Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-02-08

treated as an angel She is tax q
without representation. a state that
Charles CSrrc.l OF Revolaticr airy
fame declared that sny men ould
die before submitting so-sry self
respecting man. Then. why should
woman7
And considering the dashing OF
stones. and being tro6dsn unGer foot,
what about that law but a few years
ooliteTsted from the escutcheon Of
Virginia that permitted the male re-
lstives OF a man who died 10 take
his children from bis widow II they
(the male rels,ives) so desired3
Ask the loving mother. today. how
she would ike her children torn from
her. and handed over to her hus
bands relations if she were left
widow Well, if she had lived
some years ego. this could have
easily bsfsllen her. And today.
what justice has a woman in regard
to Der husbands estate, II she is
left q widow No matter how much
she may have supplemented his ef-
forts IN making bis fortune; she may
have helped along the business by
means Of her own private income.
or see may have aided bis efforts
by use CT her needle. artists brush.
pen, or az the wash-tub: but If she
is left 10 the tender mercies of the
law. she is entitled to her third
let the fortune be great or small
This is the manner OF stone thou
sands of Virginia women are dsshing
their feet against today.
Il most all the Northern and
Western States such laws have lone
since been abolished. In Ohio. the
first named law never existed. As
TO the law regarding property rights.
il passed out some thirty or forty
years ago. To Elizabeth Csdy
Stanton, that veteran worker for
woman's Rights. woman owes the
changing OF such iniquitous law.
El;zabe Cady Stanton's whole life
was devoted 10 helping TO better
womsn's position in every way.
She. herself told of the incident that
Influenced her hfe's word. When
but a wee 5it of a grille. she wan
6eTed one day into her fathers
study. and was intending to run IL
10 MS office. when she was very
badly frightened by hearing 4 wo-
man soooing beyond the door.
where her father sat. She hesrc
her father say. MY dear MADAME.
I am sorry. very sorry. but / can &c
nothing 10 help you-it is the law.
YOU know" After me weeping
woman was gone. she slipped into
the Office and climbed into her faith
er's arms. To her excited, childish
questioning. her father said. "Oh.
its a poor woman, my child. that is
the victim OF q tad law. When
she wanted 10 know if he could not
change the bad law, he said NO.
my child" Then. she sat up in his
lap. and said. Father, whea I'm
pig woman. I'll change that law. "
Judge Stanton laughed at what he
considered a good joke. But the
little girl lived TO see the law changed.
and mad the satisfaction OF knowing
that she vas largely instrumental in
changing it.
have merely referred 70 one OF
two minor reasons why woman need
10 have a say-so In the making OF
justice. l have given the subject
but little thought But ones mere
sense of justice ought to tell them
that women should be entitled to vote
If she wishes so to do.
10 al of our large cities better
schools systems, and sanitary con-
ditions existed after woman's vote
sNsyed maioTities. AND out in the
uVeste-n STATES ,rh.re .,,orn.r 49,.