reater part of it, alone, whereas I have
been only one of many men and women who have labored side by side
in this cause. Philadelphia has had the honor of giving to the
world a woman who led the way in this noble effort. Lucretia Mott
and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were active in the good work ere my
attention had been called to it. It was through their influence
that I was led to consider and accept the then new doctrine. Alone
I should have been as a mere straw in the wind.... I have known
nothing the last thirty years save the struggle for human rights on
this continent. If it had been a class of men who were
disfranchised and denied their legal rights, I believe I should
have devoted my life precisely as I have done in behalf of my own
sex. I hope while abroad that I shall do something to recommend our
work here, so as to make them respect American women and their
demand for political equality...."

Letters, telegrams, flowers and gifts were received in great
numbers.[13]

May Wright Sewall had this graphic description in the Indianapolis
Times, owned and edited by Col. Wm. R. Holloway, an earnest advocate of
woman suffrage:

The few days spent in Philadelphia by Miss Anthony prior to sailing
were a series of fetes. She spoke to over one thousand girls of the
Normal School on the public duties of women; was officially invited
to visit the Woman's Medical College; was given a reception by the
New Century Club; was tendered a complimentary dinner by Mrs. Emma
J. Bartol, in her own elegant home, where ten courses were served
and toasts were drunk to the guest of honor.... Letters of
introduction, quite unsolicited, poured in from friends and
countrymen personally unknown to her, who thus showed their desire
to facilitate her meeting with the stars of various desirable
circles abroad. At the public reception, Robert Purvis presented
the following testimonial, beautifully engrossed on vellum, and
encased in garnet velvet with gold borders:

"_Resolved_, That the National Woman Suffrage Association of the
United States does hereby testify its appreciation of the life-long
devotion of Susan B. Anthony to the cause of woman; that it
acknowledges her as the chief inspirer of women in their struggle
for personal liberty, for civil equity, and for political equality;