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 Incomprehensible as it may seem, there are some minds that shrink from the very idea of being free to think and act as conscience and reason may direct. And just as to-day there are women who are antagonistic to the Removal of Women's Disabilities, so in 1887 there were many who were averse to the claim of enfranchisement. Others there were who regarded the question as interesting from the abstract point of view, but as being idealistic rather than practical.

And scattered here and there throughout the Colony were a few brave spirits who felt that freedom was a priceless possession to be worked and fought for. To unite these latter, to