend，showingthatsheatleastwassatisfiedwiththeresultswehadachieved。
``Itgoestoyouwithmylove，’’shewrote，``andmyearnesthopesforfurthersuccess——nottheleastofthisacrowningofyourfaithful，earnest，splendidworkforourbelovedCause。Howblesseditisthatyouareourpresidentandleader！’’
Ihadtalkedtothiswomanonlytwiceinmylife，andIhadnotseenherforyearswhenherfirstcheckcame；soherconfidenceinmewasanevengreatergiftthanherroyaldonationtowardourCause。
XIV
RECENTCAMPAIGNS
TheintervalbetweenthewinningofIdahoandUtahin1896andthatofWashingtonin1910
seemedverylongtoloversoftheCause。Wewereworkingashardasever——harder，indeed，fortheoppositionagainstuswasgrowingstrongerasouropponentsrealizedwhattriumphantwomansuf—
fragewouldmeantotheunderworld，thegrafters，andthewhitedsepulchersinpublicoffice。Butin1910wewerecheeredbyourWashingtonvictory，followedthenextyearbythewinningofCalifornia。
Then，withoursplendidbanneryearof1912camethewinningofthreestates——Arizona，Kansas，andOregon——precededbyacampaignsofullofvimandinterestthatitmusthaveitsbriefchroniclehere。
Tobegin，weconductedin1912thelargestnum—
berofcampaignswehadeverundertaken，workinginsixstatesinwhichconstitutionalamendmentswerepending——Ohio，Michigan，Wisconsin，Oregon，Arizona，andKansas。Personally，IbeganmyworkinOhioinAugust，withthemodestaspirationofspeakingineachoftheprincipaltownsineveryoneofthesestates。InMichiganIhadtheinvaluableassistanceofMrs。LawrenceLewis，ofPhiladelphia，andIvisitedatthistimetheregionofmyoldhome，greatlychangedsincethedaysofmygirlhood，andtalkedtotheoldfriendsandneighborswhohadturnedoutinforcetowelcomeme。Theyshowedtheirfurtherinterestinthemostsatisfactoryway，bycarryingtheamendmentintheirpartofthestate。
Atleastfourandfivespeechesadaywereexpected，andasusualwetraveledineverysortofconveyance，fromfreight—carstoeightyhorse—powerFrenchauto—
mobiles。InEauClair，Wisconsin，Ispokeattheracesimmediatelyafterthepassingofaprocessionofcattle。Attheendoftheprocessionrodeawom—
aninanox—cart，torepresentpioneerdays。Sheworeacalicogownandasunbonnet，anddroveherox—teamwithgenuineskill；andthelasttouchtothepictureshemadewasfurnishedbythepresenceofabeautifulbiplanewhichwhirredlightlyintheairaboveher。Theobviouscomparisonwastoogoodtoignore，soItoldmyhearersthattheirwomento—daywerestillridinginox—teamswhilethemensoaredintheair，andthatwomen’sworkintheworld’sservicecouldbeproperlydoneonlywhentheytoowereallowedtofly。
InOregonwewerejoinedbyMissLucyAnthony。
There，atPendleton，Ispokeduringthegreat``roundup，’’holdingthemeetingatnightonthestreet，inwhichthousandsofhorsemen——cowboys，Indians，andranchmen——wereridingupanddown，blowinghorns，shouting，andsinging。Itseemedimpossibletointerestanaudienceundersuchcon—
ditions，butevidentlythemenlikedvariety，forwhenwebegantospeaktheyquieteddownandclosedaroundusuntilwehadanaudiencethatfilledthestreetsineverydirectionandasfarasourvoicescouldreach。Neverhavewehadmorecourteousorenthusiasticlistenersthanthosewildandhappyhorsemen。Bestofall，theynotonlycheeredoursentiments，buttheyfolloweduptheircheerswiththeirvotes。Ispokefromanautomobile，andwhenIhadfinishedoneofthecowboysrodeclosetomeandaskedformyNewYorkaddress。``Youwillhearfrommelater，’’hesaid，whenhehadmadeanoteofit。IntimeIreceivedagreatlinenbanner，onwhichhehadmadeasuperbpen—and—inksketchofhimselfandhishorse，andineverycornersketchesofscenesinthedifferentstateswherewomenvoted，togetherwithdrawingsofallthedetailsofcowboyequipment。Overtheseweredrawnthewords：
