You and the other suffrage activists were kept away from official
participation in the national centennial celebration in 1876. Did that
influence your actions for the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s
arrival in the New World?
It certainly did. As this huge, shining White City was being
planned, we activists quietly began to lobby for women to be involved. In the
end, this Columbian Exposition or Chicago World’s Fair had a significant woman’s
presence. A group of “Lady Managers” was appointed. The men thought these
ladies would be figureheads and stay in the background. Instead, we arranged
the Woman’s Pavilion to great success. I attended many of the meetings and
spoke several times. I was even saluted by Buffalo Bill.
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