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practically given up society as such. Near
ly all of her time is now devoted to max
ing speeches and generally running a cam
paign of socialstic propaganda.
In advocating these measures Lady War
wick Is by no means the first titled lady in
England who entered the lists in the cause
of socialism. In fact. there have been many
others before her.
Among these titled ladies who take life
very seriously must be mentioned the
Countess Of Aberdeen. She has always
been more or less identified with the social
movement, and 1t is scarcely fair to say
that her life work is passing fad. Lady
Aberdeen was for six years president or
the International Council of Women, and
subsequently guided the destnies of the
Womens National Liberal Federation.
The countess is a strong uphoider OF
the interests of women in politics-par-
ticularly local aforementioned she Is
also deeply Interested in the Wonen's
Trade Union movement. Lady Aberdeen
was for years president of the Women's
Industrial Council.
Her great social influence has made her
| a power among the people. She has sue
| ceeded in influencing vast number of the
upper ten," who but for Lady Aberdeen's
work would have paid little regard TO So
cial conditions. When Lady Aberdeen first
began her advocacy Of the socialistic cause
| particularly in Its bearings upon the
| question of women's rights-she met with
tremendous opposition. But, by dint OF
! sheer persistency and determination. she
| has achieved some very notable triumphs
| for her sex.
Another powerful social Yorker-though
on different lines from those adopted by
| the Countess of Aberdeen-is Lady Henry
| Somerset For many years Lady Somerset
has been closely identified with the highest
order of socialistic endeavor.
| Lady Somerset was the first woman in
| England to pay attention to the inebriety
of women, and she founded. at Duxhurst.
| the first Industrial farm colony for women
inebriates. After this she started a home
for the training of children of the work
| house, and through her initiative local gov
| eminent boards have adopted her ideas per-
manently. AS a result of Lady Somersets
| work industrial training schools have been
| attached to all warehouses In England,
| and the poorest children are now able TO
| obtain instruction in useful trades
| Very prominent also among titled ladies'
| to take a deep interest in social conditions
| is the Duchess of Sutherland, one of the
| hardest workers for the betterment or the
working classes Many years ago the
| duchess attention was called to the dread
full life conditions OF women and working
| girls engaged in the pottery industry IN
| England--then one of the most "sweated'
| of all trades. By strenuous work ana the
surrounding of almost insuperable difficult
ties the Duchess of Sutherland succeeded In
forming an organization among these peo-
pie, and obtained for them a higher stand
ard of wages. better housing, and alto
| gether practically lifted them out OF the
slough of despond
Through her vigorous campaign she OBJ
talned a government liliuiIy ihto tiie fuS'
ton of lead poisoning in the pottery trade.
She is president of the guild for helping
crippled children of parents working In the
potteries. Besides taking strong ana &C
tive interest in socialistic work, the
Duchess of Sutherland finds time to write
books several of which have been well re-
ceived by the critics.
Altogether there are about thirty-fve
ladies of the nobility interested in socialis-
tic work. OF these five are duchesses. six
countesses and eleven are honorable
ladies'" in their own right.
w. B. NORTHROP.