l for Women's Loyal League, 226;
calls meet. to order in Church of Puritans, nominates L. Stone for
pres., makes spirited ad., criticises Lincoln, demands
emancipation, appeals to women, 227;
no peace without wom. suff., presides at business meet., 229;
let. urging women to petit. for emancipation of slaves, opens
headqrs. in Cooper Instit., describes Draft Riots, 230;
let. on brother D. R.'s election and joy it wd. have given father,
longs for mother and father, regrets sale of home, tribute to
mother, 231;
efforts to raise money for league, 232;
goes to Thirtieth Anniversary of Am. A. S. Soc. at Phila., pushes
petition work for emancipation, economical lunches, appeals to
Beecher, pays deficit out of own pocket, 234;
helps at brother's "infare," in communication with Sumner and Robt.
Dale Owen, 235;
gets Mrs. Stn. to invite Phillips to speak, rec. proposal from
former sweetheart, speaks at annivers. of Loyal League, 237;
Sumner and Wilson acknowledge indebtedness, only old arm-chair as
reminder of League, humiliated at refusal of govt. to recognize
women, 238;
attends wedding of W. L. Garrison, Jr., and Ellen Wright, death of
niece Ann Eliza McLean, sunset at cemetery, faith in progress in
hereafter, 241;
too apt to criticise in home circle, starts to Kan. to visit brother
D. R., detained in Chicago, describes journey West during war
times, 242;
enjoys novel sights in Leavenworth, wins gloves on wager, the
"little clothes," work among colored people, colored printer in
composing-room, meets Hiram Revels, 243;
urged to return East and longs to do so, sees momentous questions
demanding settlement, 244;
protests against disbanding A. S. Soc., 245;
letter on division, 246;
trip over prairies, among first to declare for negro suff., spks. at
Ottumwa on Reconstruction, 247;
unpleasant night, spks. at Leavenworth to colored people, Repubs.
object to her mention of wom. suff., learns "male" is to be put in
Fed. Constit. and starts eastward, speaking at Atchison, St.
Joseph, Chillicothe and Macon City, 248;
in old slave church at St. Louis, "soul-sharks," catches wom.
pickpocket, visits board of trade in Chicago, stops at many
places, maps out plan of campn. with Mrs. Stn., 249;
starts on thirty years' wo