The Centennial was the first world's fair to have major representation of the contribution of women. A Women's Centennial Executive Committee was established to lobby, fundraise, and gain support for a women's building. Inside the building everything was by women. All disciplines within the arts, sciences, and humanities were represented with special emphasis on "women's sphere." Exhibits ranged from the significant--a night signaling device, a model house made from interlocking bricks, and a life-preserving mattress for steam-boats--to the ephemeral--flowers made from fish-scales, a whistle made from a pigs tail. Response to the Women's Pavilion was mixed, from those who thought it showed women as too assertive to those who felt that it patronized women by emphasizing the domestic arts. Susan B. Anthony and other members of the National Woman Suffrage Association attempted to read "A Declaration of Rights for Women" at the July 4th celebration, but were refused permission. They did manage to distribute broadsides of their text which demanded jury trials by one's peers, meaning the inclusion of women, no taxation without representation, and repeal of the word "male" in state constitutions.