Arizona republican., 1911-02-18
What Woman Suffrage Has Done for
Colorado.

Colorado.
In view of the statements heard
from time to time, that the granting
of suffrage to the women of Colorado
has resulted in no distinctive legisla-
ton for the public good, it is inter
esting to note that the record actu-
ally shows some very excellent
achievements by the women voters of
that state. A writer in the Nautilus
thus summarizes the laws which the
Colorado women have initiated and
succeeded in passing:
Laws forbidding insuring the lives
of children under 10 years of age; es-
tablishing a state home for dependent
children. three of the five members
of the board to be women; requiring
that at least three of the six members
of county visiting boards shall be wo-
men; a pure food law; making moth
ers joint guardians of their children
with the fathers; raising the age of
protection for girls to IS; establish
ing a state industrial home for girls,
liiItt VI lllC live vi tic DoetiO
to be women; removing the emblem
from the Australian ballot. our near
est approach to adopting an educa-
tional qualification for suffrage; es-
tablishing an indeterminate sentence
for prisoners; requiring one woman
physician on the staff of the insane
asylum: establishing parental or tru-
ant schools; providing for the care OF
the feeble minded. for tree preserva-
ton; for the inspection of private
eleemosynary Institutions by the state
board of charities; requiring in pub
lie schools lessons on humane treat
ment of animals; making the Colorado
Humane society a state bureau of
child and animal protection; making
education compulsory for all children
between and 16 with a few proper
exceptions); providing for the eXami-
nation of the eyes, ears, teeth and
breathing capacity of school children;
making father and mother joint heirs
of deceased child; providing that
union high schools may be formed by
uniting school districts adjacent to a
town or city; establishing a state
travelling library commission to con-
sist of five women from the state fed
GRAFTON of women's clubs. appointed
by the governor; making the methods
of the sweat box in connection with
the examination of prisoners a fell
ony; providing that any person en-
ploying a child under IA in any mine.
smelter, mill, factory or underground
works shall be punished by impris-
onment in addition to a fine; requir-
ing Joint signature of husband and
wife to every chattel mortgage, sale
of household goods used by the
family, or conveyance or mortgage
of the homestead: forbidding children
of 16 or under to work more than
eight hours a day in any mill, fac
tory. store or other occupation that
NAV be deemed unhealthful; provid-
ing that no woman shall work more
than eight hours a day at work re-
curing her to be on her feet: max
ing il a criminal offense to contrib
ute 10 the delinquency of child;
making il a misdemeanor to fail to
support aged or infirm parents; pro-
hibiting the killing OF doves except
in August: abolishing the binding
out of girls committed to the indus
trial school; girls to be committed
till q and then if considered re-
formed to be paroled-and many 9TH
ers.
In Denver the women voters have
also secured ordinances placing drink
ing fountains in the streets, garbage
receptacles at the corners, and seats
at the transfer stations of the street
cars. forbidding expectoration in pub
lie places. parking certain avenues
and planting trees.