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First Suffrage Meeting in Waterloo Recalls 1874 Event
A Waterloo reminiscence recounts the first suffrage meeting in Union Hall on a Sunday afternoon in autumn 1874. Susan B Anthony spoke with calm authority, drawing a packed audience including many old residents. observers note her simple dress and persuasive presence, and a conservative father reconsidered his views on women's voting.
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Waterloo
Gates
Sarah W Whitey
Susan
Wanner
Union Hall
Ufe
Fourth Street
McClinton
A. T. Weatherwax & Son
Voorhees & Bunnell
Steamore Street
Anthony
Miss Anthony
Father
Mary Walker
Washington
Miss “Anthony