The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-10
WOMEN LEGISLATOR
ADVISES AMERICANS
Norwegian Leader Extends
Her Greeting to Sisters
Across Atlantic.
BY ERIC GRUNDMAEK.


special ldOlc TO IHc Tribune.
COPENIiAGEN. Dec. As the Sean
iinaviau countries have taken the lead OF
I'll Europe In the recognition OF the DO
itical equality Of women. IL is natural
hat the suffragists OF the world should
ook 10 Scandinavia for guidance In this
iGhJ for the ballot
The leading woman In Norway Miss
anna Rogstad. who has the honor Of be-
ne the first woman 10 be member %
national legislature. sends this message
20 the women Of America
Twenty years ago Norwegian women
commenced TO work Tor suffrage. We
have now achieved our suffrage and right
council, That we Norwegians have ac-
comDBShed this In such a. compare lively
snort time is FIRST Of all, / think. due 10
simple. natural social conditions OF Il
smaller country, but II is also due-and
| want 10 emphasize this strougly--to the
Norwegian wonan's point of view regard =
Ing the questions Of both social and fam
iiy life.
"The luxury that for ages has been
transmitted from generation 30 genera
ticn furnishes the soil for, and nourishes
The growth OF, parasites and idlers. II
makes iC more difficult for the coUra ze
Gus. strong women 10 come forward and
win respect for themselves. But you
strong, courageous women OF America wiIl
win your rights. Il cannot he long ere
Your day viii dawn, II cannot be long
before IL Nill br recognized q blot on
your social conditions 10 withhold right
and justice from any OF the citizens OF
your country.
Eve reach our hands across the water
to YOU with thanks, and all our warmest
wishes for the success Of our joint noble
cause,
There is 10 woman in Norway at the
present time who is more respected b5'
both sexes than Miss Rogstad She is
the daughter OF a Norwegian lawyer. and
began life as school teacher. Raised
N Inn Ngh tl1er. ,t,ch RI
sion Of the topics of the day. Miss Rog-
stad. as a girl began TO interest herself
IN social reforms. and she tells how. with
her brother. who was two years older
than herself she was wont to roam
through the woods discussing the politi-
cal troubles not only of Norway but also
OF other countries.
Miss Rog5tad is now o. years Of age.
and for more than thirty years has been
2 teacher In the schools OF Christiania,
where she nov resides. within ten min
house. where she has fought SO strenu-
ousi? on behalf OF her sex. But although
her time is very mich occupied with par
lamentary duties, Miss Rogstad still con-
tlnUes her teaching and Is also the head
OF the Society Of Women Teachers in
Cmlstiauia
She is passionatey fond OF children. and
In her classes there is always sunshine
Happier children are not to ne found any
where--so wideawaBe. so neat and clean,
The children are proud of their teacher
and somewhat Inclined to br7g of being
in her class. A teacher who has q class
of boys tells a story Of one boy who arose
and said TO her: Teacher. my sister.
she's in Miss Rogstad's class. and she
says Miss Roestad's the smartest lady In
the whole world
Women seem 10 have played consid-
cradle part In the recent elections in
Sweden. They have not got the vote. OF
course. like the women Of Norway but
they have been carrying OH an active
campaign for the suffrage for several
years, and they seem al last to have made
an impression on the governing powers.
for the Conservatives. against whom they
threw all their energies, have been beaten.
TO assist their allies. the Liberals and
Social Democrats. the suffraGettes es-
taolished committee IN every coustitu-
ency. and held 2lT meetings during the
election. one OF their leaders made
thirty five speeches. but their campa Ign
was not marked by any outbreaks OF vio-
lcncc against their opponents or the gov
eminent The Swedish suffragcttes seem
10 have campaigned on the lines Of peace
ful persuasion from the first And per-
haps that is why the mere man in SWe-
den seems to have listned TO them.