WOMANSUFFRAGE——WEAREALLFORIT。
Thebannerhangsto—dayintheNationalHead—
quarters。
InCaliforniaMr。EdwardspresentedmewiththemoneytopurchasethediamondinMissAnthony’sflagpinrepresentingthevictoryofhisstatetheprecedingyear；andinArizonaoneofthehigh—
lightsofthecampaignwasthesplendideffortofMrs。FrancesMunds，thestatepresident，andMrs。
AlicePark，ofPaloAlto，California，whowerecarry—
ingontheworkintheirheadquarterswithtre—
mendouscourage，and，asitseemedtome，almostunaided。Mrs。Park’sspecialtywasthedistribu—
tionofsuffrageliterature，whichshecirculatedwithremarkablejudgment。TheGovernorofArizonawasinfavorofourCause，butthereweresofewactiveworkersavailablethattome，atleast，thewinningofthestatewasahappysurprise。
InKansaswestolesomeoftheprestigeofChampClark，whowasmakingpoliticalspeechesinthesameregion。Atonestationabrass—bandandagreatgatheringwerewaitingforMr。Clark’strainjustasourtraindrewin；sothelocalsuffragistsper—
suadedthebandtoplayforus，too，andImadeaspeechtotheinspiringaccompanimentof``HailtotheChief。’’Thepassengersonourtrainweregreat—
lyimpressed，thinkingitwasallforus；thecrowdatthestationweregladtobeamuseduntilthegreatmancame，andIwasgladoftheopportunitytotalktosomanyrepresentativemen——sowewereallhappy。
IntheSoldiers’HomeatLeavenworthItoldtheoldmenofthedayswhenmyfatherandbrothersleftusinthewilderness，andmymotherandIcaredforthehomewhiletheyfoughtatthefront——andIhavealwaysbelievedthatmuchofthelargevotewereceivedatLeavenworthwascastbythoseoldsoldiers。
NoonewhoknowstheconditionsdoubtsthatwereallywonMichiganthatyearaswellasthethreeotherstates，butstrangethingsweredoneinthecount。Forexample，inoneprecinctinDetroitfortymorevoteswerecountedagainstouramend—
mentthantherewerevotersinthedistrict。Inotherdistrictsthereweresevenoreightmorevotesthanvoters。Undertheseconditionsitisnotsur—
prisingthat，afterthevigorousrecountingfollowingthefirstwide—spreadreportsofoursuccess，Michi—
ganwasdeclaredlosttous。
Thecampaignof1914，inwhichwewonMontanaandNevada，deservesspecialmentionhere。Imustexpressalsomyregretthatasthisbookwillbeonthepressesbeforethecampaignof1915isended，I
cannotincludeinthesereminiscencestheresultsofourworkinNewYorkandotherstates。
Asabeginningofthe1914campaignIspentadayinChicago，onthewaytoSouthDakota，totakemypartinamoving—picturesuffrageplay。Itwasmyfirstexperienceasanactress，andIfounditataxingone。AsamodestbeginningIwasorderedtomakeaspeechinthirty—threeseconds——somethingofatask，asmyusualtimeallowanceforaspeechisonehour。Themanagerassuredme，however，thataspeechofthirty—threesecondsmadetwenty—sevenfeetoffilm——enough，hethought，toconvertevenalieutenant—governor！
TheDakotacampaigns，asusual，resolvedthem—
