[Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton]@TWC D-Link bookEighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 CHAPTER XVII 9/36
How soon the reflection that I must leave my comfortable berth at such an unchristian hour changed the whole hue of glorious womanhood and every other earthly blessing! However, I lived through the trial and arrived at Williamsport as the day dawned.
I had a good audience at the opera house that evening, and was introduced to many agreeable people, who declared themselves converted to woman suffrage by my ministrations.
Among the many new jewels in my crown, I added, that night, Judge Bently. In November, 1869, I passed one night in Philadelphia, with Miss Anthony, at Anna Dickinson's home--a neat, three-story brick house in Locust Street.
This haven of rest, where the world-famous little woman came, ever and anon, to recruit her overtaxed energies, was very tastefully furnished, adorned with engravings, books, and statuary.
Her mother, sister, and brother made up the household--a pleasing, cultivated trio.
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