Life and writings of Amelia BloomerBloomer, D. C. (Dexter C.)
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Life and writings of Amelia Bloomer
Bloomer, D. C. (Dexter C.)
Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, 1818-1894; Women's rights -- United States
The meeting in New York city did not end the work of the three
ladies in the Temperance cause during the winter. They made a tour
of the state, holding meetings in Brooklyn, Poughkeepsie, Sing Sing,
Hudson, Troy, Cohoes, Utica, Syracuse, Rochester, Lockport, Buffalo,
and other places along the Hudson River and the line of the Central
Railroad. They were everywhere received by great crowds of people
anxious to see the now famous speakers and listen to their words.
It was a new thing for women to speak in public; and no doubt the
fashion of the dresses worn by Mrs. Bloomer and Miss Anthony had
something to do with calling out the people to their meetings.
IN BUFFALO.
Mrs. Bloomer described the closing meeting of the series at Buffalo
as follows:
“Townsend Hall was crowded at an early hour by the curious and
interested portions of the community, who came together to see the
women who had made themselves notorious by their boldness in daring
to face a city audience, and to listen to the strange and ‘funny
things’ they might utter on the worn and rather unpopular subject
of temperance. The capacity of the hall is said to be sufficient
to seat 1,000. Every spot where a standing place could be had was
occupied, and very many went away unable to gain admittance. Steps
were immediately taken by some friends here to secure a hall for
another meeting the next evening. Townsend Hall and American Hall
were both engaged, and the Eagle-Street Theatre was secured;
and last night, for the first time in many years, I attended a
‘theatre’ not as a looker-on but as an actor in the play. I don’t
know the capacity of the theatre but it was estimated that fully
1,200 persons were present, the body of the house and lower gallery
being densely filled, while many occupied the lower gallery and the
rostrum. Seldom I think is a theatre put to better use, and pity it
is that all its performances and performers are not as truthful and
earnest in laboring for the good of humanity. The audience appeared
interested, and was for the most part quiet and attentive.
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