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Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage (March 24, 1826 – March 18, 1898) was a 19th-century women's suffragist, a Native American rights activist, an abolitionist, a freethinker, and a prolific author, who was "born with a hatred of oppression."[1]
Gage began her public career as a lecturer at the woman’s rights convention at Syracuse, New York, in 1852, being the youngest speaker present, after which, the enfranchisement of women became the goal of her life. She was a tireless worker and public speaker, and contributed numerous articles to the press, being regarded as "one of the most logical, fearless and scientific writers of her day". During 1878–1881, she published and edited at Syracuse the National Citizen, a paper devoted to the cause of women. In 1880, she was a delegate from the National Woman Suffrage Association to the Republican and Greenback conventions in Chicago and the Democratic convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. With Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, she was for years in the forefront of the suffrage movement, and collaborated with them in writing the History of Woman Suffrage (1881–1887). She was the author of the Woman's Rights Catechism (1868); Woman as Inventor (1870); Who Planned the Tennessee Campaign (1880); and Woman, Church and State (1893).[2]
Gage served as president of the New York State Suffrage Association for five years, and president of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association during 1875–76, which was one of the affiliating societies forming the national suffrage association, in 1890; she also held the office of second vice-president, vice-president-at-large and chairman of the executive committee of the original National Woman Suffrage Association.[2]
Gage’s views on suffrage and feminism were considered too radical by many members of the suffrage association, and in consequence, she organized in 1890 the Woman’s National Liberal Union, whose objects were: To assert woman’s natural right to self-government; to show the cause of delay in the recognition of her demand; to preserve the principles of civil and religious liberty; to arouse public opinion to the danger of a union of church and state through an amendment to the constitution, and to denounce the doctrine of woman’s inferiority. She served as president of this union from its inception until her death in Chicago, in 1898.[2]
Gage began her public career as a lecturer at the woman’s rights convention at Syracuse, New York, in 1852, being the youngest speaker present, after which, the enfranchisement of women became the goal of her life. She was a tireless worker and public speaker, and contributed numerous articles to the press, being regarded as "one of the most logical, fearless and scientific writers of her day". During 1878–1881, she published and edited at Syracuse the National Citizen, a paper devoted to the cause of women. In 1880, she was a delegate from the National Woman Suffrage Association to the Republican and Greenback conventions in Chicago and the Democratic convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. With Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, she was for years in the forefront of the suffrage movement, and collaborated with them in writing the History of Woman Suffrage (1881–1887). She was the author of the Woman's Rights Catechism (1868); Woman as Inventor (1870); Who Planned the Tennessee Campaign (1880); and Woman, Church and State (1893).[2]
Gage served as president of the New York State Suffrage Association for five years, and president of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association during 1875–76, which was one of the affiliating societies forming the national suffrage association, in 1890; she also held the office of second vice-president, vice-president-at-large and chairman of the executive committee of the original National Woman Suffrage Association.[2]
Gage’s views on suffrage and feminism were considered too radical by many members of the suffrage association, and in consequence, she organized in 1890 the Woman’s National Liberal Union, whose objects were: To assert woman’s natural right to self-government; to show the cause of delay in the recognition of her demand; to preserve the principles of civil and religious liberty; to arouse public opinion to the danger of a union of church and state through an amendment to the constitution, and to denounce the doctrine of woman’s inferiority. She served as president of this union from its inception until her death in Chicago, in 1898.[2]
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Suffragist, Native American activist and abolitionist freethinker and author Matilda Joslyn Gage brought to life by Phd Sally Roesch Wagner
Thanks Maj Marty Hogan for letting us know that March 24 is the anniversary of the birth of 19th-century women's suffragist, Native American rights activist, abolitionist, freethinker, and prolific author Matilda Joslyn Gage who was born Matilda Electa Joslyn.
In later life she became a philanthropist!
Rest in peace Matilda Joslyn Gage!
She was an early advocate for abortion and had interesting ideas about the Constitution of this nation. In her opinion it seems she believes the US Constitution was based on the constitution of the five nations of which her Mohawk heritage was part of :-)
More background from biography.com/people/matilda-joslyn-gage-212143 on Matilda Joslyn Gage
"Matilda Joslyn Gage was an author and one of the leading figures in the women's rights and suffrage movement that began in the mid-1800s.
Synopsis
Matilda Joslyn Gage was born on March 24, 1826, in Cicero, New York. She and her husband were abolitionists, and their home was reportedly part of the Underground Railroad. In 1869, Gage co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. She also contributed—along with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton—to writing the multivolume History of Woman Suffrage. She died in 1898 in Chicago, Illinois.
