The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI — John Shaqi
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI
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The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI
Women -- Suffrage -- History; Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History; Women's rights -- History; Women's rights -- United States -- History
A question considered at many board meetings had been the advisability
of trying to obtain from the Legislature another submission of an
amendment. The Los Angeles Suffrage League was waiting to know what
action would be taken. Mrs. Catt had written that it might be well to
make the effort and so a resolution was unanimously adopted to ask
this of the session of 1905. A letter had been sent by Mrs. Catt
suggesting plans of work to this end for the coming year and one was
received from Miss Anthony asking that Mrs. Stanton's birthday be
celebrated on November 12.
The Los Angeles Equal Suffrage Society had not affiliated with the
State Association because of the long distance to San Francisco and
the announcement by Mrs. Sperry that the affiliation had now been made
was enthusiastically received. The movement had been active in
Southern California, where federations, parliaments and societies of
many kinds flourished, and the Woman Suffrage League had held monthly
meetings. Besides Mrs. Severance, another pioneer suffragist had come
there from the East many years ago, Mrs. Rebecca Spring, now past 90
and still alert and interested. Mrs. Clara Shortridge Foltz, Mrs.
Alice Moore McComas and Mrs. Almeda B. Grey were still among the
capable and valued workers.
In answer to an invitation from the Los Angeles city and county
suffrage leagues the State convention of 1904 was held in the Woman's
Club House, October 6, 7, with three sessions daily. Articles of
incorporation had been drawn by George C. Sargent of San Francisco and
filed with the Secretary of State, and the State organization had been
incorporated under the name of the California Equal Suffrage
Association. The convention was welcomed by Mrs. Ada J. Lingley and
Mrs. Mabel V. Osborne, county and city presidents. Mrs. Sperry in
responding expressed her great pleasure that Northern and Southern
California would now work together for woman suffrage. The report of
Miss Laughlin, State organizer, showed that fifty-two new clubs had
been formed and that the membership had more than doubled in the past
year, and the treasurer, Miss Schlingheyde, told of $2,063 contributed
for organization work. Subscriptions to the amount of $1,110 were
made, Mrs. Keith leading with $500. Miss Amanda Way, an Indiana
pioneer, now of Whittier, made her offering. Mayor M. P. Snyder, Judge
Waldo M. Yorke, the Rev. Eliza Tupper Wilkes and a long list of able
speakers addressed the evening meetings. Strong resolutions presented
by the chairman of the committee, Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn, were
adopted. Mrs. Severance and Mrs. Spring were made honorary presidents.
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