Wisconsin Women's History

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Mein letztes Schicksal traf mich in Mitten einer vollen Thaetigkeit als Lehrerinn. Da ich mich dieser Wirksamkeit vielleicht von nun an gaenzlich entschlagen muss so habe ich den Wunsch mich noch einmal fuer meine Prinzipien mit lebendigem Interesse aufraffen zu koennen und sollten die Kraefte mir wiedergegeben werden so wuerde es mir vielleicht gevergoennt sein noch einmal nach dem Osten zu kommen um dort Vortraege zu halten. Ich wuerde mich bei dieser Gelegenheit freuen, Ihnen, werther Herr, die Hand und sei es auch die Linke nur, als ihre Mitkaempferin fuer eine neue Era der Menschheit zu reichen.

Schliesslich ersuche ich Sie noch meinen theueren Freunden und Gesinnungsgenossen deren Theilnahme Sie mir in Ihrem Briefe an meine Juengste Tochter kundgegeben haben meinen Dank auszusprochen.

Mir der Versicherung vollkommener Hochachtung, zeichne ich

MATHILDE FRANZISKA ANNEKE

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1880, June 5 The Woman's Suffrage Association State of Wisconsin (writing on right side says "Conn. 1880 June 5th (?)" Laura R. Wolcott, M.D., President (right) P.S. Anneke, Recording Secretary (left) Mathilde Franziska Anneke, Vice Pres't (right) Kate Kane, Corresponding Secretary (l) Milwaukee,-------------188 (left)

To all of you our welcome and hearty greeting that you come to join us, to help prepare for a grand work. The way was long, which had led us to the point at which the victory is appearing after a hard struggle. To you, who have in good earnest appeared here with us a hearty welcome! and again welcome! And to those, who on account of illness or old age earnest appear, but who are united with us in spirit, who have borne the beacon of knowledge and perseverance, be our silent thanks.

And sacred be the memory of those who are no more among us, the combatants from grand cause who are ever us immortal.

the men of Wisconsin, citizens of this state have at the last legislature informed us with the right, the duty and responsibility to share with them as we have truly desired it the care of ruling the sate businesses, the care for the welfare of the whole country together with its inhabitants, which has so long rested on their shame alone

The Woman's Suffrage Association State of Wisconsin

Laura R Wolcottt M.D,, President P. S, Annneke, Recroding Secretary Kate Kane, Corresonding Secretary Mathilde Franziska Anneke Vice-Pres't

Milwaukee,..........................1888.... 3 And this state will be more highly honored when our legislature again meets to consider this ^worldwide question, w[h written in purple]ether [crossed out] it be just ^&wise to proclaim universal suffrage, w[h written in purple]ether woman is entitled and able in company with man to go to the ballot box to draw the great prizes [crossed out] of fortune, peace, and [crossed out] virtue.

And [crossed out] when the [crossed out] vote of the people has finally decided the question [crossed out] the echo [crossed out] will resound in the Union: [crossed out] "Well then, let [crossed out] Women [crossed out] enter with us for honor and duty; and suffrage is granted them with full faith [crossed out]." Then our state illuminated [crossed out] and strengthened with [crossed out] republican spirit will show as a [crossed out] shining star in ^the wreath of stars of our Union, and will illuminate the whole world.

This aureola of light [crossed out] shall not blind us, the victory shall not intoxicate our passion, we will not be unprepared [crossed out] when that moment arrives

26. West 61 N.Y. March 3rd 1898

Dear Mrs Colby,

Did you get possession of any of my leaflets. Mrs Blackwell did not send me a single copy. I wanted some to send in letters all over the country. It was a grave oversight to send none to me, when I paid for them all

It cost me $30.00 to send my books to Washington & not a dozen sold!! I fear my suffrage daughters did not come to [?]

Find out if he has this [year?]..If I could talk with you an hour I think I could show you its importance but as I cannot I shall send you my argument in type which

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eye to eye with me this time neither does my daughter Hattie but I am right Six states have an educational qualification & many southern states are discussing it This minimum [illegible]

National American Woman Suffrage Association,

MEMBER NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

Honorary President, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, 26 West 61st Street, New York.

Honorary President, SUSAN B. ANTHONY, 17 Madison Street, Rochester, N. Y.

President, CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT, 2008 American Tract Society Building, New York.

Vice-President-at-Large, REV. ANNA H. SHAW, 1830 Diamond Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Corresponding Secretary, RACHEL FOSTER AVERY, Philadelphia, Pa.

