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The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)

CHAPTER IX
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I should be proud if I had a wife or daughter capable of either writing or reading that paper as Miss Anthony has done." She was invited by the Massachusetts teachers who were present to come to their State convention at Springfield and give the address, which she did.

It was afterwards delivered at a number of teachers' institutes.

Mary L.Booth had written her: I am glad that you will represent us at the Troy gathering.

You will bear with you the gratitude of very many teachers whose hearts are swelling with repressed indignation at the injustice which you expose, but who have not grown strong enough yet to give open utterance to words which would jeopardize the positions on which they depend for support.

There is not a female principal in Brooklyn or New York whose salary exceeds the half of that of the male principals.


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