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CHAPTER XXXI. | |
Dakota | 543~544 |
Suffrage work in the Territory. | |
North Dakota | 544-552 |
Efforts of women for the franchise in first constitutional convention — Organization of suffrage clubs to secure amendment of constitution — Legislative action and laws — School Suffrage — Office-holding of women — Occupations — Education — Clubs. | |
South Dakota | 552-562 |
Same as above — Campaign of 1890 to secure Woman Suffrage Amendment — Assistance of National Association — Hardships of the canvass — Treachery of politicians — Amendment defeated by nearly 24,000 — Second attempt in 1898 — Defeated by 3,285. | |
CHAPTER XXXII. | |
Delaware | 563-566 |
Organization for suffrage — Legislative action and laws — School Suffrage — Office-holding of women — Occupations — Education — Clubs. | |
CHAPTER XXXIII. | |
District Of Columbia | 567-576 |
Peculiar position of women — Work of Suffrage Association with Congressional Committees — Property rights secured — Women on School Board — Women in Government Departments — Woman's College of Law — Other things accomplished by women of the District. | |
CHAPTER XXXIV. | |
Florida | 577-580 |
Organization for suffrage — Effort to raise "age of protection" for girls and its failure — Laws — Occupations — Education. | |
CHAPTER XXXV. | |
Georgia | 581-588 |
Same as above — Annual convention of National Association in 1895. | |
CHAPTER XXXVI. | |
Idaho | 589-597 |
First work for woman suffrage — Submission of Amendment — Campaign of 1896 — Favored by all political parties — Carried by large majority — Favorable decision of Supreme Court — Women elected to office — Percentage of women voting — Effects of woman's vote — Endorsement of prominent men — Laws, etc. | |
CHAPTER XXXVII. | |
Illinois | 598-613 |
Organization — Obtaining School Suffrage — Supreme Court gives wide latitude to Legislature — Women trustees for State' University — Equal guardianship of children for mothers — Many women in office — Women's part in Columbian Exposition — Remarkable achievement of two teachers in compelling corporations to pay taxes — Education. |