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HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
1830-1840— The First School Suffrage.
Mrs. Desha Breckenridge, president of Kentucky.
1840-1850— The Dawn of Property Rights.
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, former president of Missouri.
1850-1860— The First High School for Girls.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, president of Massachusetts.
1860-1870— The World's First Full Suffrage.
Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard, professor of political Science, University of Wyoming.
1870-1880— The Negro's Hour.
Mrs. Henry Youmans, president of Wisconsin.
1880-1890— The First Municipal Suffrage.
Mrs. William A. Johnston, president of Kansas.
1890-1900— Suffrage Spreads.
Mrs. Ida Porter Boyer, former press director of Pennsylvania.
1900-1910— Ridicule Gives Way to Argument, Indifference to to Organization.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, president of Ohio.
1910-1920— The Portent of Victory.
Mrs. Raymond Brown, national vice-president.
Miss Anthony— An Appreciation, Mrs. Harriette Taylor Treadwell, member of the Illinois board.
Miss Anthony— A Historical Recognition, Mrs. Helen H. Gardener, national vice-president.

the suffrage honor roll.
"Undaunted by opposition brave spirits led on."

Presentation of Acknowledgements by the National American Woman Suffrage Association to Pioneers, those who labored before 1880; Veterans, those who labored between 1880 and 1900; Honor Workers after 1900.

While Mrs. Catt was busy handing out the honor rolls to pioneers and veterans with a few precious words to each, Mrs. Upton came suddenly forward and laid a detaining hand on her arm. With tender reminiscence, relieved by the sparkles of humor never absent from whatever she said, she presented in the name of countless suffragists an exquisite pin, a large star sapphire surrounded by diamonds and set in platinum. It was the association's parting gift to its beloved leader, whose usually perfect poise deserted her and she could not acknowledge it. To her whispered appeal to Mrs. Upton to speak for her, the latter laugh-