The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04

In June of last year nearly 10000
women marched through the streets OF
London. representing all the trades and
professions in which women are en-
ployed. including artists. writer's, col
lege women. trained nurses. trades
women and laborers. Among the writ
ers were Lady Henry Somerset. Beatrice
Harraden. Mrs Thomas Hardy. Mrs.
Israel Zangwill. Sarah Grand, Gertruds
Kingston, Cicely Hamilton and May
Sinclair
quotation from the woman's Jour
nal follows:
The procession was to have been
headed by Lady Frances Ba1four. sister
of the former premier. and by Mrs.
Fawcett. wearing her scarlet Doctors
robe But. out Of compliment to her
American coworkers, Mrs. Fawcett
gave up her place to Rev. Anna H
Shaw. president of the National Amer
lean woman suffrage association. and
Mrs. Lucy E. Anthony. They rode IN
the first carriage. In the second were
Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCullOch. JUS
tice OF the peace OF Evanston. ILL.,; Mrs.
Ella S. Stewart. president OF the I'LL
nois equal suffrage association, and
DIR. Medley"
The procession was four hours long
and an imposing pageant The colors
OF the different countries. the banners
and the varied costumes were espe-
cially attractive features OF the parade
Notably. the ridicule which the women
fully expected would be hurled at them
by the mobs gathered along the line OF
march was not in evidence Instead,
cheers were the order OF the day all
along the line One Of the policeman
on guard when asked his opinion OF the
procession, said: 1T was the best con-
Quoted and prettiest demonstration ever
seen in London"
The English suffragettes themselves,
whose demonstrations are growing
more and more spectacular. claim that
within two years they will have univer-
sal suffrage in Great Britain. They
maintain that they are already sure OF
Ireland. since the latter always stands
ready to join in any movement on
earth in which there is rebellion. True.
now, twill be far from the minds OF
the Irish ladies to sit back calmly over
their teacups, while their English sis
ters sweep before them to the polls
Countries That Have Suffrage
Nor are the claims OF the sufrragettes
entirely without precedent, since nearly
all the countries OF Europe now have
some form OF suffrage for women. The
women of Great Britain and Ireland
already possess every franchise except
that for members OF parliament New
Zealand was the first OF the British
colonies to confer the parliamentary
franchise on women. and all women In
Australia now possess the same sur
frage rights extended to men.
In Finland the women not onrv nos
sess full suffrage. but IS women are
sitting as members OF the parliament
for 1909.
Norway has granted full suffrage 10
all women over % years OF age having
incomes or property or whose husbands
are possessed OF the same Unmarried
women of Sweden possessing property
are allowed to vote in all elections ex-
cept for members OF parliament. All
women in Denmark have the same priv
ilege
And behold. what's in a name" after
an The ancient kingdom OF the ts'~
OF Man. with an independent go~v-.-
ment since the time or the vikings ara
making its own laws. which only re-
quire the sanction OF the crown grant
ed full suffrage to women property
owners in $780, and the act received
the assent OF Queen Victoria IN 1sSl.
This was extended to all women f@
payers in 1892.