ble.

In December Miss Anthony became an office-holder! It happened in this
way: Her neighbor, Dr. Jonas Jones, who had been one of the trustees of
the State Industrial School located at Rochester, died on the 4th. She
immediately wrote to Governor Roswell P. Flower requesting that a woman
be put on the board in his place, in addition to the one already serving
(Mrs. Emil Kuichling), and suggested Mrs. Lansberg, wife of the rabbi;
at the same time she asked Mary Seymour Howell, who resided in Albany,
to see the governor and use her influence. She did so and found he was
quite willing to appoint a woman but would not consider any but Miss
Anthony. She, however, was away from home so much she thought that in
justice to the institution she ought not take the position; but when she
learned that her refusal might result in a man's being given the place,
she telegraphed her willingness to accept. She was appointed at once to
fill out the unexpired term of Dr. Jones, and May 4, 1893, was
re-appointed by Governor Levi P. Morton for a full term. Of course
numerous letters and telegrams of congratulation were received and the
newspapers contained many kind notices, similar in tone to this from the
Democrat and Chronicle:

It is a good appointment; a fitting recognition of one of the
ablest and best women in the commonwealth. There has been a vast
amount of cheap wit expended upon Miss Anthony during the past
years, and although it has been almost entirely good-natured it has
served to give a wrong impression to the unthinking of one of the
clearest-headed and most unselfish women ever identified with a
public movement.... Speaking of her appointment she said: "You see
I have been regarded as a hoofed and horned creature for so long
that even a little thing touches my heart, and when it comes to
being recognized as an American citizen after fighting forty years
to prove my citizenship, it begins to look as if we women have not
fought in vain." ... A braver-hearted woman than Susan B. Anthony
never lived, but those who can read between the lines of her remark
will not miss the little touch of pathos in her pride, and the hint
of the disappointments which have hurt in the long struggle.

A new charter for the city of Rochester had been prepared and a mass
meeting of citizens was announced for December 12, to hear an exposition
of its points. The morning pap