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CHAPTER IV

LECTURER AND AUTHOR

Mrs. Colby lectured extensively in almost every state in the Union as well as in England, Ireland and Scotland, and also gave lectures at Budapest and other places in Europe. She took part in most of the great suffrage campaigns which were carried on in the different states in the effort to secure the franchise by vote of the electors. She made her home in Oregon for a time, taking part in several of the suffrage campaigns of that state.

In 1899 she attended the Great International Council of Women held in London, of which accounts were extensively published. While there Mrs. Colby made the acquaintance of many distinguished suffrage workers. The following report of one session on the subject of journalism will be of interest, as it pertains to our history. The session was presided over by the Duchess of Sutherland. After speaking of the address of the Duchess, the author says, "Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, the esteemed and brilliant editor of the Woman's Tribune, and one of the most distinguished representatives in the council, made the closing remarks. She thought too