Early Life and Career
Born Matilda Electa Joslyn on March 24, 1826, in Cicero, New York, Matilda Joslyn Gage became one of the leading figures in the women's rights and suffrage movement that began in the mid-1800s. She married Henry Hill Gage in 1845, and together they had five children, one of whom died as an infant. She and her husband were active in the antislavery movement, and their home in New York State was reportedly part of the Underground Railroad, which helped escaped slaves find freedom.
Continued Activism
Deeply committed to the fight for women's rights, Matilda Joslyn Gage first spoke out about this issue at the National Woman's Rights Convention in the 1852. In 1869, she became one of the founders National Woman Suffrage Association. Gage also worked to establish state suffrage associations in New York and Virginia.
A talented writer, Matilda Joslyn Gage wrote several articles and pamphlets to advance women's right to vote. She also published the NWSA's newsletter for several years in the late 1870s and early 1880s. Participating in an enormous undertaking, Gage helped fellow social activists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton produce the multivolume work History of Woman Suffrage. The first volume was published in 1881.
Beginning in 1890, Matilda Joslyn Gage turned her attentions to maintaining the separation of church and state in government. She was increasingly upset by the efforts of some to create a Christian state. She left the NWSA to found the Woman's National Liberal Union to advance this new cause. Gage eloquently expressed her position on the issue in her 1893 work, Woman, Church, and State.
Death and Legacy
Matilda Joslyn Gage died on March 18, 1898, in Chicago, Illinois, at the home of one of her daughters. A strong supporter of freedom, she is remembered for her work on the behalf of many groups and causes, including women, African Americans, and Native Americans. As a tribute to her life's work, her gravestone reads: "There is a word sweeter than Mother, Home, or Heaven; that word is Liberty."
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Suffragist, Native American activist and abolitionist freethinker and author Matilda Joslyn Gage brought to life by Phd Sally Roesch Wagner"
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In later life she became a philanthropist!
Rest in peace Matilda Joslyn Gage!
She was an early advocate for abortion and had interesting ideas about the Constitution of this nation. In her opinion it seems she believes the US Constitution was based on the constitution of the five nations of which her Mohawk heritage was part of :-)
More background from biography.com/people/matilda-joslyn-gage-212143 on Matilda Joslyn Gage
"Matilda Joslyn Gage was an author and one of the leading figures in the women's rights and suffrage movement that began in the mid-1800s.
Synopsis
Matilda Joslyn Gage was born on March 24, 1826, in Cicero, New York. She and her husband were abolitionists, and their home was reportedly part of the Underground Railroad. In 1869, Gage co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. She also contributed—along with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton—to writing the multivolume History of Woman Suffrage. She died in 1898 in Chicago, Illinois.
Early Life and Career
Born Matilda Electa Joslyn on March 24, 1826, in Cicero, New York, Matilda Joslyn Gage became one of the leading figures in the women's rights and suffrage movement that began in the mid-1800s. She married Henry Hill Gage in 1845, and together they had five children, one of whom died as an infant. She and her husband were active in the antislavery movement, and their home in New York State was reportedly part of the Underground Railroad, which helped escaped slaves find freedom.
Continued Activism
Deeply committed to the fight for women's rights, Matilda Joslyn Gage first spoke out about this issue at the National Woman's Rights Convention in the 1852. In 1869, she became one of the founders National Woman Suffrage Association. Gage also worked to establish state suffrage associations in New York and Virginia.
A talented writer, Matilda Joslyn Gage wrote several articles and pamphlets to advance women's right to vote. She also published the NWSA's newsletter for several years in the late 1870s and early 1880s. Participating in an enormous undertaking, Gage helped fellow social activists Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton produce the multivolume work History of Woman Suffrage. The first volume was published in 1881.
Beginning in 1890, Matilda Joslyn Gage turned her attentions to maintaining the separation of church and state in government. She was increasingly upset by the efforts of some to create a Christian state. She left the NWSA to found the Woman's National Liberal Union to advance this new cause. Gage eloquently expressed her position on the issue in her 1893 work, Woman, Church, and State.
Death and Legacy
Matilda Joslyn Gage died on March 18, 1898, in Chicago, Illinois, at the home of one of her daughters. A strong supporter of freedom, she is remembered for her work on the behalf of many groups and causes, including women, African Americans, and Native Americans. As a tribute to her life's work, her gravestone reads: "There is a word sweeter than Mother, Home, or Heaven; that word is Liberty."
"Matilda Joslyn Gage speaks
Suffragist, Native American activist and abolitionist freethinker and author Matilda Joslyn Gage brought to life by Phd Sally Roesch Wagner"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqSA4BTxRig
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see) SGT (Join to see) CPL Craig Cheltenham
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