Women's first appearance before Albany Legislature; Miss Anthony, Rev.
Antoinette Brown and Mrs. Bloomer speak in New York and Brooklyn by
invitation of S.P. Townsend and make tour of State; attack of Utica
Telegraph; phrenological chart; visit at Greeley's; women insulted and
rejected at temperance meeting in Brick Church, New York; abusive
speeches of Wood, Chambers, Barstow and others; Greeley's defense;
attack of N.Y. Commercial-Advertiser, Sun, Organ and Courier; first
annual meeting Women's State Temperance Society; letters from Gerrit
Smith and Neal Dow; right of Divorce; men control meeting; Mrs. Stanton
and Miss Anthony withdraw from Society; Samuel F. Gary declines to
attend Temperance Convention; characteristic advice from Greeley; Miss
Anthony attends State Teachers' Convention and raises a commotion;
Professor Davies' speech; disgraceful scene at World's Temperance
Convention in New York; Woman's Rights Convention mobbed; Cleveland
Convention; Miss Anthony and Rev. W.H. Channing call Woman's Rights
Convention in Rochester.


CHAPTER VII.

PETITIONS--BLOOMERS--LECTURES. (1854.), 107-122

Development of character; securing petitions for better laws; Woman's
Rights Convention at Albany; ridiculous report of Representative
Burnett; Miss Anthony's speech; canvassing the State and raising the
funds; history of the Bloomer Costume, with interesting letters;
lecture trip to Washington; opinions on slavery; hard experiences;
conventions at Saratoga and Philadelphia; preparing to canvass New York
State.