The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-09

the establishment of schools of do
m este training throughout the coun-
try. schools intended to teach young
girls to become efficient and capable
housekeepers. Lade Stout wife of the
Chief Justice of New Zealand, says that
since women got the ballot, a society
with branches in every district has
been organized to train women and
girls in Intelligent homemaking. The
National Bureau of Education asked
our last congress for an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 to enable it to
meet growing opportunities tor ser
vice. 1t got $1,000, about one-tenth
of what is asked Among the items re-
quested was money to investigate the
best methods of individual education
(Which is chiefly for boys) and of ed
ucatiOn for housekeeping. Congress
granted the first and refused the sec
ond. Congress would not have been
so likely to strike out the appropria-
tion for education in housekeeping, if
the women of the United States were
voters. THE Independent.
The maximum penalty for stealing a
pig is five years Imprisonment. Until
1911 it was the same penalty for steal
ing girl Now girl stealing may be
punished by ten years, the same as
stealing mule or a calf.
The national council of women vot-
giving list of the progressive laws ad-
vocated by women and passed by the
five equal suffrage states-CoIorado
Idaho, Utah, Washington and Wyom-
ing-during the 1911 session of their
respective legislatures The compila-
ton is a telling illustration of the kind
of laws women voters seek.
All the woman suffrage societies
in London combined and gave a dinner
on the night of July in honor of Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, of New York,
president of the International Woman
Suffrage Alliance. Mrs. FaWcett widow
of the ex-postmaster general, presid-
ed, while the guests included the
Duchess of Marlborough, the Countess
of Selborne, Ellen Terry, and many
other prominent women. The principal
speakers were Mrs Chapman Gait and
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw. president |
National American Woman Suffrage |
association.
The state of Washington eight-hour
law for women workers, which went |
throughout the state and is proving |
satisfactory
The refusal of the Atlanta Superior |
court to admit a young woman to the /
Georgia bar. although she was gradu-
Law college, has started the women of |
that state after the legislature which is /
just convening, and one of the first /
bills to be introduced will be one to
give women an equal right with men
to practice law in Georgia. It has
every prospect of passing.
AS the women of Atlanta. Ga, pay
taxes on approximately $16,0O0,OO0 L
worth of real estate, the Atlanta Civic
league has sent a petition to the com
mittee in charge of drawing up the
new charter requesting that clause
be included giving municipal suffrage
to women.
The City Federation of Women's
usual Notwithstanding that it was sup
posed to have been disbanded last
spring. 4 meeting will be held the
first Thursday in October, and an in
-eresting session is promised The or
ganization expects to go on with its
work and to make the coming year as
active as the past.
Many of the club women will be in
crested in the suffrage campaign, but
here will be plenty to do for those
Who do not expect to be active in that
work; for the federation provides en-
1loyment in many fields, and the har-
7est is as great as it ever was.
Some new study clubs are being or
sanized, and they probably will feder-
ate during the season, adding their
strength to the organization.
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