Chapter 11

MRS. STANTON'S REMINISCENCES.

Mrs. Stanton's and Miss Anthony's first meeting--An objective view of these ladies from a friend's standpoint--A glimpse at their private life--The pronunciamentos they issued from the fireside--Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Seward, Mrs. Worden, Mrs. Mott, in council--How Mrs. Worden voted--Ladies at Newport dancing with low necks and short sleeves, and objecting to the publicity of the platform--Senator Seward discussing Woman's Rights at a dinner-party--Mrs. Seward declares herself a friend to the reform--A magnetic circle in Central New York--Matilda Joslyn Gage: her early education and ancestors--A series of Anti-Slavery Conventions from Buffalo to Albany--Mobbed at every point--Mayor Thatcher maintains order in the Convention at the Capital--Great excitement over a fugitive wife from the insane asylum--The Bloomer costume--Gerrit Smith's home 456