erences in the morning and
afternoon sessions were those on "How to make existing suffrage
sentiment politically effective," Miss Clay presiding; "The tariff in
its relation to women," and "Taxation without representation is
tyranny in 1909 as much as in 1776," Mrs. Villard presiding in place
of Mrs. DeVoe, who was ill; "Parents' organizations, their value in
creating public sentiment," and "The self-government plan in our
public schools as an aid in preparing the coming generations for woman
suffrage," Mrs. B. W. Dawley (Ohio), presiding. The report of the
Committee on Education, presented by its chairman, Mrs. Steinem, said
that the principal work of the half-year had been to carry out the
resolutions adopted at the Buffalo convention to investigate the text
books on History and Civics used in the public schools and she had
secured a valuable expression of opinion through letters sent to 400
superintendents of schools and twenty-six school book publishing
houses. Some of them quoted the names of Betsy Ross, Molly Pitcher,
Martha Washington and Dolly Madison to show that women were not
neglected in the text books. Many declared they had given the subject
no thought but were open to conviction. In summing up Mrs. Steinem
expressed the belief that this lack of recognition of woman's
influence in history was not so much the result of intention as of the
masculine point of view which has dominated civilization. "The
impression conveyed by our text books," she said, "is that this world
has been made by men and for men and the ideals they are putting forth
are colored by masculine thought.... Our text books on Civics do not
show the slightest appreciation of the significance of the 'woman's
movement.' ...

On the closing night Miss Richards, the noted lecturer of Washington,
D. C., made a delightfully clever and sparkling speech on Sex
Antagonism, Why and What is the Cure? Professor Potter gave a second
splendid address and Dr. Shaw's eloquent farewell sent the audience
home in an exalted mood.

The excellent arrangements for the convention and the entertainment of
the officers and delegates had been made with much care and judgment
by the State association and the Seattle society, which appropriated
$1,000 for the purpose.[64] The surpassing beauty of the city and the
Exposition was an unceasing delight. Miss Blackwell said in her
description in the _Woman's Journal_: "The splendid setting of the
convention was a constan