Chapter 5

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Letter of greeting to the convention in Washington from Mrs. Florence Fenwick Miller, suffrage leader in Great Britain--Delegates appointed to International Alliance meeting in Berlin--Mrs. Catt's president's address on an Educational Requirement for the Suffrage--Address of Mrs. Watson Lister of Australia--Charlotte Perkins Gilman's biological plea for woman suffrage--Report from new headquarters--Addresses on Women and Philanthropy by the Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer and Dr. Samuel J. Barrows--Mrs. Mead on Peace and Mrs. Nathan on The Wage Earner and the Ballot--Miss Anthony's 84th birthday--A Colorado Jubilee, speeches by Governor Alva Adams, Mrs. Grenfell and Mrs. Meredith--Mrs. Terrell asks for moral support of colored women--Declaration of Principles adopted--Mrs. Catt Resigns the Presidency, tributes--Hearings before Congressional Committees--Distinguished testimony from Colorado--Mrs. Catt's strong appeal for a report even if adverse.