The Washington herald., 1912-03-04
NEWS NOTES OF
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Prominent Women Are Actively
Engaged in Cause.

For the purpose Of raising funds for
the woman suffrage campaign in Wis
! consin, the allied suffrage societies OF
New York held a great mass meeting
at the Hotel Astor February g. Rev
Anna Howard Shaw presided, and the
speakers included Mrs. Crystal Eastman
Benedict. Wisconsin campaign manager;
Finley Peter Dunno CDooley, Samuel
Untermyer. Dorothy Dix. Max Eastman,
and many other celebrated people.
The Oregon Federation of Labor and
the State grange at their recent conven-
! tions declared overwhelmingly in favor
of woman suffrage.
The three candidates for Republican
nomination for governor Of Minnesota
woman suffrage.
The San Francisco Call says: THE time
has come when it is no longer political
sin y believe in the extension OF the
franchise 10 women"
A debate between college presidents on
| the question of woman suffrage, which Is
scheduled to take place at Carnegie Hall.
New York City, some time in March, Is
! exciting much interest throughout the
! country, and 1t is expected that many
prominent educators will take part.
FrauIein Gertrude wocker. Of Berne.
| thlrty-three years old, has just taken up
her post as professor of natural philoso-
| ply at the University of Leipzig. Ger
many. having been called there by the
German government She is the young
est accredited professor az a university
| in Germany. and the only woman to hold
| such n place.
Recent estimates Of the best selling
books OF the day. based on figures for
| 1911, show that books by women headed
| the list for seven months out OF the
| twelve. The celebrated DR.. johnson stout
ly maintained that II was against the
whole order Of nature for a woman to
attempt TO write a book. The same gen.
tleman warned women that taking an
interest in politics would spoil their COM
plexIons.
Miss Mary Johnston ard Miss Ellen
Glasgow. Of Virginia, and Miss Sarah
Barnwell Elliott. Of Tennessee, are among
] the well-known Southern authors who
are actively engaged in promoting the
4 cause OF woman suffrage in the South.
Ninety women arc studying to be
farmers In the college OF agriculture at
Cornell University. They are taking a
four-year course in all the branches OF
agriculture, dairy industry, poultry. hor-
ticulture. and home economics
In Colorado. there is a constantly in
| creasing demand for a woman to act
as secretary Of state. and Mrs. Dora
Phelps Buell. has been named for the
ofiice.
Miss Elizabeth McFadden. whose play.
| The Product OF the His won the
Harvard-R Radcliffe prize for 1sll-l2. was
formerly connected with the Juvenile
Court in Cincinnati as probation Officer.
Her sympathy with the child worker led
her TO write the play. the plot having
been evolved from actual experiences.
Miss Amy K Williams is the first
wbman to be elected president OF the
London Teachers Association.
AS a result of womrn's enfranchise-
ment In California, churches, school,
houses. and libraries are being utilized
as polling places at election time.
Marseilles. France. has a sIlk-spinnins
factory founded and managed by a
woman and run on modern lines eS-
clusively by women. II is one of the
most important Industrial concerns in
the community. Mime. GARNER. the
owner. employs 1000 women and only
fifty men IN the factory. The men are
stokers, or do other work not suitable
to women. Perfect economy OF produc-
tion enables Nine. GARNER to pay her
hands more than the average wages and
to compete successfully with her riva s.
For the benefit of her people she mas
established an infirmary and a creche.
There has never been a strike in her
factory.
Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews, secretary
OF the American School Peace League,
has gone to Japan for the purpose OF
forming peace societies. In England.
Hungary. Switzerland, Germany, Aus
tria. and France Mrs. Andrews has sue
ceeded IN having the American peace
idea taught In the schools. She asserts
that IN her opinion the schools Of Japan
are ripe for the work of the Peace
School League.