As no delegates had yet been accredited, everybody in the house was allowed to vote, but the secretary, J.T.Hazen, announced that he did not count the votes of the women! Rev.Luther Lee at once offered his church to the ladies for an evening meeting.

They had a crowded house, fine speeches and good music, while the convention was practically deserted, not over fifty being present.
After a masterly speech by Mr.May and stirring remarks from Mr.Lee, Mrs.Bloomer and others, Miss Anthony made the address of the evening, which she had prepared for the men's convention, a strong plea for the right of women to work and speak for temperance.

Soon afterwards she wrote her father: "I feel there is a great work to be done which none but women can do.

How I wish I could be daily associated with those whose ideas are in advance of my own, it would enable me to develop so much faster;" and then, notwithstanding all her rebuffs, she signed herself, "Yours cheerily." The anti-slavery convention this year was held in Rochester, and Miss Anthony had as a guest her dear friend, Lydia Mott, and again met Garrison, Phillips, May, the Fosters, Pillsbury, Henry C.Wright and others of that glorious band who together had received the baptism of fire.

Although intensely interested in the anti-slavery question she did not dare think she had the ability to take up that work, but she did resolve to give all her time and energy to the temperance cause.
The summer of 1852 was spent in traveling throughout the State with Mrs.Vaughn, Mrs.Attilia Albro and Miss Emily Clark.