Louisville Equal Rights Association Minute Book, 1889 June 7
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Louisville Equal Rights Association Minute Book, 1889 June 7
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The Filson Historical Society Special Collections
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Mss BJ L894
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Minutes of Meeting of June 7th
The meeting opened with devotional exercises: reading of the 116thPsalm, and prayer by the Pres.
The Sec'y being absent, the minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs Rogers, sec'y protem and accepted.
The Sec'y was instructed to request Mrs. Henry to forward Equal Property Rights Petitions, in time to have them circulated among the members at our next meeting.
Mrs. Avery read an article from “Lend a Hand,” on the “Progress of Women”, by John Williams.Dr. Cady read an extract on “Property Rights of Women”, by Mrs Henry.Mrs Johnston read an article from the “Woman's Journal”: “Co-education and Marriage[”] with comparative table showing the percentage of marriage[s] in the different educational institutions of the country. She also read an original paper in reply to a lecture on sermon by Mr. Dick of the Christian Church -15th& Jefferson.
The article was handed to Mrs. Avery for publication. The meeting then adjourned.
The meeting opened with devotional exercises: reading of the 116thPsalm, and prayer by the Pres.
The Sec'y being absent, the minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs Rogers, sec'y protem and accepted.
The Sec'y was instructed to request Mrs. Henry to forward Equal Property Rights Petitions, in time to have them circulated among the members at our next meeting.
Mrs. Avery read an article from “Lend a Hand,” on the “Progress of Women”, by John Williams.Dr. Cady read an extract on “Property Rights of Women”, by Mrs Henry.Mrs Johnston read an article from the “Woman's Journal”: “Co-education and Marriage[”] with comparative table showing the percentage of marriage[s] in the different educational institutions of the country. She also read an original paper in reply to a lecture on sermon by Mr. Dick of the Christian Church -15th& Jefferson.
The article was handed to Mrs. Avery for publication. The meeting then adjourned.
Citation
Louisville Equal Rights Association, “Louisville Equal Rights Association Minute Book, 1889 June 7,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed March 28, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/842.