The Washington herald., 1914-01-25
THE ACTIVITIES OF
PROGRESSIVE WOMEN
Interesting Jottinss Concerning the
Doinss Of the Feminine Sex
the ORD Over.
~ WINIFRED SHORT.

pertme@
New York 10 to have ffty automobile
inspectorsi
Miss Eva Reichardt 10 the only woman
ofiicial in Arkansas.
The average woman lives two years
longer than the average man.
Nearly two million families In France
have no children.
The greatest advances made BY women
is probably in science.
Vienna has several women who work
every day with . pick and shovel
Everett, Mass, women have started
crusade axainst short-weight dealers
Over six million women are industrialiy
seif-supporting in the United States
Nine calve, the opera singer. Is now
instructing American girls how to sing.
p.,-, Hsrrera. a young Mexican
woman. is in command of 20 rebels at
Durango, Mexico.
rbs CITY Club of Philadelphia il con-
siderinx tho admission OF women As
members.
Circus Girls connected with all the big
shows Of the country have formed
union.
wh.n rirls or women are on trial In
81 Louis two women Judges Will pass
Judgment upon them.
Tn Sweden a married woman is barred
fram practicinS law while q single wom-
an Is allowed to do 30.
Archduche.s Maria Josepha- OF Aus
tria. recently won 100000 on the Vienna
| Bourse-
In the United States women attorneys.
notaries and patent agents NUMBER
about co.oco.
| PennsylvanIa State College has sixty
i Ave female students learning the meth
DDS of producing nourishing dishes.
majority Of the widows In Paris are
| remarked within eighteen montns oi
| their first bereavement.
Compulsory appointment OF policevom-
| an in all wisconsin cities will be recon-
mended to the legislature.
The average term Of a telephone opera
TOR 4. two and one-haK years ana the
1 average wage received Ia u.
When Max Eastman. the editor OF =
New York paper. was arrested recenuS
| for ,Ihel. his wife acted As his attorney.
Tn s.7 per cent of the cases Of women
sactorv workers in Washington state
the wage was less than - per week.
There are three women among tine
eleven people recently elected to beit
memorable fellowships for medical re-
search.
women teachers in the Philadelphia
..,ooIs are riven the same opportunity
as men for the positions OF principalships.
oueen Mary, Of England. was refused
.dmittance to the Norwich Castle Mu-
ssuy, because she refused to give up her
umbrella.
ror the first time in its history the
Econonoic Club, of New York, at its next
meeting will admit women to its forum-
1rnlses a girl can qualify as an expert
vasherwoman she cannot hope TO ge,
her q. s. degree from the feachers
College in New York.
uiss Fern Hobbs, private secretary
I 10 Gov. West, Of Oregon. Is the IKE
l candidate for governor In that stats
e at the next election.
, Mis-, Marxet Gardner is assistant
Q prosecuting attorney OF Los Angeles, Cal
> and will handle all cases involving WON
e en- defendants
E Tho seal of Bronx County. N. Y, wa.
r designed by a woman, Mrs. Edward 70
e Iiak. who for fifteen years has been
e successful attorney
3 Mrs. Katherin Todd Appleton Is at
!. tempting to form a philanthropic or
q ganization which will care Tor starvinl
r artists Of a nationalities.
n Mrs. Katherine B. Davis. recently ap
a nointed commissioner Of corrections II
= New york. has over 600 employees con
lnected with her department.
Testing a life vest, Miss Tiny Broad
wick, an eishteen-year-old parachut
d Jumper. recently dropped Loo feet iron
y bfplane and landed with ease.
y Paris women are eliminating the stock
ling altogether and are wearing a hig
y shoe with silk top worn on the bar
% foot and laced across.
5, Mrs Teresa Felicetti, probably the old
est woman In Italy, recently celebrate
> her 107th birthday by eating q heart
. meal followed by q glass OF whisky.
T. Mrs L. 8. Sheldon has announced he
n candidacy for associate Justice of tn
e supreme Court of Kansas. She In tn
>, first woman to seek place on the benc
h in Kansas
Mrs. Lewis B. Woodruff, of New Yorl
A. who was once blind, has written q boo
D. and Is devoting the proceeds from tn
sale Of the book to aid those who canne
see.
The highest court in England has d
Ut cided that "a woman IL not q perSo
t. within the meaning Of the solicitors as
Of 1s4s," and therefore she cannot pras
DO tice law.
re In France, Switzerland and Nethel
hs lands, as well as In the countries I
In Europe where women have been er
I'd franchised, a great majority have er
II tered legal professions.
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