The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-08
Russian Women Hopeful That
Question of Woman's Rights
VIII Be More Generously
Accepted by French Powers.
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n AXIS, May THE subject Of VOW
u al suffrage continues to Occunv
y+..Ip1 PUBIC attention-the center OF the
brisf Except OF course. during the
oTieI period when the 'sCoIoneI Poo-.
.e-t comet is shooting across +ho n
s-'aI observation, for II is foward
INN mat all eyes have been furnaS
-Vr some time. both before and l71Iriro~
.os 1IIIEaI mere, and interest in which
oi IN hdDIe man viii not subside TO
any apDreciable extent until the sSra,,I
Ious former American President is ON
the nigh seas, bound for home
LaIeFer may or may not be the
Oplnlon or individuals on the
suoJecI OF Women's right to vote. there
an De no doubt that the question is
occupying the attention of politicians
the republic, which 4S ,
good indication that the movement fs
-egaFoed with seriousness. Nine. Mar
. ne DuIaho' editor Of a large daily
paper OF Paris, Les NouyeIles - and
woman of Unquestioned force and
originality, IS at the head Of the suf
rraglst or feminist" movement IS n
IS called IN France. There is LITTLE
IN her personality however 70 s,,o-
gest the new woman in fta Sanars
acceptance of the term. When I Wis
lled her recently at her office I met a
charming woman, delightfully."- femf-
nine ana with an atmosphere Of ar
case OF many Of the women who the
world over are championing the cause
Of their sex. This. II nothing else
would demonstrate to men that WON
en- may, In good truth, retain all their
Womanly attributes although deter
mined, IL possible, TO meet men on
their own ground-and vote.
Very Handsome Woman.
Nine. Durand. I found to be very
h :.
and of remarkable intelligence Her
ofrlce, true to the artistic demands OF
the occupant, was filled with fine fur
nture, a silver tea service (for the
rashlonab bic Paris establishments tea Is
served IN the afternoOn), flowers and
other decorations. while a soft light
added charm to the scene.
In answer to my inquiry. she told
me OF the progress Of the suffraeiyt
cause in France.
I'VE may not win all we hope for
1t this time" she said, but our bin
introduced in the chamber OF deputies,
giving women the right to vote and
also making them eligible for appoint
nent to government positions. has
been well received. During the last
ten years our progress has been con-
siderable We have gained many
points from the government, notably
the right of a working woman to her
own wages. Formerly the husband
could claim the financial results Of his.
wife's labor, and could do with IL s
he pleased Certainly such a condi-
ton was unjust; even the strongest
opponent of woman suffrage was COM
PEELED to admit that. In the case OF
Inscriptions men they could take
their wives earnings and spend them
In dissipation, leaving the wife and
her children, very often, to suffer great
distress.
'As a result Of our efforts. Ameri-
ea1 girls. who now marry Frenchmen.
can retain possession Of their money.
Women. too, are now given the OPP
portunity Of catering hospitals as
and also art and law
schools. This IS an immense step in
the direction Of placing women on an
equality with men in the matter of
making their own living"
Madame Durand was defeated at the
recent elections in France in her con-
test for a seat in the chamber Of dep
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