Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-12
A PLEA FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Communication on the Subject From
West Prairie Lady
.fBY MINNIE scHoENREReERl

Prominent among the many social,
business and political activities now
commanding worldwide interest VIC
find woman's work in this line becom-
ing notable factor and that she has
proven herself to be very capable of
the positions she fills is accepted with
out challenge the world over. Wo-
mans interests reach out beyond the
four walls of home, and she has awak-
ened to the fact that the laws of
our country are sadly in need of i'm
provement, and though denied the
ballot in many states. much has been
and is being accomplished through
the federation of woman's clubs Or
ganized some twenty or more years
ago and carried on in every state in
the union.
Since our sisters across the waters
were compelled to window-sm ASH their
way to gain hearing for a redress
of their grievances, there is yet hope
for equal rights and without the vio-
lence so necessary in England The
good achievements obtained from the
cooperation and federation of clubs
has been brought before the public
eye in manner that cannot escape
notice. The Wisconsin federation of
woman's clubs met in Lacrosse last
fall: they were royalty welcomed, the
Lacrosse papers deyotedseveral pages
to their interests and their lectures
and programs were given space
One object of this club is advance
ment along social, political and in
fact every line of work and La better
ment of conditions for those in need
of help. The necessity of co-opera-
ton and the value working together
lis emphasized, not only suggestions,
but actual practice and working for
results for which this club has been
very successful. Much has been
achieved in the way of new laws and
the adjustment of others not desira-
bic. Persistent and patient efforts
with oftimes repeated failures, but
with no thought of defeat, these no.
BILE women have gone steadily on with
one purpose in view and if they fail,
as so often happens, they set about to
defeat the failure and though their
bills are frequently DELAYED several
years they are not dismayed and dis
couraged, bat cheerfully push forward,
for there is no turning back when
once launched on the road toa better
ment of conditions for our co-workers.
This organization is called the "Third
House" and though it stands in the
background it is an established in
stitution in government.
The minimum wage law of Mime
sofa was written in the library of Miss
Josephine Schaiu's beautiful home in
Minneapolis. Miss Schain is lawyer
who for four years since her gradua-
ton has been the chairman of Min
nesota state legislative department.
Louisiana's child labor law was writ
ten by Jean Gordon OF New Orleans
1t is famous for being the best child
labor law in the country. Mrs Clara
Parks of Massachusetts, gave her state
its motherhood pensionla M.Breck-
enridge wrote Kentucky's school law.
Back of it was eight years of work
by the state federation before it pass
ed, and many other similar bills.
In the suffrage states the way is
made easier and it is far more salts
factory than getting some one else to
do the work for you. Let us hope the
day is coming and not far distant,
when equal suffrage will be granted,
then parades in down-p pour of rain,
such as was witnessed in Chicago re-
Gently, will not be necessary. It is
but question of time until the Third
House" will he as firmly established
as congress, and we rejoice in the fact.
May the good work go on.
WEST PRAIRIE, June II, 1916.