selveslargelyintofeatsofphysicalendurance，inwhichIwasinspiredbythefineexampleofthestatepresidents——Mrs。JohnPyleofSouthDakotaandMrs。ClaraV。DarrowofNorthDakota。Everydaywemadespeechesfromtherearplatformofthetrainsonwhichweweretraveling——sometimesonlytwoorthree，sometimeshalfadozen。OnedayI
rodeonehundredmilesinanautomobileandspokeinfivedifferenttowns。AnotherdayIhadtomakeajourneyinafreight—car。Itwas，withafewex—
ceptions，theroughesttravelingIhadyetknown，andittookmesixhourstoreachmydestination。
WhileIwasgatheringuphair—pinsandpullingmy—
selftogethertoleavethecarattheendoftherideIaskedtheconductorhowfarwehadtraveled。
``Fortymiles，’’saidhe，tersely。
``ThatmeansfortymilesAHEAD，’’Imurmured。
``Howfarupanddown？’’
``Oh，ahundredmilesupanddown，’’grinnedtheconductor，andtheexchangeofpersiflagecheeredusboth。
Thoughwedidnotwin，IhaveverypleasantmemoriesofNorthDakota，forMrs。Darrowac—
companiedmeduringtheentirecampaign，andtookeveryburdenfrommyshoulderssoefficientlythatIhadnothingtodobutmakespeeches。
InMontanaourmostinterestingdaywasthatoftheStateFair，whichendedwithasuffrageparadethatIwasinvitedtolead。Onthisoccasionthesuffragistswishedmetowearmycapandgownandmydoctor’shood，butasIhadnotbroughtthosegarmentswithme，weborrowedandIproudlyworethecapandgownoftheUnitarianminister。Itwasasmallbutreallybeautifulparade，andallthecos—
tumesforitweredesignedbythestatepresident，MissJeannetteRankin，towhosefinework，bytheway，combinedwiththeworkofherfriends，thewinningofMontanawaslargelydue。
InButtethebigstrikewason，andthetownwasundermartiallaw。Alargebanquetwasgivenusthere，andwhenwedroveuptotheclub—housewherethisfestivitywastobeheldwewerestoppedbytwoarmedguardswhoconfronteduswithsternfacesandfixedbayonets。ThesituationseemedsoabsurdthatIburstintohappylaughter，andthusdeeplyoffendedtheearnestyoungguardswhoweregraspingthefixedbayonets。Thissadmemorywaswipedout，however，bytheinterestofthebanquet——
averydelightfulaffair，attendedbythemayorofButteandotherlocaldignitaries。
InNevadathemostinterestingfeatureofthecampaignwasthesplendidworkofthewomen。Ineachofthelittletownstherewasthesamespiritofceaselessactivityanddetermination。Thepresi—
dentoftheStateAssociation，MissAnneMartin，whowasattheheadofthecampaignwork，accom—
paniedmeoneSundaywhenwedroveseventymilesinamotorandspokefourtimes，andshewasalsomycompanioninawonderfuljourneyoverthemountains。MissMartinwasatirelessandworthyleaderofthefineworkersinherstate。
InMissouri，underthedirectionofMrs。WalterMcNabbMiller，andinNebraska，whereMrs。E。
DraperSmithwasmanagingthecampaign，wehadsomeinspiringmeetings。AtLincolnMrs。WilliamJenningsBryanintroducedmetothebiggestaudi—
enceoftheyear，andtheprogrammetookonaspecialinterestfromthefactthatitincludedMrs。Bryan’sdebutasaspeakerforsuffrage。Sheisatallandattractivewomanwithanextremelypleasantvoice，andshemadeanadmirablespeech——clear，terse，andmuchtothepoint，puttingherselfonrecordasastrongsupporterofthewoman—suffragemovement。
Therewasalsoanamusingaftermathofthisocca—
sion，whichSecretaryBryanhimselfconfidedtomeseveralmonthslaterwhenImethiminAtlanticCity。Heassuredme，withthedeepsincerityheassumessowell，thatforfivenightsaftermyspeechinLincolnhiswifehadkepthimawakelisteningtoherreportofit——andheadded，solemnly，thathenowknewit``byheart。’’
