Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1915-06-03
FACTS ABOUT
WOElAN SUFFRAGE
WHERE MoMEN voIE

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Fact No. z.--1n eleven states-Ari-.
Eona, California, Colorado, idaho,
Kansas, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming, Montana and Nevada-and
In the territory of Alaska, women
have full suffrage ON exactly the
same terms as men.
Fact No. 3.--Bvery equal suffrage
State is adjacent to another equal
suffrage State-that 10, every State
except Wyoming which has granted
votes for women had an opportunity
to know beforehand how equal suf-
frage worked In one or more neigh
boring States.
Fact No. AIN Illinois women can
vote for Presidential electors and for
all officers and on all questions not
provided for in the State. Constitu-
ton. In eighteen States Of the Unit
ed States women have school suf-
frage; and in four States limited suf-
frage on questions of taxing and
bonding.
Fact No. 5.-Norway, Finland, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and Iceland have
given full suffrage to women. These
are among the most progressive and
enlightened countries Of the world.
Fact No. Elm every one of the
above countries the municinal SUI
frage was granted first and the full
suffrage granted only after the small
er measure had been thoroughly
tested.
Fact No. I'm Denmark, Sweden,
England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland
and nine of the provinces Of Canada
women have municipal franchise.
Denmark and Sweden are on the
point of extending the full suffrage to
women.
Fact No. e-An amendment to the
United States Constitution providing
for the sweeping away Of the sex bar
rier to suffrage all over the United
States was voted on in the Senate in
Washington on March 10, 1914. 1t
obtained majority of one vote but
failed by eleven votes of the neces-
sary two-thirds majority.
Fact No. 9.-The legislatures Of
Massachusetts, New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania and Iowa have
passed suffrage bills and will be
submitted to the voters.
| Fact No. 1o.-In no country, State
or community which has granted wo.
men a measure of suffrage has it
ever been voted away from them, and
In many cases, the original franchise
| right has been enlarged and extended,
HOW WOMEN VOTE
Fact No. 11.-In answer to set OF
questions sent out by suffragists, one
hundred and forty mayors Of cities
and towns in the four oldest equal
suffrage states-Wyoming Colorado
Utah and Idaho-and in Kansas
where women had municipal suffrage
at the time, unanimously replied;
| first, that the women do vote in large
numbers; second, that the women are
public spirited and take an intelligent
interest in public affairs; third, that
the vote of disreputable women is Z
negligible factor.
L ait w. 1AO 61ot VI OH O<AICA
sive questionable recently sent Out
by the Evening Sun (of New York
City, was do women who have the
vote, vote? What laws have their
votes passed? Is woman suffrage
considered success by the States
that have it," The Sun summarized
the results Of the Investigation made
by its correspondents, as follows
Women who have the vote do vote
Their ballot has already passed a con
siderable body Of law. The suffrage
States seem to be satisfied to have
women go on voting" A summary Of
the many splendid laws for women
and children directly attributed tc
the ballots Of women was printed BY
the Evening Sun.
4 Fact No. 13.-The legislatures Of
the two Oldest suffrage States-Colo
rado and Wyoming have formally
adopted resolutions declaring woman
suffrage to be an unqualified success
The legislature Of California has
passed resolution calling upon Con
gress to pass an amendment enfran
chising all of the women Of the Unit
ed States.
Fact No. 14.-Both Houses OF the
Australian Parliament have passed
resolutions declaring woman suffrage
an unqualified success IN that coun
try. a.
| Fact No. 15.-Arizona, California
i Colorado and Washington are thu
only states in the Union which have
eight-hour laws for working women
Fact No. 16.-California, Colorado
Oregon and Washington have com
missions with power to fix minimum
wage in industry. Utah has a mini
mum wage law. OF the other 81.
equal suffrage states, three hav
practically no women employed in In
dustry, one has been an equal sui
frage state only since 1912 and tn
other two only since November, 1914
The only non-suffrage States wit
minimum wage commissions ar
Massachusetts. Minnesota, Nebrask
and Wisconsin.
Fact No. FIN all the equal su
frage States women teachers and VIZ
men in public service get equal pa
for equal work
Fact No. California. Kansas
Utah, Washington and Oregon hav
passed the RED Light Abatemer
and Injunction. Law"-admitted b
authorities to be the best law so IA
tried for combating commercialize
vice. The only non-suffrage State
which have passed this law are low
Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesot
and WiRcOnSin Wnrnan rroknrn mr.