“[When asked: "If women voted, would they not have to sit on juries?":] Many women would be glad of a chance to sit on anything. There are women who stand up and wash six days in the week at 75 cents a day who would like to take a vacation and sit on a jury at $1.50.”
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Anna Howard Shaw
Anna Howard Shaw (February 14, 1847 – July 2, 1919) was an American physician, minister, and women's suffrage leader. Born in England, she immigrated to the United States as a child and overcame poverty to become one of the first female ministers in the Methodist Church. She later earned a medical degree and practiced as a doctor. Shaw was a prominent orator and president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association from 1904 to 1915, advocating for women's voting rights. Her life exemplified dedication to gender equality and social reform. more