- Congresses Of Women. World's Fair, 232, 609; in San Fr., 253, 479, 481; Atlanta expos., 263; London in '99, 352-3; in Los Angeles, 495; in Ore., 892-3.
- Constitution, National, more rigid than in other countries, xv, gives women right to vote, Chapter I; first appearance of "male," 2; attempt of women to vote under 14th amend., 3 et seq.; amend, for Federal Suff. for women, 7; authority over suff., 8 et seq.; provides for amending, 100; vote on worn. suff. amend., no; rights of women under, 115; Mrs. Stanton on its violation in case of women, 138; fails to protect black men, 153; Mrs. Blake's argument for worn. suff. under its provisions, 374-5.
- Constitutions, State, all framed by men; different peculiarities, *xv et seq.: all barred women from suff., 2; Utah and Wy. included worn, suff. in first, 949, 1003. See State chapters under Suffrage.
- Constitutional Conventions. See Conventions.
- Constitutional Law. See Law.
- Contracts. See Laws in each State' chapter.
- Conventions, American Suff. Assn., from '84 to '88, 406-428; early convs. in Phila., 423.
— National Suffrage Ass'n., first one 1 ever called, xiii; earliest ones, 14; res. for Int'l. Suff. Conv., 25; changed attitude of press toward, 57; first suff. meeting held in Washt'n., 70; conv. for '88, 137; complimented by Washt'n. Star, 173; convs. before the war, 205; alternate ones taken out of Washt'n., Miss Anthony's protest, 218; the other side, 219; descript. of '94, 221; Miss Anthony's method of presiding, 238; descript. of '95, 236; of '97, 271. see Chapters II-XXI.
- Conventions, work for worn. suff. in political and other conventions, Chap. XXIII. See State chapters.
- Conventions, Nat'l. Political, first appeal of women for suff., 435; appeals in 1900. 440 et seq.
— Republican, record of, 435-7, 440; for 1900. 443-4.
— Democratic, record of, 437, 440; for 1900, 444
— Populist, record of, 437-8, 441; for 1900. 444
— Prohibition, record of, 438; for 1900, 444.
— Other Parties, record of, xviii, 438-9; for 1900, 444.
See also Democrats, Populists. Republicans, Parties and p. 556. Women delegates to nat'l. convs., 319, 438-9; work of Miss Anthony and others, 439 et seq.; no hope for disfranch, class, 444; sentiment amongdelegates, 444-5. For work in State political convs., see various State chapters.
- Conventions, State Constitutional, attempts to secure worn. suff. amdts.. 432-3; 453; in Ala., 468; N. D., 544; S. D., 552; Del., 563; Ky., 669; La., 680; Mass., 720; Miss., 786; Mont., 797; N. H., 815; N. J., 830; N. M., 835; N. Y., 203, 847; Utah, 944; Vt., 958; Wash., 969; Wy., 995.
- Councils of Women, National and International, first Int'l.. 124 et seq.; permanent Councils formed, 137; 143; Nat'l. in '91, 175; Miss Shay's report of London Int'l., 352; Miss Anthony's report of same, suff. pervaded all, Amer. worn, showed effects of liberty, 353; Nat'l. Council, trib. to Miss Anthony on 8oth birthday, 396; Int'l., same, 397; Nat'l. Council, founding and work, 1044-5; Int'l., same, 1044-5.
- Creeds. See Church.
- Criminals, at ballot box, xxvi, 37.
- Cuba, Nat'l. Ass'n. demands rights for its women, 325, 330; appeals to. Congress for same, 446.
- Curtesy. See Laws in each State chapter.
- Debates, in Congress, on Worn. Suff. Com., 31 et seq.; those of former years, 85; first and only debate on 16th Amend, to enfranchise women 87 et seq.; on admission of Wy., 998 et seq.
— in National Suffrage Conventions, on dogmas and creeds, 59 et seq.; on taking worn. suff. inta church, 75; on migratory convs., 218; on Woman's Bible, 263.
- Decisions. See Supreme Court.
- Declaration Of Independence, applied to women, 102.
- Delegates, 15; nat'l. conv. made delegate body, 77; foreign to Int'l. Council, 135; dels, to 40th anniv., 288; to conv. of 1900, 350; to Paris Expos., 367; to polit. convs., 319, 438-9; in Col., 521; in Kas., 646; in Mont., 801; see also Utah Chap.; to nat'l. suff. convs. from '84 to 1900, 1101.
— Fraternal, to conv. of '96, 256; to om. Press Ass'n., 291; to Int'l. Council of '99, 342; to suff. conv. of "00, 323; to suff. conv. of 1900, 366.
