Women on School Committees--Elvira C. Thorndyke--First Suffrage Society organized, 1868, Rockland--Portland Meeting, 1870--John Neal--Judge Goddard--Colby University Open to Girls, August 12, 1871--Mrs. Clara Hapgood Nash Admitted to the Bar, October 26, 1872--Tax-Payers Protest--Ann F. Greeley, 1872--March, 1872, Bill for Woman Suffrage Lost in the House, Passed in the Senate by Seven Votes--Miss Frank Charles, Register of Deeds--Judge Reddington--Mr. Randall's Motion--Moral Eminence of Maine--Convention in Granite Hall, Augusta, January, 1873, Hon. Joshua Nye, President--Delia A. Curtis--Opinions of the Supreme Court in Regard to Women Holding Offices--Governor Dingley's Message, 1875--Convention, Representatives Hall, Portland, Judge Kingsbury, President, Feb. 12, '76--The two Snow Families--Hon. T. B. Reed 351 CHAPTER XXXV. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Nathaniel P. Rogers--Parker Pillsbury--Galen Foster--The Hutchinson Family--First Organized Action, 1868--Concord Convention--William Lloyd Garrison's Letter--Rev. S. L. Blake Opposed--Rev. Mr. Sanborn in Favor--_Concord Monitor_--Armenia S. White--A Bill to Protect the Rights of Married Men--Minority and Majority Reports--Women too Ignorant to Vote--Republican State Convention--Women on School Committees, 1870--Voting at School District Meetings, 1878--Mrs. White's Address--Mrs. Ricker on Prison Reform--Judicial Decision in Regard to Married Women, 1882--Letter from Senator Blair 367 CHAPTER XXXVI. VERMONT. Clarina Howard Nichols--Council of Censors--Amending the Constitution--St. Andrew's Letter--Mr. Reed's Report--Convention Called--H. B. Blackwell on the _Vermont Watchman_--Mary A. Livermore in the _Woman's Journal_--Sarah A. Gibbs' Reply to Rev. Mr. Holmes--School Suffrage, 1880 383 CHAPTER XXXVII. NEW YORK--1860-1885. Saratoga Convention, July 13, 14, 1869--State Society Formed, Martha C. Wright, President--_The Revolution_ Established, 1868--Educational Movement--New York City Society, 1870, Charlotte B. Wilbour, President--Presidential Campaign, 1872--Hearings at Albany, 1873--Constitutional Commission--An Effort to Open Columbia College, President Barnard in Favor--Centennial Celebration, 1876--School Officers--Senator Emerson of Monroe, 1877--Governor Robinson's Veto--School Suffrage, 1880--Governor Cornell Recommended it in his Message--Stewart's Home for Working Women--Women as Police--An Act to Prohibit Disfranchisement--Attorney-General Russell's Adverse Opinion--The Power of the Legislature to Extend Suffrage--Great Demonstration in Chickering Hall, March 7, 1884--Hearing at Albany, 1885--Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Howell, Gov. Hoyt of Wyoming 395 CHAPTER XXXVIII. PENNSYLVANIA.