ponsibility of Women, which she began by
saying that the first "new woman" was from Boston--Anne Hutchinson.
Dr. Marie D. Equi, candidate for inspector of markets, spoke briefly
on the need of market inspection for which women were especially
fitted. Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (N. Y.) in discussing Woman's
World said in part: "Ex-President Cleveland, after warning women
against the clubs which are leading them straight to the abyss of
suffrage, told us that 'the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand
that rules the world.' ... Is it true? The Indian woman rocks the
cradle; does she rule the world? The Chinese woman--the woman of the
harem--do they rule it? An amiable old gentleman in opening a suffrage
debate said: 'My wife rules me and if a woman can rule a man, why
should she care to rule the country?' He seemed to think he was equal
to the whole United States! Women have been taught that the home was
their sphere and men have claimed everything else for themselves. The
fact that women in the home have shut themselves away from the thought
and life of the world has done much to retard progress. We fill the
world with the children of 20th century A. D. fathers and 20th century
B. C. mothers."

Miss Blackwell lightened the proceedings with some of her clever
anecdotes with a suffrage moral, and Mrs. Gilman with several of her
brilliant poems. Mrs. Catt gave a concise review of the International
Woman Suffrage Alliance, formed at Berlin in 1904, and told of the
progress of woman suffrage in other countries. Greetings to all of
them were sent by the convention. Dr. Shaw gave an impressive
peroration to this interesting session by pointing out the
responsibility resting on the men and women of Oregon to carry to
success the campaign which they had now begun, and Miss Anthony closed
the convention with a fervent appeal to all to work for victory.

The delegates and visitors greatly enjoyed the Exposition, which had
such a setting as none ever had before, looking out on the dazzling
beauty of the snowclad peaks of Mt. Hood and the Olympic Range, and
now they had to select from the many opportunities for travel and
sight-seeing. The Rev. Mrs. Blackwell, Emily Howland, Mrs. Cartwright
of Portland and others from seventy to eighty years of age, took a
steamer for Alaska. Mr. and Miss Blackwell and others went to
Seattle, Vancouver and home through the magnificent scenery of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad. Mrs. Catt and anot