They discussed women's movements in Poland and Russia and debated whether to join them or create a separate organization.
In response, women of different nationalities (Lithuanian, Polish, Jewish) gathered in Vilnius to create an alternative election law and present it to Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
[1] However, due to political disagreements over the autonomy for Lithuania, the gathering ended without a joint resolution.
[2] The elected board included Felicija Bortkevičienė, Ona Pleirytė-Puidienė, and Stanislava Landsbergaitė (eldest daughter of Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis).
[1] In Vilnius, about 200 women attended a protest organized by the Union of Railroad Workers.
The home of protest's secretary, Felicija Bortkevičienė, was searched by the Tsarist police.
Thus, the Lithuanian women's movement split into two branches – Catholic and social democratic.