If the reader discover some things omitted which to him seem vital, or others mentioned which appear unimportant, it is hoped he will attribute them to an error of judgment rather than to an intention to minimize or magnify unduly any person or action.
The fact should be kept in mind that this is not a history of woman suffrage, except in so far as Miss Anthony herself has been directly connected with it.

A number of women have made valuable contributions to this movement whose lives have not come in contact with hers, therefore they have not been mentioned in these pages, which have been devoted almost exclusively to her personal labors and associations.
Many of those even who have been her warm and faithful friends have had to be omitted for want of space.

No one can know the regret this has caused, or the conscientious effort which has been made to render exact justice to Miss Anthony's co-workers.

It was so difficult for her to select the few pictures for which room could be spared that she was strongly tempted to exclude all.

Personal controversies have been omitted, in the belief that nothing could be gained which would justify handing them down to future generations.