N WS A ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁she ▁joined . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁also ▁spoke ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Michigan ▁State ▁Anti - S la very ▁Society . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁anti - war ▁and ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁her ▁brother ▁joining ▁the ▁Union ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Despite ▁being ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁still ▁helped ▁refuge es . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁Ste bb ins ▁attempted ▁to ▁register ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁Michigan , ▁but ▁was ▁denied . ▁She ▁then ▁went ▁with ▁N ann ette ▁B . ▁Gard ner , ▁who ▁was ▁as ser ting ▁her ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁as ▁a ▁wid ow ▁and ▁a ▁tax p ayer . ▁Gard ner ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote , ▁but ▁Ste bb ins ▁was ▁never ▁able ▁to ▁register . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁Ste bb ins ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁N WS A ▁convention . ▁Ste bb ins ▁was ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁committee ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Woman ' s ▁Bible . ▁ ▁Ste bb ins ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Let ters ▁from ▁C ath ar ine ▁A . ▁F . ▁Ste bb ins ▁in ▁the ▁Digital ▁Commonwealth ▁collection ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Farm ington , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : American ▁suff rag ists