The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-20

ment has been observed in the woman's prison
since the prisoners have been brought under
women's control.
Michigan women are not on state boards, but
are working in very responsible positions. De-
troit has women as police matrons. No other
state excepting Pennsylvania reports so many
societies or institutions which women wholly
or in part con rol.
Illinois has no women on its board of chart
ties, but represents them as able to manage dis
creetly all sorts of charitable work, even to in
situations.
Iowa reports special cooperative work of
women, both state, county and institution, az
managers, visitors and supervisors.
Wisconsin invites women to its board of
charities aud women's work is regarded as
necessary and well done in the care OF the in
sane.
Nebraska employs women as superintendents
OF two state institutions.
In Colorado, four women the state
board Of control, which has the supervision
over the state reformatory and is also advisory
over the home of the Good Shepherd. Denver
has police patrons. and numbers of women are
helpful in philanthropic work.
The Indian territory reports that women
have no part in public charities. There are no
boards, and in fact, there is but little interest
In the dependent classes.
Oklahoma is young. The only women's ssso-
citation is the Temperance union.
In Kansas. women are county superinten-
dents OF public instruction.
Wyoming has state board Of charities, but
no official work of women There are various
aid societies ADD volunteer organizations Of
hcered by women. Women vote in this state.
Arizona territory has women officially en-
gagged IN retormatory or charitable work, ex-
cept that in several counties there are mAtrons
in the county hospitals.
In North Dakota, women are not officially on
state boards, but occupy subordinate positions
In state institutions and county asylums.
South Dakota writes that the subject OF this
paper Is OF special interest, as women are
Just beginning to have share in reformatOry
work. The governor has been authorized and
empowered to appoint three women as COM
mittee Of investigation for the insane hospital
at Yankton. the Deaf Mute school, and peni-
Tertiary at Sioux Falls and the Dakota reform
school at Planking.On.
In Utah, women are doing all that is done in
charitable and reformatory work. There are
numerous relief societies among the Mormon
women, but no union. w. c. I. u. work is
prosperous in Salt Lake, while good work is
done in prisons
In Oregon women are employed in charities,
but rarely az advisers. Their work is mainly
confined to subordinate positions, as women's
wards in insane hospitals.
In California among the foremost of it's insti-
tutions Is the kindergarten. Large numbers
OF women are connected with il. Women also
conduct the asylum for the feeble minded, or
phan asylum and children's hospitals. A ma
iron for the city prison has been established.
Summary. Thirteen states have state boards
OF charity. Six have women as members of the
board-Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, New York Wisconsin and Indiana. The
need OF police matrons 10 being discovered by
all large cities, and gradually they are being
permitted to take their places. The kindergar.
ten movement, which has its great centers in
San Francisco. Philadelphia. Boston, st. Louis
and Milwaukee owes it's origin TO women. The
number Of women Is increasing in the Ma
tional conference of charities. Ten of the state
corresponding secretaries of this Eighteenth
conference are women. Thirty-two women are
appointed on its various committees. One
woman is appointed its vice-president Two
are its secretaries. Its official reporter is a
woman More than hundred and fifty
women from the states and territories were
present at the Seventeenth conference at Balti.
more and had full share of papers and discus
sions.