AlesspleasingmemoryofNebraskaisthatIlostmyvoicethereandmyactivitiesweresadlyinter—
rupted。ButIwastakentothehomeofMr。andMrs。FrancisA。Brogan，ofOmaha，andsuppliedwithatrainednurse，athroatspecialist，andsuchcareandcomfortthatIreallyenjoyedtheenforcedrest——knowing，too，thatthecampaigncommitteewascarryingonourworkwithgreatenthusiasm。
InMissourioneofourmostsignificantmeetingswasinBowlingGreen，thehomeofChampClark，SpeakeroftheHouse。Mrs。Clarkgaveareception，madeaspeech，andintroducedmeatthemeeting，asMrs。BryanhaddoneinLincoln。SheisoneofthebrightestmemoriesofmyMissouriexperience，for，withfewexceptions，sheisthemostentertainingwomanIhaveevermet。Subsequentlywehadanall—daymotorjourneytogether，duringwhichMrs。
ClarkrarelystoppedtalkingandIevenmorerarelystoppedlaughing。
XV
CONVENTIONINCIDENTS
From1887to1914wehadasuffrageconventioneveryyear，andIattendedeachofthem。Inpre—
cedingchaptersIhavementionedvariousconventionepisodesofmoreorlessimportance。Now，lookingbackoverthemallasIneartheendoftheseremi—
niscences，Irecallafewadditionalincidentswhichhadabearingonlaterevents。
Therewas，forexample，themuch—discussedat—
tackonsuffrageduringtheAtlantaconventionof1895，byaprominentclergymanofthatcitywhosenameImercifullywithhold。OntheSundaypre—
cedingourarrivalthisgentlemanpreachedasermonwarningeveryonetokeepawayfromourmeetings，asoureffortwasnottosecurethefranchiseforwomen，buttoencouragetheintermarriageoftheblackandwhiteraces。IncidentallyhedeclaredthatthesuffragistsweretryingtobreakupthehomesofAmericaanddegradethemoralsofwomen，andthatwewereallinfidelsandblasphemers。Heendedwithapersonalattackonme，sayingthatonthepreviousSundayIhadpreachedintheEpworthMemorialMethodistChurchofCleveland，Ohio，asermonwhichwasofsoblasphemousanaturethatnothingcouldpurifythechurchafteritexcepttoburnitdown。
Asusualatourconventions，IhadbeenannouncedtopreachthesermonatourSundayconference，andIneedhardlypointoutthatthereverendgentle—
man’schargecreatedadeeppublicinterestinthiseffort。Ihadalreadyselectedatext，butIim—
mediatelychangedmyplansandannouncedthatIwouldrepeatthesermonIhaddeliveredinCleve—
landandwhichtheAtlantaministerconsideredsoblasphemous。TheannouncementbroughtoutanaudiencewhichfilledtheOperaHouseandcalledforasquadofpoliceofficerstokeepinorderthestreetcrowdthatcouldnotsecureentrance。TheassemblagehadnaturallyexpectedthatIwouldmakesomereplytotheclergyman’sattack，butI
madenoreferencewhatevertohim。Imerelyre—
peated，withemphasis，thesermonIhaddeliveredinCleveland。
Attheconclusionoftheserviceoneofthetrusteesofmyreverendcritic’schurchcameandapologizedforhispastor。Hehadahighregardforhim，thetrusteesaid，butinthisinstancetherecouldbenodoubtinthemindofanyonewhohadheardbothsermonsthatofthetwominewasthetolerant，thereverent，andtheChristianone。Theattackmademanyfriendsforus，firstbecauseofitsinjustice，andnextbecauseofthegood—humoredtolerancewithwhichthesuffragistsacceptedit。
TheAtlantaconvention，bytheway，wasar—
rangedandlargelyfinancedbytheMissesHoward——
threesisterslivinginColumbus，Georgia，andeachanofficeroftheGeorgiaWomanSuffrageAssociation。
