The Washington herald., 1912-01-07

It possible for her to do her own and the
other fellows work also when the neces.
sity arises.
Notable Example.
or this truth Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey is a notable exampie
From those days when she consulted
her sick husband. who lay In an adjoin-
ing ONCE, and worked buttonholes In 1T.
tie pinafores between times, she has
worked through thirty years OF a sue
cessful law practice. being to-day a men,
Der OF the bar Of the highest courts in
the District OF Columbia, OF the Court OF
Claims. and OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States.
Her interest in the progress Of women
In the professions led her to establish In
1896 the Washington College OF Law. OF
which she Is dean-the only woman dean
Of q law school In the world. This col-
lege is the only one south OF Philadel-
phia. which admits women to study law.
and Is growing rapidly. The student body
is now composed OF an equal number OF
men and women and stands high educa-
tionaIly
does not end with her own school. for
she is vice president Of the board Of edu-
cation and a highly valued member.
She Is. so to speak. mother Of the COM
pulsory education law for the District OF
Columbia now In effect, and she led IN the
crusade in the District in 1856 which re-
suited in giving married women their
property right and as TO their children the
same rights as the fathers.
She Is an active member Of the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution and is a
suffragette.
Suffrage 10 Come.
-.
Mrs. Mussey expressed the belief that
woman's right to vote win be admitted by
the majority OF the States within ten
years.
THE movement Is gaining ground rap
Idly" she said. The recent victory in
California marked a tremendous success.
On a recent visit to that State was
struck with the class OF women active In
the work. They are women Of good fam
ilies. splendid education. and are keenIy
alive to the interests Of their sex Suf-
frage must win because Il Is the women
who think and work who are back OF the
movement: the women who consider the
welfare Of the nation above all things
else
What do you think Of mans protest
that woman's suffrage viii destroy all
ehtvalry In the masculine brsastf" I
asked her. and before giving her time to
FeplS reH1inoed her OF an incident IN the
trial Of Mrs. Patterson in Denver for the
murder OF her husband. when a j1ryman
was asked n he objected to capital pun
ishment for women He replied:
We'll. women have the right to 20 into
business the same as men. They have a
right TO become lawyers. doctors, and
preachers the same as men. Now they
are getting the right to vote the same as
men. so don't see why they haven't
as much right 10 hang as men"
Some one in the courtroom, astounded
by this speech, demanded to know what
had become OF chivalry
Suffrage" shouted a man over in the
far corner OF the room.
Chivalry Not Affected.
NO" said Mrs Mussey. Woman suf-
frage will not AFFECT chIvalry. Men will
continue TO feel chIvalrous toward woman
rs long as she continues 10 be a mother.
In addition to this, II Is now here proved
that woman's interest in the laws of her
country have made her less womanly as a
woman, less devoted as a mother, or less
,apable as a wife and home-maker"
IL Mrs. Mussey may be taken as a typi- |
>al example, this theory is already proven. |