In the few cases where women had their own means, they married because of the public sentiment which considered it a serious reproach to remain a spinster and rigorously forbade to her all the pleasures and independence that are freely accorded to the unmarried woman of today.

And they married because it is natural for women to marry, and all laws and all customs, all restrictions and all freedom, never will circumvent nature.
On February 3 and 4, 1860, the State Woman's Rights Convention was held at Albany in Association Hall, an interesting and successful meeting.
At its close, in a letter to Mrs.Wright, Miss Anthony said: "Mr.Anson Bingham, chairman of the judiciary committee, will bring in a radical report in favor of all our claims, but previous to doing so he wishes our strongest arguments made before the committee and says Mrs.Stanton must come.

I wish you would slip over there and make her feel that the salvation of the Empire State, at least of the women in it, depends upon her bending all her powers to move the hearts of our law-givers at this time.

I should go there myself this very night but I must watch and encourage friends here." Mrs.Stanton replied to her urgent appeal: "I am willing to do the appointed work at Albany.

If Napoleon says cross the Alps, they are crossed.