ItisaremarkablefactthatinmanyofourSouthernstatesthesuffragemovementhasbeenledbythreesisters。InKentuckythethreeClaysisterswereformanyyearsleadersinthework。InTexasthethreeFinnegansistersdidsplendidwork；inLoui—
sianatheGordonsisterswereourstanchestallies，whileinVirginiawehadtheinvaluableaidofMaryJohnston，thenovelist，andhertwosisters。Weusedtosay，laughingly，iftherewasafailuretoorganizeanystateintheSouth，thatitmustbeduetothefactthatnofamilytherehadthreesisterstostartthemovement。
FromtheAtlantaconventionwewentdirectlytoWashingtontoattendtheconventionoftheNationalCouncilofWomen，andonthefirstdayofthiscouncilFrederickDouglasscametothemeet—
ing。Mr。Douglasshadaspecialplaceintheheartsofsuffragists，forthereasonthatatthefirstcon—
ventioneverheldforwomansuffrageintheUnitedStates（atSenecaFalls，NewYork）hewastheonlypersonpresentwhostoodbyElizabethCadyStan—
tonwhenshepresentedherresolutioninfavorofvotesforwomen。EvenLucretiaMottwasstartledbythisradicalstep，andprivatelybreathedintotheearofherfriend，``Elizabeth，theeismakingusridiculous！’’FrederickDouglass，however，tookthefloorindefenseofMrs。Stanton’smotion，aservicewesuffragistsneverforgot。
Therefore，whenthepresidingofficerofthecouncil，Mrs。MayWrightSewall，sawMr。DouglassentertheconventionhallinWashingtononthisparticularmorn—
ing，sheappointedSusanB。Anthonyandmeacom—
mitteetoescorthimtoaseatontheplatform，whichwegladlydid。Mr。Douglassmadeashortspeechandthenleftthebuilding，goingdirectlytohishome。
There，onenteringhishall，hehadanattackofheartfailureanddroppeddeadashewasremovinghisovercoat。Hisdeathcastagloomoverthecon—
vention，andhisfuneral，whichtookplacethreedayslater，wasattendedbymanyprominentmenandwomenwhowereamongthedelegates。MissAnthonyandIwereinvitedtotakepartinthefuneralservices，andshemadeashortaddress，whileIofferedaprayer。
TheeventhadanaftermathinAtlanta，foritledourclericalenemytorepeathischargesagainstus，andtoofferthefuneralofFrederickDouglassasproofthatwewerehandinglovewiththenegrorace。
UnderthegraciousdirectionofMissKateGordonandtheLouisianaWomanSuffrageAssociation，weheldanespeciallyinspiringconventioninNewOrleansin1903。Innopreviousconventionwerearrangementsmoreperfect，andcertainlynowhereelsedidthemenofacommunityco—operatemoregen—
erouslywiththewomeninentertainingus。Aclubofmenpaidtherentofourhall，charteredasteam—
boatandgaveusarideontheMississippi，andinmanyotherwayshelpedtomaketheoccasionasuc—
cess。MissGordon，whowaschairmanoftheprogrammecommittee，introducedtheinnovationofputtingmebeforetheaudiencefortwentyminuteseveryevening，atthecloseoftheregularsession，asatargetforquestions。Thosepresentwereprivilegedtoaskanyquestionstheypleased，andI
answeredthem——ifIcould。
Wewereallconsciousofthedangersattendingadiscussionofthenegroquestion，anditwasunder—
stoodamongtheNorthernwomenthatwemusttakeeveryprecautiontoavoidbeingledintosuchdiscussion。IthadnotbeeneasytopersuadeMissAnthonyofthewisdomofthiscourse；herwaywastofaceissuessquarelyandoutintheopen。ButsheagreedthatwemustrespecttheconvictionsoftheSouthernmenandwomenwhowereentertain—
ingussohospitably。