Recording Secretary, ALICE STONE BLACKWELL, 3 Park Street, Boston, Mass.

Treasurer, HARRIET TAYLOR UPTON, Warren, Ohio.

Auditors LAURA CLAY, Lexington, Ky. CATHARINE WAUGH McCULLOCH, The Rookery, Chicago, Ill.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, 2008 AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY BUILDING, N. Y.

OFFICE OF HONORARY PRESIDENT, ROCHESTER, N. Y.

{Ms Anthony}

17 Madison St.,

June 5, 1900.

My Dear Mrs. Stanton: --

Your card is just received. Miss Anthony arrived at home last Saturday night, in spite of our utmost endeavors to persuade her to stay over for the suffrage convention in Brooklyn. The thought of the immense amount of work piled up here weighed on her mind so that she could not enjoy anything. She reports everything beautiful at the Boston festival. She was invited to be the guest of the Blackwells during her stay, but preferred to stop at a hotel in Boston. However, she spent Sunday at Dorchester, and had a day with the Garrisons at Brookline. She then went down with Miss Shaw and Lucy Anthony to their summer home on Cape Cod for two days. Miss Shaw has rented her cottage for the summer, but her address until July first will be "The Haven," Wianno, Cape Cod. I suppose you know that she, Miss Anthony and Mrs. Catt are to speak at Chautauqua July 14, and a great time is expected. Dr. Vincent probably will go into his cave upon that day, and put a stone up in front of the door. How splendid it would be if you could give one of your great addresses on that occasion! Yet after all, when one thinks of it, how many thousands more it is possible to reach with the pen.

My department in the Sun is not exactly what I wish it to be. I have to feel my way very carefully with Mr. Dana. Frequently he leaves out

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the paragraphs which I was most anxious to have appear, and sometimes the others are run together and jumbled up in a style which almost sends me to bed; but the way the articles are copied and the letters I get from all parts of the country make me feel it is best to hold on to our space. I try very hard to make the articles light and popular, and to sugar-coat the suffrage so that it will go down.

If every prominent woman in the country would come out boldly as you did last Sunday, it would set the Republicans to thinking; and how I do wish they would do it! But they will not. They will be like dumb, driven cattle in this campaign, as in all of the others. All the obstacles piled on top of each other are not a thousandth part as discouraging as the women themselves. Your letter to the Mothers' Congress was read early in the proceedings, but toward the last, when there was danger of the Congress stampeding for suffrage, they suppressed Miss Anthony's. Possibly the influence of the many male mothers who were in attendance may have had something to do with this, but the female mothers who were in charge were quite capable of the whole thing. Notwithstanding such instances, however, the masses of women undoubtedly are being converted to a belief in woman suffrage.

As you know, I am struggling with the fourth volume of the History, and I am sure I have your sympathy. The work is not so difficult, however, as when you undertook it; for with the annual reports, the Tribune, the Journal and the scrap-books it is an easy matter to get the material. The chief trouble is to sift it out and condense it. I hate the work but Providence or some other fellow seems to have decreed that I must come to Miss Anthony's assistance, now that you no longer can do these things for her. I am quoting freely from your addresses before the national

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conventions and the hearings committees. Nothing equal to them has yet been written.

Miss Anthony leaves about the twelfth for the meeting of the Progressive Friends near Philadelphia, and will then go in to the Republican Convention and be the guest of Mrs. Emma J. Bartol. She will probably be home the following Saturday. On Saturday, June 30, she is to address the annual Farmers' Picnic at that lake near Auburn, and she and I are invited to spend a few days with Mrs. Osborne, who will have Emily Howland come over. It would be delightful if you also could be there. Miss Anthony wants you to write her immediately where you will spend your summer, and when you are going. She says to tell you she has been wanting to write you, and will do so the first moment she can get. We are going to spend next Sunday at the Dansville Sanitarium. I never saw Miss Anthony seem so tired, but please do not refer to this in any way when you write her, as she does not like to have it mentioned.

With love to Mrs. Lawrence and yourself,

Affectionately yours,

Ida Husted Harper

P. S.

I wonder how Sister Duniway feels about the defeat of the suffrage amendment in Oregon this week. It appears to be the largest majority vote against it which ever has been given in any State. You know they refused to allow any of the National Association to go out there and speak, or to have any voice whatever in the campaign. Sister Duniway said she knew exactly how to manage the men of Oregon, and that they should carry the amendment by a "still hung." It looks very much though they were still hunting, and would continue to do so for a good many years to come.