The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-09-26
EQUAL RIGHTS
 FOR WOMEN UNDER LAW
Senator Curtis and Repre- sentative Fess Have Measures Ready to Pre- sent Oct. 1.

Washington, Sept. 2s. Another step toward "emancipation". of wo- amendment to the Constitution pro- yiding equal rights for women under law will be introduced in Congress on Oct 1 by Senator Curtis (Rep-. Kan-) Ohio). as a part of the National wo- mems party's campaign to remove all legal discrimination against women.
 Ihs ct5nn proposed amendment nn,itica rsads; read legal disabilities or inequalities on account of sex. or on account of marriage. unless. applying equally to both sexes, shall exist within the United States or any territory sub ject to the Jurisdiction thereof.
 section 2-Congress shall have propriate legislation
 A draft of a blanket law removing any existing legal discriminations against women was sent out yester- branches of the Women's party, with the exception of that in Wisconsin, which State has already adopted the bill. The intention is that this meas lures.
 State Statute Asked.
 The proposed law reads:
 ''Sectien 1-Women shall have the same rights. privileges and immeni- ties under the law as men, with re- speot to the exercise of suffrage; holding office or any position under the Government either State or local.
 Eligibility to examination for any position affected by civil service reg ulations.
 Freedom of contract.
 Choice of domiciIe, residence and name.
 Jury service.
 Acquiring, controlling, holding and conveying property.
 "OWnership and control of labor and earrings.
 Care and custody of children, whether legitimate or illegitimate, and control of earnings and services of such children.
 Acting as executors or admins traitors of estates of descendants.
 Grounds for divorce; becoming parties litigant-
 "Immunities or penalties for sex offenses. Quarantine, examination } and treatment of diseases, and in all other respects.
 Section 2-This artciIe shall be construed as albrogating in every re- spect the common law disabilities of women .. ct
 Section 3-The courts, executive and administrative officers shall make all necessary rules and provis- ions to carry out the intent and pur- poses of this statute.
 "Section AM acts and parts of acts in conflict with any of the pro- visions of this statute are hereby re- pealed.'
 will Fight for Amendment.
 Efforts will be made to obtain ac- tion on the proposed amendment to the Constitution at the next session of Congress. Women prominent dn the equal rights movement will ap- pear before the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and House and point by two-thdrds of both Houses and the Legislatures of three-fourthS of the States it will invalidate all State law provisions barring women from en- toying the same rights as men,
 Some State law now operative dis criminate in favor Of women in such matters as limiting hours of work. In connection with the question of whether the removal of legal dis criminations against women would make imperative such safeguards in their favor, Miss Maud Younger, Ma tional Legislative Chairman of the Woman's party, said:
 There are two phases of the ques- ton we have had to consider in draw ing up this amendment and bill.
 F'F'irst, that all the discriminations against women should be included, and
 Second, that industrial legislation. such as the eight hour law, minimum wage, Sc, should not in any way be touched.
 Industrial Clause Unnecessary.
 ''At first it was thought that a clause specifically exempting indus trial legislation would be necessary, but we are informed by our legal ..ad- visors that this is unnecessary. As our measures now stand, it seems that they neither approve nor dis approve such legislation-fhey do not touch it.
 '"The concensus of opinion among the lawyers whom we have consulted is that the Supreme Court could, al present If it wished, throw out the industrial legislation for women as unconstitutional under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Con Stitution and that it can also do so ii our proposed amendment is passed but that our amendment and bill will