Ontheopeningnight，asItookmyplacetoanswerquestions，almostthefirstslippassedupborethesewords：
WhatisyourpurposeinbringingyourconventiontotheSouth？Isitthedesireofsuffragiststoforceuponusthesocialequalityofblackandwhitewomen？Politicalequalitylaysthefoundationforsocialequality。Ifyougivetheballottowomen，won’tyoumaketheblackandwhitewomanequalpoliticallyandthereforelaythefoundationforafutureclaimofsocialequality？
Ilaidthepaperononesideanddidnotanswerthequestion。Thesecondnightitcametomeagain，putinthesamewords，andagainIignoredit。Thethirdnightitcamewiththisaddition：
Evidentlyyoudonotdaretoanswerthisquestion。There—
foreourconclusionisthatthisisyourpurpose。
WhenIhadreadthisIwenttothefrontoftheplatform。
``Here，’’Isaid，``isaquestionwhichhasbeenaskedmeonthreesuccessivenights。IhavenotanswereditbecauseweNorthernwomenhadde—
cidednottoenterintoanydiscussionoftheracequestion。ButnowIamtoldbythewriterofthisnotethatwedarenotanswerit。Iwishtosaythatwedaretoansweritifyoudaretohaveitanswered——andIleaveittoyoutodecidewhetherIshallansweritornot。’’
Ireadthequestionaloud。Thentheaudiencecalledfortheanswer，andIgaveitinthesewords，quotedasaccuratelyasIcanrememberthem：
``Ifpoliticalequalityisthebasisofsocialequality，andifbygrantingpoliticalequalityyoulaythefoundationforaclaimofsocialequality，Icanonlyanswerthatyouhavealreadylaidthatclaim。Youdidnotwaitforwomansuffrage，butdisfranchisedbothyourblackandyourwhitewomen，thusmakingthempoliticallyequal。Butyouhavedonemorethanthat。Youhaveputtheballotintothehandsofyourblackmen，thusmakingthemthepoliticalsuperiorsofyourwhitewomen。Neverbeforeinthehistoryoftheworldhavemenmadeformerslavesthepoliticalmastersoftheirformermistresses！’’
Thepointwenthomeanditwentdeep。Idroveitinalittlefurther。
``ThewomenoftheSoutharenotalone，’’Isaid，``intheirhumiliation。AllthewomenofAmericashareitwiththem。ThereisnoothernationintheworldinwhichwomenholdthepositionofpoliticaldegradationourAmericanwomenholdto—day。
GermanwomenaregovernedbyGermanmen；
FrenchwomenaregovernedbyFrenchmen。ButintheseUnitedStatesAmericanwomenaregov—
ernedbyeveryraceofmenunderthelightofthesun。Thereisnotacolorfromwhitetoblack，fromredtoyellow，thereisnotanationfrompoletopole，thatdoesnotsenditscontingenttogovernAmericanwomen。IfAmericanmenarewillingtoleavetheirwomeninapositionasdegradingasthistheyneednotbesurprisedwhenAmericanwomenresolvetoliftthemselvesoutofit。’’
ForafullmomentafterIhadfinishedtherewasabsolutesilenceintheaudience。Wedidnotknowwhatwouldhappen。Then，suddenly，asthetruthofthestatementstruckthem，themenbegantoapplaud——andthedangerofthatsituationwasover。
Anotherepisodehaditspartindrivingthesuf—
fragelessonhometoSouthernwomen。TheLegis—
laturehadpassedabillpermittingtax—payingwomentovoteatanyelectionwherespecialtaxesweretobeimposedforimprovements，andthefirstelectionfollowingthepassageofthisbillwasoneinNewOrleans，inwhichthequestionofbetterdrainageforthecitywasbeforethepublic。MissGordonandthesuffrageassociationknownastheEraClubenteredenthusiasticallyintothefightforgooddrainage。Accordingtothelawwomencouldvotebyproxyiftheypreferred，insteadofinperson，soMissGordondrovetothehomesoftheoldcon—