ning of the suffrage states, the work in the states not yet won,
the conventions, gatherings, and international councils in which women
of every nation have come together, have all combined to make this
quarter of a century the most brilliant period for women in the history
of the world. I have set forth the record baldly and without comment,
because the bare facts are far more eloquent than words. It must not be
forgotten, too, that these great achievements of the progressive women
of to-day have been accomplished against the opposition of a large
number of their own sex--who, while they are out in the world's arena
fighting against progress for their sisters, still shatter the ear-drum
with their incongruous war-cry, "Woman's place is in the home!"
here: We were attending the Republican state nominating convention at
Mitchell--Miss Anthony, Mrs. Catt, other leaders, and myself--having
been told that it would be at once the largest and the most interesting
gathering ever held in the state as it proved to be. All the leading
politicians of the state were there, and in the wake of the white men
had come tribes of Indians with their camp outfits, their wives and
their children--the groups forming a picturesque circle of tents and
tepees around the town. It was a great occasion for them, an Indian
powwow, for by the law all Indians who had lands in severalty were to be
permitted to vote the following year. They were present, therefore, to
study the ways of the white man, and an edifying exhibition of these was
promptly offered them.

The crowd was so great that it was only through the courtesy of Major
Pickler, a member of Congress and a devoted believer in suffrage, that
Miss Anthony, Mrs. Catt, and the rest of us were able to secure passes
to the convention, and when we reached the hall we were escorted to the
last row of seats on the crowded platform. As the space between us and
the speakers was filled by rows upon rows of men, as well as by the band
and their instruments, we could see very little that took place. Some of
our friends pointed out this condition to the local committee and asked
that we be given seats on the floor, but received the reply that
there was "absolutely no room on the floor except for delegates and
distinguished visitors." Our persistent friends then suggested that at
least a front seat should be given to Miss Anthony, who certainly
came under the head of a "distinguished visitor"; but this was