▁for ▁a ▁New ▁England ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁organization . ▁She ▁hoped ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁association ▁that ▁would ▁limit ▁its ▁activity ▁to ▁a ▁campaign ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁campaign ing ▁for ▁suff rage ▁for ▁both ▁women ▁and ▁African ▁Americans , ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Association ▁had ▁done , ▁would ▁cause ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁to ▁be ▁over shadow ed . ▁ ▁She ▁sought ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁would , ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁words , ▁campaign ▁on ▁a ▁" clear - cut , ▁separate ▁and ▁single ▁question ." ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁Abb y ▁K elle y ▁F oster , ▁she ▁announced ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Boston ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁to ▁discuss ▁her ▁proposal ▁and ▁succeeded ▁in ▁gather ing ▁a ▁hall ▁full ▁of ▁people . ▁The ▁meeting ▁established ▁a ▁planning ▁committee ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Caroline ▁Sever ance . ▁Brown ▁found ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁single - issue ▁approach ▁s idel ined ▁by ▁the ▁pl ann ers ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁organization . ▁Se ek ing ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁initi atives ▁of ▁Susan ▁B . ▁Anthony ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁C ady ▁St anton , ▁the ▁committee ▁launched ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁supported ▁suff rage ▁for ▁both ▁black s ▁and ▁women ▁and ▁was ▁willing ▁for ▁black ▁men ▁to ▁achieve ▁suff rage ▁first . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Brown ▁and ▁Sever ance , ▁key ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁organization ▁included ▁Abb y ▁K elle y ▁F oster , ▁her ▁husband ▁Stephen ▁Sym onds