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Title History of Woman Suffrage/Volume 6
Editor Ida Husted Harper
Year 1920
Publisher National American Woman Suffrage Association
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction i
Position of women in regard to laws, office holding, education, etc.
CHAPTER I.
Alabama 1
Early work Progress of organization Conventions held, reports and speeches made, activities of the association Officers and workers Legislative action Campaigns Help of the National Association Action on ratification of the Federal Suffrage Amendment Interest taken by President Wilson, National Committees and party leaders Celebrations. [This form is followed in all the State chapters, with names of officers, workers, friends and enemies and many incidents; also results where woman suffrage exists. The chapters are alphabetically arranged, I to XLIX.]
CHAPTER II.
Arizona 10
CHAPTER III.
Arkansas 16
CHAPTER IV.
California 27
CHAPTER V.
Colorado 59
CHAPTER VI.
Connecticut 68
CHAPTER VII.
Delaware 86
CHAPTER VIII.
District of Columbia 104
CHAPTER IX.
Florida 111
CHAPTER X.
Georgia 121
CHAPTER XI.
Idaho 143
CHAPTER XII.
Illinois 145
CHAPTER XIII.
Indiana 166
CHAPTER XIV.
Iowa 181
CHAPTER XV.
Kansas 193
CHAPTER XVI.
Kentucky 207
CHAPTER XVII.
Louisiana 215
CHAPTER XVIII.
Maine 236
CHAPTER XIX.
Maryland 248
CHAPTER XX.
Massachusetts 267
CHAPTER XXI.
Michigan 303
CHAPTER XXII.
Minnesota 317
CHAPTER XXIII.
Mississippi 326
CHAPTER XXIV.
Missouri 342
CHAPTER XXV.
Montana 360
CHAPTER XXVI.
Nebraska 368
CHAPTER XXVII.
Nevada 384
CHAPTER XXVIII.
New Hampshire 400
CHAPTER XXIX.
New Jersey 412
CHAPTER XXX.
New Mexico 434
CHAPTER XXXI.
New York 440
CHAPTER XXXII.
North Carolina 490
CHAPTER XXXIII.
North Dakota 501
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Ohio 508
CHAPTER XXXV.
Oklahoma 520
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Oregon 538
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Pennsylvania 550
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Rhode Island 565
CHAPTER XXXIX.
South Carolina 579
CHAPTER XL.
South Dakota 585
CHAPTER XLI.
Tennessee 596
CHAPTER XLII.
Texas 630
CHAPTER XLIII.
Utah 644
CHAPTER XLIV.
Vermont 651
CHAPTER XLV.
Virginia 665
CHAPTER XLVI.
Washington 673
CHAPTER XLVII.
West Virginia 687
CHAPTER XLVIII.
Wisconsin 699
CHAPTER XLIX.
Wyoming 709
CHAPTER L.
Woman Suffrage In The Territories And The Philippines 713
Alaska 713
Legislature gives suffrage to women — Privileges to Indian women — Other laws — Women in prohibition campaign — Women's war work.
Hawaii 715
Congress refuses to let its Legislature control the suffrage — National Suffrage Association protests — Its president, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, at Honolulu — Mrs. Pitman, of Brookline, Mass., holds meetings there — Legislature sends resolution to Congress — Senator John F. Shafroth gets Bill through Congress — Efforts of Hawaiian women with their Legislature.
The Philippines 719
The National Suffrage Association demands franchise for their women — Governor General Taft and Archbishop Nozaleda support the demand — The U. S. Congress ignores it — Position of Filipino women — Commissioner's wife describes their efforts for the suffrage.
Porto Rico 722
Status of suffrage for men — They demand their own Legislature — National Suffrage Association asks that women may share in the suffrage — Senator Shafroth shows that it can not be put into the Bill — Efforts of Porto Rican women with its Legislature.
CHAPTER LI.
