THE WORLD'S ANTI-SLAVERY CONVENTION, LONDON, JUNE 12, 1840. CHAPTER IV. NEW YORK. The First Woman's Rights Convention, Seneca Falls, July 19-20, 1848-Propert; CHAPTER V. MRS. COLLINS' REMINISCENCES. The first Suffrage Society-Methodist class-leader whips his wife-Theology en- 50 63 88 CHAPTER VI. OHIO. The promised land of fugitives—“ Uncle Tom's Cabin ”—Salem Convention, 1850- - CHAPTER VII. REMINISCENCES BY CLARINA I. HOWARD NICHOLS. VERMONT: Editor Windham County Democrat-Property Laws, 1847 and 1849- WISCONSIN: Woman's State Temperance Society-Lydia F. Fowler in company- KANSAS: Free State Emigration, 1854-Gov. Robinson and Senator Pomeroy- MISSOURI: Lecturing at St. Joseph, 1858, on Col. Scott's invitation-Westport and 101 . 171 CHAPTER VIII. MASSACHUSETTS. Women in the Revolution-Anti-Tea Leagues-Phillis Wheatley-Mistress Anne 201 CHAPTER IX. INDIANA AND WISCONSIN. Indiana Missionary Station-Gen. Arthur St. Clair-Indian surprises-The terrible 290 Contents. CHAPTER X. PENNSYLVANIA. William Penn-Independence Hall--British troops-Heroism of women-Lydia Dar- CHAPTER XI. LUCRETIA MOTT. Eulogy at the Memorial Services held at Washington by the National Woman Suf- CHAPTER XII. NEW JERSEY. Tory feeling in New Jersey-Hannah Arnett rebuked the traitor spirit-Mrs. Dissos- 11 820 407 441 CHAPTER XIII. MRS. STANTON'S REMINISCENCES. Mrs. Stanton's and Miss Anthony's first meeting-An objective view of these ladies 456 CHAPTER XIV. NEW YORK. First Steps in New York-Woman's Temperance Convention, Albany, January, Brick Church Meeting and World's Temperance Convention in New York, 1853 -Horace Greeley defends the Rights of Women in The New York Tribune-The Teachers' State Conventions-The Syracuse National Woman's Rights Conven. tion, 1852-Mob in the Broadway Tabernacle Woman's Rights Convention through two days, 1853-State Woman's Rights Convention at Rochester, December, 1853-Albany Convention, February, 1854, and Hearing before the Legislature demanding the Right of Suffrage—A State Committee appointed-Susan B. Anthony General Agent-Conventions at Saratoga Springs, 1854, '55, '59— Annual State Conventions with Legislative Hearings and Reports of Committees, until the War-Married Women's Property Law, 1860-Bill before the Legislature Granting Divorce for Drunkenness-Horace Greeley and Thurlow Weed oppose it-Ernestine L. Rose, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Address the Legislature in favor of the Bill-Robert Dale Owen defends the Measure in The New York Tribune-National Woman's Rights Conventions in New York City, 1856, '58, 59, '60-Status of the Woman's Rights Movement at the Opening of the War, 1861 472 CHAPTER XV. WOMAN, CHURCH, AND STATE. Woman ander old religions-Woman took part in offices of early Christian Church Councils-Original sin-Celibacy of the clergy-Their degrading sensualityFeudalism-Marriage-Debasing externals and daring ideas-Witchcraft-Three striking points for consideration-Burning of Witches-Witchcraft in New England-Marriage with devils—Rights of property not recognized in woman—Wife ownership-Women legislated for as slaves-Marriage under the Greek ChurchThe Salic and Cromwellian eras-The Reformation-Woman under monastic rules in the home-The Mormon doctrine regarding woman; its logical result-Milton responsible for many existing views in regard to woman-Woman's subordination taught to-day-The See trial-Right Rev. Coxe-Rev. Knox-Little-Pan-Presbyterians-Quakers not as liberal as they have been considered-Restrictive action of the Methodist Church-Offensive debate upon ordaining Miss Oliver-The Episcopal Church and its restrictions-Sunday-school teachings-Week-day school teachings-Sermon upon woman's subordination by the President of a Baptist Theological Seminary-Professor Christlieb of Germany-" Dear, will you bring me my shawl?"-Female sex looked upon as a degradation—A sacrilegious child-Secretary Evarts, in the Beecher-Tilton trial, upon woman's subordination -Women degraded in science and education-Large-hearted men upon woman's degradation-Wives still sold in the market-place as "mares," by a halter around their necks-Degrading servile labor performed by woman in Christian countries -A lower degradation—“Queen's women "-" Government women"-Interpolations in the Bible-Letter from Howard Crosby, D.D., LL.D. APPENDIX, 753 801 INTRODUCTION. THE prolonged slavery of woman is the darkest page in human history. A survey of the condition of the race through those barbarous periods, when physical force governed the world, when the motto, "might makes right," was the law, enables one to account for the origin of woman's subjection to man without referring the fact to the general inferiority of the sex, or Nature's law. Writers on this question differ as to the cause of the universal degradation of woman in all periods and nations. One of the greatest minds of the century has thrown a ray of light on this gloomy picture by tracing the origin of woman's slavery to the same principle of selfishness and love of power in man that has thus far dominated all weaker nations and classes. This brings hope of final emancipation, for as all nations and classes are gradually, one after another, asserting and maintaining their independence, the path is clear for woman to follow. The slavish instinct of an oppressed class has led her to toil patiently through the ages, giving all and asking little, cheerfully sharing with man all perils and privations by land and sea, that husband and sons might attain honor and success. Justice and freedom for herself is her latest and highest demand. Another writer asserts that the tyranny of man over woman has its roots, after all, in his nobler feelings; his love, his chivalry, and his desire to protect woman in the barbarous periods of pillage, lust, and war. But wherever the roots may be traced, the results at this hour are equally disastrous to woman. Her best interests and happiness do not seem to have been consulted in the arrangements made for her protection. She has been bought and sold, caressed and crucified at the will and pleasure of her master. But if a chivalrous desire to protect woman has always been the mainspring of man's dominion over her, it should have prompted him to place in her hands the same weapons of defense he has found to be most effective against wrong and oppression. |