The Washington herald., 1912-02-14
What Progressive Women Are
Doing Everywhere.

Doing Everywhere.
The FIRST woman suffrage association
ever organized in the world was that OF
Indiana in ISL; the second was that Of
Ohio in 1852
The Freheh government has intrusted
an important Morocco commission to
woman. Nine. Camille Dugast. who will
conduct researches into social and eco
nomic conditions in that country.
The Patriotic women's League Of Ger
many has appointed committee to pro-
mote law for compulsory military serv-
ice Of German women in war and peace
+, times as nurses and helpers.
| State convention OF men working for
equal suffrage in Oregon will be held
in Portland next July. County clubs are
to be formed throughout the State. from
which delegates viii selected to at
| tend the convention. and plans for a
thorough campaign will be discussed.
One Of the promoters OF the movement
In a notice to the members said: ITO
such degree have we eliminated the
mother element from the body polite
that We are rapidly drifting to anarchy"
| He advocated woman suffrage as the
/ best route to travel in order to get back
10 a safe and sane order Of things
The secretary OF the Iowa Mems
League for Woman Suffrage, in outlining
their plans FOR the coming campaign.
reports that his organization is confident
Of securing fifty thousand members be-
fore spring. and that with this number
Of voters they can easily carry the State
for equal suffrage.
The Labor party of England concluded
/ its last annual report by saying: I'VE
end a year which viii leave a permanent
mark on the history Of democratic gov
ernment in this country. and next year
promises to be equally important. The
government has promised to introduce a
| manhood suffrage bill. and we do not
doubt but that an amendment will be
carried including women within its
scope"
At the municipal elections in Ireland
last month Miss Harrison. the dIstin-
guished portrait painter and devoted
worker in the cause OF the unemployed
poor. was elected member Of the Dub
lin Corporation by a large majority, and
DR.. Mary strangman, F. R. C. P. was
a.
From China come reports that the
Chinese women are shaking of the time
worn shackles of ignorance and soon will
be in the very forefront Of the move
ment for liberty. and enlghtenment; that
the gospel of woman suffrage Is speed
ing China, and the campaign for woman's
emancipation in the Orient Is going stead
fly forward 10
Col. Mesrop Merton. former secretary
of the Persian Legation in Washington.
in recent public address. said: al
though the women of Persia are not per-
mitted voice in the affairs Of govern
ment. they pay a large proportion Of the
taxes. The only instrument OF asserting
their rights is the riot. In Persia the
riots are led by them. and when the men
find that they no longer are able TO pro-
long such movements they invariably call
on the women to come out and take UP
the struggle"
I've feminist movement in France IS
said to be developing with astonishing
rapidity, men and women representing
all classes or society enrolling themselves
as members in the various organizations.
The women State employees, especially
those engaged in liEes Of education, are
increasing numbers. President Fallieres
is a member Of the Mems League for
Equal Suffrage in France
Organizations OF men and women are
being formed all over Germany for the
purpose OF establishing universal suf-
frage. The Prussian franchise law grants
only very limited rights to men, and men
and women are cooperating In an effort
for its extension A petition was recently
sent to the lord chancellor urging better
laws for working women.
In Portugal the movement for women's
rights has a large number OF supporters |
among the best known men OF the coun- |
try. notably the fine old philosopher, |
Teofla Braga, and many other Portu- |
guese scholars and thinkers.
In lSS0 the women Of Scotland were /
given the municipal vote In lSSS in Eng
land and Wales they became eligible to /
county councils, and in 1894 a local gov
ernment bill made them eligible as poor
law guardians. In 1906 their eligibility to