Great Britain 726
Situation as to woman suffrage at commencement of the present century — Status of the Bill in Parliament in the first decade — Premier Campbell-Bannerman advises "pestering" — Strong hostility of Premier Asquith — Beginning of "militancy" — Its effect on the suffrage movement — Mrs. Fawcett's opinion — Constitutional societies repudiate it — Labor party supports woman suffrage — Treachery in Parliament — The Conciliation Bill — Women left out of the Franchise Reform Bill — Deputation to Premier Asquith — Lloyd George's attitude — Speaker Lowther kills Bill — Suffragists go into politics — Great suffrage "pilgrimage" — Outbreak of war — Important war work of the suffrage societies — Coalition Government — Conference Committee on Electoral Reform Bill — Premier Asquith supports Woman Suffrage — Lloyd George becomes Premier — Suffrage clause in Bill gets immense majority in House of Commons — Big fight in House of Lords but goes through — Royal assent given — Two women elected to House of Commons — Oxford University opened to women.
CHAPTER LII.
Woman Suffrage In British Colonies 752
New Zealand, Australia 752
Canada 753
First Woman Suffrage Society in Ontario — The gaining of Woman Suffrage in Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Efforts of the Women to secure action from the Legislature of each Province — Victory in Ontario after long struggle — War time Woman Suffrage Act of the Dominion Parliament — Granting of complete suffrage in 1918 — — The Legislatures of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia give Provincial suffrage — Quebec refuses — Women of Newfoundland still disfranchised.
South Africa 767
The National Parliament persistently declines to enfranchise women — Their strong efforts for the vote Granted in several of the States — Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, spends several months in South Africa conferring with the women.
India 769
CHAPTER LIII.
Woman Suffrage In Many Countries 771
Finland 771
Norway 774
Denmark 776
Iceland 779
Sweden 780
The Netherlands 783
Belgium 786
Luxemburg 788
Russia 788
Germany 789
Austria 792
Hungary 793
Bohemia 794
Switzerland 795
Italy 797
France 799
Greece, Spain, Portugal, Palestine, China, Japan, South And Central America, Mexico 802-804
CHAPTER LIV.
The International Woman Suffrage Alliance 805
Desire of Early Leaders — International Council of Women — Miss Anthony and Mrs. Catt call Conference in Washington on International Suffrage Alliance — Ten Countries represented — Proceedings of Conference — Plan of Temporary Organization — Declaration of Principles Valuable Reports on the Status of Women.
Permanent Organization in Berlin in 1904 809
Conference and Congress in Copenhagen In 1906 812
Delegates present, addresses, Memorials for Miss Anthony, reports, social entertainments, Badge adopted.
Congress In Amsterdam In 1908 817
Welcome of Dr. Aletta Jacobs, president of the National Suffrage Association — Mrs. Catt's president's address — "Militants" present — Entertainments — Victories in Finland and Norway — Jus Suffragii — established A day in Rotterdam.
The First Quinquennial In London 828
Mrs. Catt's address — Mrs. Fawcett, president of the British Suffrage Association, speaks, refers to "militants" — Mass meetings in Albert Hall — In touch with Queens — Flag and Hymn selected — Resolutions adopted — Officers elected — Dr. Shaw in the pulpits.
Congress In Stockholm 888
Honors to Mrs. Catt — Many delegates and eminent guests — Dr. Shaw preaches in State church — Selma Lagerlof speaks — Growth of Alliance — Non-partisanship declared — Men's International League formed — Beautiful outdoor entertainments — Tributes to Sweden.
Congress in Budapest 847
Great number of delegates — Official welcome in Academy de Music — Mrs. Catt's president's address — Dr. Jacobs presents Banner from women of China — Royal Opera House opened for the Congress — Many excursions — 'Militant” methods discussed — Resolution on commercialized vice — Activity of Men's League — Rosika Schwimmer, national president, speaks — Officers elected.
Conference in Geneva 860
First meeting of Alliance after the World War — Miss Royden preaches in National church — Mrs. Catt uses the War as text for great speech — It brought Woman Suffrage to many countries — Women present from thirty-six, including five members of Parliament — Delegates entertained by the Municipality — Treasurer's report tells of help of United States — Congress votes to continue the Alliance.
Appendix 872
Anti-suffrage Manifesto of Nebraska men.
Index 877
Suffrage Maps 636-639
Anthony Memorial Building Opp. page 442