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bb CENTENNIAL EECOEDS.
state of Wisconsin; and there is abundant evidence before us that it wiQ prove an auspicious beginning of a great work.
"Wisconsin has immense resources to present for exhibition, and she cannot afford to fail in having them represented. She must act; and there was now every reason to feel that proper action would be taken to give her a full represen¬ tation at Philadelphia. The legislatm-e has provided for a State Board of Cen¬ tennial Managers, and the governor has appointed most excellent men upon it. It will organize next week, when it is hoped efficient work wiU be commenced. The women are aroused and at work, and success is assured. No state can boast of better women than Wisconsin; and there can be no fear but their department wiU be well fnied. With their stimulus and aid to the men, Wisconsin wiU assume its proper place in the grand centennial exposition in 1876. In tiie next meeting of the National Commission, he should feel fuUy justified in reporting that such will be the case."
Gen. Atwood, apparently delighted that others were ready to help him bear the burden he had so long and bravely\carried alone, then, by the request of Mrs. Thoep, read the general plan draAvn up by the Woman's State Committee, of which she is chairman. More than fifty persons, ladies and gentlemen, at once signed their names to these articles.
President Bascom, of the State University, Avas then called on for remarks, which he made in his own graceful and fiuent style.
Mrs. Prof. J. D. Butlee then read the following paper, pre¬ pared by her husband, who was absent from town:
" A woman with a spoon can throw out faster than a man can throw in with a shovel." Some sage devised this old saw to express his astonishment at woman's having so much influence while wielding so little power. Tlie same phenomenon has induced various nations to vote their ablest women -witches, and hence to droAvn or bum them. From the same fact, influence is a maxi¬ mum where power is a minimum, some of us feel that most women who de¬ mand their rights are seeking what they have, like one looking around for liis glasses Avhen they are on his nose, or just above it. The truth is that men
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Object Description
| Page Title | Centennial records of the women of Wisconsin |
| Author | Butler, Anna B. (Anna Bates), d.1892; Bascom, Emma C. (Emma Curtiss), 1828- ; Kerr, Katharine F. (Katharine Fuller Brown), d. 1890 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | Atwood and Culver |
| Source Creation Date | 1876 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
| Digital Identifier | TP485000 |
| Description | As the 100th anniversary of the American Revolution approached, a U. S. Centennial Commission was organized with one representative from each state and territory to plan a celebration. The result was the Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair in the United States, held in Philadelphia. Women in each state, as well as men, were invited to contribute, and this book records one way that Wisconsin women participated. The volume, edited by Anna B. Butler, Emma C. Bascom, and Katharine F. Kerr, describes the charitable and philanthropic work done over the previous 50 years by Wisconsin women, including articles on the early history of the Wisconsin Institution for Blind in Janesville, Milwaukee College, the Soldiers' Orphans' Home in Madison, and many other social service institutions. It also describes how women across the state celebrated the centennial of the Declaration of Independence and the beginning of the new country. |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Centennial Records of the Women of Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.: Atwood and Culver, 1876). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1696 |
| Document Number | TP485 |
| Size | viii, 223 p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1696 |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | HV98 W6 W65 1876 |
| County | Brown County; Dane County; Grant County; Milwaukee County; Outagamie County; Racine County; Rock County; Walworth County; Winnebago County; |
| City | Green Bay; Madison; Sinsinawa; Milwaukee; Appleton; Racine; Beloit; Janesville; Milton; Delavan; Lake Geneva; Oshkosh; |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Gender | female; |
| Sub-Topic | The Founding of Social Institutions; The Women's Suffrage Movement; |
| Event Date | 1876 |
| Event Years | 1876 |
| Recreation | Associations, institutions, etc.; Organizations; |
| Service Industries | Public welfare; |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | 88 |
| Author | Butler, Anna B. (Anna Bates), d.1892; Bascom, Emma C. (Emma Curtiss), 1828- ; Kerr, Katharine F. (Katharine Fuller Brown), d. 1890 |
| Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | Atwood and Culver |
| Source Creation Date | 1876 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2008 |
| Digital Identifier | TP485114 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Stacks |
| Owner Object ID | HV98 W6 W65 1876 |
| Full Text | bb CENTENNIAL EECOEDS. state of Wisconsin; and there is abundant evidence before us that it wiQ prove an auspicious beginning of a great work. "Wisconsin has immense resources to present for exhibition, and she cannot afford to fail in having them represented. She must act; and there was now every reason to feel that proper action would be taken to give her a full represen¬ tation at Philadelphia. The legislatm-e has provided for a State Board of Cen¬ tennial Managers, and the governor has appointed most excellent men upon it. It will organize next week, when it is hoped efficient work wiU be commenced. The women are aroused and at work, and success is assured. No state can boast of better women than Wisconsin; and there can be no fear but their department wiU be well fnied. With their stimulus and aid to the men, Wisconsin wiU assume its proper place in the grand centennial exposition in 1876. In tiie next meeting of the National Commission, he should feel fuUy justified in reporting that such will be the case." Gen. Atwood, apparently delighted that others were ready to help him bear the burden he had so long and bravely\carried alone, then, by the request of Mrs. Thoep, read the general plan draAvn up by the Woman's State Committee, of which she is chairman. More than fifty persons, ladies and gentlemen, at once signed their names to these articles. President Bascom, of the State University, Avas then called on for remarks, which he made in his own graceful and fiuent style. Mrs. Prof. J. D. Butlee then read the following paper, pre¬ pared by her husband, who was absent from town: " A woman with a spoon can throw out faster than a man can throw in with a shovel." Some sage devised this old saw to express his astonishment at woman's having so much influence while wielding so little power. Tlie same phenomenon has induced various nations to vote their ablest women -witches, and hence to droAvn or bum them. From the same fact, influence is a maxi¬ mum where power is a minimum, some of us feel that most women who de¬ mand their rights are seeking what they have, like one looking around for liis glasses Avhen they are on his nose, or just above it. The truth is that men I I |
| Type | Text |