Louisville Equal Rights Association Minute Book, 1889 April 20 (pt. 2)
Item
Title
Louisville Equal Rights Association Minute Book, 1889 April 20 (pt. 2)
Subject
Source
The Filson Historical Society Special Collections
Date
Format
Language
Type
Identifier
Mss BJ L894
Text
(cont'd from previous page)
It was decided that this is a Suffrage organization, with definite lines of work for the advancement of women, as set forth in Article 2 of our By-Laws.
The proposition was made that we ally ourselves as an organization with the W.C.T.U. It was favorably considered by those present, -but the question was left open.
The literary exercises followed by the President reading an original article: “Do Women want the Ballot? Will the right of Suffrage increase the discontent of domestic life?”
In answering these questions the writer says: “So far from seeing how it can disturb home life, we believe it to be the most important factor in securing a fixed abode for woman, and in making permanent that which now is so ofter temporary, changing and uncertain.
The in[n]ate love of home is a quality of woman['s] nature that cannot be suppressed: that woman will always be house-wives as long as there are homes; they will be Mothers as long as there are marriages; they are and will be citizens whether recognized as such by law; and will be capable of discharging duties to the public without neglect of home affairs as long as time shall last or governments endure. Of the property ques[tion]
(cont'd on next page)
It was decided that this is a Suffrage organization, with definite lines of work for the advancement of women, as set forth in Article 2 of our By-Laws.
The proposition was made that we ally ourselves as an organization with the W.C.T.U. It was favorably considered by those present, -but the question was left open.
The literary exercises followed by the President reading an original article: “Do Women want the Ballot? Will the right of Suffrage increase the discontent of domestic life?”
In answering these questions the writer says: “So far from seeing how it can disturb home life, we believe it to be the most important factor in securing a fixed abode for woman, and in making permanent that which now is so ofter temporary, changing and uncertain.
The in[n]ate love of home is a quality of woman['s] nature that cannot be suppressed: that woman will always be house-wives as long as there are homes; they will be Mothers as long as there are marriages; they are and will be citizens whether recognized as such by law; and will be capable of discharging duties to the public without neglect of home affairs as long as time shall last or governments endure. Of the property ques[tion]
(cont'd on next page)
Citation
Louisville Equal Rights Association, “Louisville Equal Rights Association Minute Book, 1889 April 20 (pt. 2),” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 19, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/837.