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scornfully； ‘‘What event have you got to reckon
from？''
Miss Anthony meekly subsided。
Mrs。 Stanton had wonderful blue eyes； which
held to the end of her life an expression of eternal
youth。 During our conventions she usually took
a little nap in the afternoon； and when she awoke
her blue eyes always had an expression of pleased
and innocent surprise； as if she were gazing on
the world for the first timethe round； unwinking；
interested look a baby's eyes have when something
attractive is held up before them。
Let me give in a paragraph； before I swing off into
the bypaths that always allure me； the consecutive
suffrage events of the past quarter of a century。
Having done this； I can dwell on each as casually
as I choose； for it is possible to describe only a few
incidents here and there； and I shall not be depart…
ing from the story of my life； for my life had become
merged in the suffrage cause。
Of the preliminary suffrage campaigns in Kansas；
made in company with ‘‘Aunt Susan；'' I have al…
ready written； and it remains only to say that dur…
ing the second Kansas campaign yellow was adopted
as the suffrage color。 In 1890； '92； and '93 we again
worked in Kansas and in South Dakota； with such
indefatigable and brilliant speakers as Mrs。 Catt
（to whose efforts also were largely due the winning
of Colorado in '93）； Mrs。 Laura Johns of Kansas；
Mrs。 Julia Nelson； Henry B。 Blackwell； Dr。 Helen
V。 Putnam of Dakota； Mrs。 Emma Smith DeVoe；
Rev。 Olympia Browne of Wisconsin； and Dr。 Mary
Seymour Howell of New York。 In '94； '95； and '96
special efforts were devoted to Idaho； Utah； Cali…
fornia； and Washington； and from then on our
campaigns were waged steadily in the Western
states。
The Colorado victory gave us two full suffrage
states； for in 1869 the Territory of Wyoming had en…
franchised women under very interesting conditions；
not now generally remembered。 The achievement
was due to the influence of one woman； Esther
Morris； a pioneer who was as good a neighbor as
she was a suffragist。 In those early days； in homes
far from physicians and surgeons； the women cared
for one another in sickness； and Esther Morris； as it
happened； once took full and skilful charge of a
neighbor during the difficult birth of the latter's
child。 She had done the same thing for many other
women； but this woman's husband was especially
grateful。 He was also a member of the Legislature；
and he told Mrs。 Morris that if there was any
measure she wished put through for the women of
the territory he would be glad to introduce it。
She immediately took him at his word by asking
him to introduce a bill enfranchising women； and
he promptly did so。
The Legislature was Democratic； and it pounced
upon the measure as a huge joke。 With the amiable
purpose of embarrassing the Governor of the ter…
ritory； who was a Republican and had been appointed
by the President； the members passed the bill and
put it up to him to veto。 To their combined horror
and amazement； the young Governor did nothing
of the kind。 He had come； as it happened； from
Salem； Ohio； one of the first towns in the United
States in which a suffrage convention was held。
There； as a boy； he had heard Susan B。 Anthony
make a speech； and he had carried into the years
the impression it made upon him。 He signed that
bill； and； as the Legislature could not get a two…
thirds vote to kill it； the disgusted members had to
make the best of the matter。 The following year
a Democrat introduced a bill to repeal the measure；
but already public sentiment had changed and he
was laughed down。 After that no further effort
was ever made to take the ballot away from the
women of Wyoming。
When the territory applied for statehood； it was
feared that the woman…suffrage clause in the con…
stitution might injure its chance of admission； and
the women sent this telegram to Joseph M。 Carey：
‘‘Drop us if you must。 We can trust the men of
Wyoming to enfranchise us after our territory be…
comes a state。''
Mr。 Carey discussed this telegram with the other
men who were urging upon Congress the admission
of their territory； and the following reply went
back：
‘‘We may stay out of the Union a hundred years；
but we will come in with our women。''
There is great inspiration in those two messages
and a great lesson； as well。
In 1894 we conducted a campaign in New York；
when an effort was made to secure a clause to en…
franchise women in the new state constitution； and
for the first time in the history of the woman…suf…
frage movement many of the influential women in
the state and city of New York took an active part
in the work。 Miss Anthony was； as always； our
leader and greatest inspiration。 Mrs。 John Brooks
Greenleaf was state president； and Miss Mary
Anthony was the most active worker in the Roches…
ter headquarters。 Mrs。 Lily Devereaux Blake had
charge of the campaign in New York City； and Mrs。
Marianna Chapman looked after the Brooklyn sec…
tion； while a most stimulating sign of the times
was the organization of a committee of New York
women of wealth and social influence； who estab…
lished their headquarters at Sherry's。 Among these
were Mrs。 Josephine Shaw Lowell； Mrs。 Joseph H。
Choate； Dr。 Mary Putnam Jacobi； Mrs。 J。 Warren
Goddard； and Mrs。 Robert Abbe。 Miss Anthony；
then in her seventy…fifth year； spoke in every county
of the state sixty in all。 I spoke in forty； and Mrs。
Catt； as always； made a superb record。 Miss Har…
riet May Mills； a graduate of Cornell； and Miss Mary
G。 Hay； did admirable organization work in the dif…
ferent counties。 Our disappointment over the re…
sult was greatly soothed by the fact that only two
years later both Idaho and Utah swung into line as
full suffrage states； though California； in which we
had labored with equal zeal； waited fifteen years
longer。
Among these campaigns； and overlapping them；
were our annual conventionseach of which I at…
tended from 1888 onand the national and inter…
national councils； to a number of which； also； I have
given preliminary mention。 When Susan B。 An…
thony died in 1906； four American states had granted
suffrage to woman。 At the time I write1914the
result of the American women's work for suffrage
may be briefly tabulated thus：
SUFFRAGE STATUS
FULL SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN
Number of
State Year Won Electoral Votes
Wyoming 1869 3
Colorado 1893 6
Idaho 1896 4
Utah 1896 4
Washington 1910 7
California 1911 13
Arizona 1912 3
Kansas 1912 10
Oregon 1912 5
Alaska 1913
Nevada 1914 3
Montana 1914