Correspondence (incoming): Anthony, Susan B., 1894-1898

Sept 9, 1890

My dear Mrs Stanford

Your note of yesterday was under my plate this A.M. at breakfast. I am awfully sorry I ventured to make my request of the 4th and brought such an added humiliation to you in your position as equal and yet not an equal in that great [corpora ?-] tion and yet perhaps it is well for you to be made fully sensible as to the extreme length of the rope for a woman member - as compared with that for a man. I am just

as grateful to you as if you had sent the papers - for I know how earnestly you wished to do so. I do not know whether I shall have the courage to go to Mr Crocker. I will see! I'll venture to stay that he has given scores if not hundreds of passes to the Republican speakers & others who can serve his interests politically. And I know, too, that if the women could serve his official interests, he would just as readily accord you the rights he takes to himself. It is most humiliating - but so help us heaven we'll work to make a woman a power that command for her all the courtesies of life - to say nothing of rights - of this is a denial of your right

as an equal member of that R. R. Corporation - it makes my soul hum with indignation. How long - how long oh lord - must these things be? All we can do is to try and shorten the time. I am just up from my breakfast. Miss Shaw & myself are going over the Bay to some sort of a meeting. We are getting chances to speak to political audiences of all the different parties.

Now my dear don't say one "nay" but come up and sit with us on the platform at tomorrow night's meeting. I sent you platform tickets yesterday - but the clerks did not put in enough to send more in this. Now do us this honor - and yourself the justice - of showing those men

that you boldly take your stand by the side of the women who are bearing the brunt of the battle - did I not have to speak to day - I would go to you at once - and put my arms around you & tell you it shan't be always this way for the women of the world. So come & bring as many as you can - and believe me ever & always yours - in love & faith & gratitude. I am so glad you [live?] and are helping us to work out this problem.

In jumping haste, affectionately

Susan B. Anthony

1630 Folsom St San Francisco- Sept 18/96

My dear Mrs Stanford

Can you not see or write Mrs. Hearst begging her to give the California women - Mrs. A.A. Sargent President - another lift in the way of a contribution. When we saw her she spoke as if she wanted to give something, as she said, handsome

position not to see & feel the need of the enfranchisement of women. Hoping all goes well with you & that best of blessings may be with you ever and always. I am Lovingly and admiringly yours

Susan B. Anthony