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ANN ELIZABETH Taylor, who at thr post office to inquire marched with the suffragettes about the new stamp rommrin-for women's rights in 1915, was orating the 5lt;Hh anniversary ofthe 19th Amendment giving worn* en the right to vote. The stamp goes on sale here Thursday.erUMiss Taylor recalls marchingininwomenirights in 1915UhrNtoPrstdiBy PAT SARGENT‘Those were days of excitement, said Miss Ann Elizabeth Taylor. 609 7th St. NW, as she recalled marching for women** rights in Minneapolis in 1915.On this 50(h anniversary of of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. Miss Taylor compared the suffragette activities of her day with the present women’s liberation movement.She recalled that Mrs Juliaco-ed in particular — Anna Dickson. I tell you. she never lost a chance to sit down and chat with the boys. But she didn't talk about women’s rights. She just wanted them to learn that women had intelligence.In the fall of 1915, through the efforts of Mrs. Johnson andM. Johnson, a graduate of Mount Holyoke, came to Minnesota from Massachusettes to become dean of women at Macalestcr College which was adjusting to becoming a co-educati o n a I •chool, She was for women’s rights.” said Miss Taylor, ‘and it didn't matter that there was some resentment about girls getting into the college. There was a girls’ school at Albert Lea and the hoys thought that’s where female students shouldthe president of Macalestcr, former students, including Miss Taylor who was teaching school at Faribault, were contacted tomarch in demonstration torwomen’s rights. She said, We had quite a group when the time came and we were asked tomarch quietly and in a dignified manner. We wanted to sing.but they wouldn’t let us.They gathered at a church and then marched down Hennepin Avenue to about Fif t hStreet, turned and went to Nicollet for the return march to the church, the whole streetsaid Missgo. When I enrolled in 1903. after attending prep school, there was one day every fall which the boys took to celebrate theirindependence and they'd have nothing to do with girls t h e whole day.Mrs. Johnson thought the people in this part of the country were somewhat ingrown. Of course we didn’t know that.was open to us,Taylor, and we were led by the famous Carrie Chapman Catt. We had parked our purses at the church so we couldcarry signs with the names of the cities we represented. We didn’t want to antagonize the men. just emphasize our importance, Most of us were employed — teachers and business women. No students marchedMany of us came from the farm and we thought we were very important. Mrs. Johnson wanted girls to expand their interests and meet people fromother parts of the country. The first time I heard the term‘women’s rights’ was when a friend of Mrs. Johnson’s camebecause the colleges didn’t want to get them into trouble withtheir parents.She remembers their longskirts with brush binding at the hems picked up plenty of dust that day for the streets weren’t paved and many of the vehicles were horse - drawn. The marchfrom the east and told us girls we must be ’open minded,’ that if we didn’t start to practice our independence the men Id have less respect fortook more than an hour and Miss Taylor recalls it a definite success. The crowds were five and six deep on the sidewalks. but there was no shout-us»•Miss Taylor remembers oneSmebyhildrening or noise.Before joining the march, she had discussed it with her parents. Mother was a conservative and thought we just wanted to show off. said Miss Taylor. but Dad said, ‘If that's what they want to do. let them do it.’ ”Miss Taylor still believes that men should have the samereunionopportunities as men and there should be no discriminat i o n.On Sunday the eight children the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smeby were all together after 26 years.Sunday morning they attended church services at their homeBut they must go about it in a dignified way to he successful. she said. It’s important and permanent. The intelligent woman will not he radical, but there will always he some who like to show-off and this is nochurch, the Moscow Luther a n Church. After services they were guests of Mr. and M r s. George Smeby at their former parental home and at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Sme-show-off occasion. This is a very important age in which to be living and if you’re going to make it worthwhile, stable, constructive and educational, you must move slowly.”«— ..—i'.. -by, the former home of their grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. George C. Nelson.At noon they met with other guests at the A.M. Ulland home for a picnic dinner.The day was also in honor of their uncle, George M. Nelson, Austin and two of his nieces. Mrs. Iva Smeby Adamson, San Jose, Calif, and Mrs. CormaSmeby Ulland, who returned Friday from a three-week tour of Europe.The eight Smeby children and spouses in atendanee were: Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Smeby, Moscow, Mr. and Mrs. Alv i n M. 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Austin Daily Herald
Austin, Minnesota, US
Wed, Aug 26, 1970
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