The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-09-29
WOMEN PROPOSE
SEX EQUALITIES
CAMPAIGN FOR AMENDMENTS TO
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION is
FORMALLY INAuGARATED
National woman's Party Proposes
Equal Rights With Men Accord
Ing to Announcement Issued
Sunday

Washlngton-The Natlopnl woman's
party announced Sunday the comnle-
tion of preparations for a compalgn to
obtain national and state legislation
removing political, civil and legal dis
examinations against women.
A proposed equal rights amendment
to the federal constitution has been
drafted by counsel for the woman's
party and will be introduced In the
senate by Senator Curtis of Kansas
and In the house by Representative
Tess Of Ohio on October l. The text
Of the proposed amendment follows:
Section /. No political, civil or ie-
gal disabilities or inequalities, on ne
count OF sex, or on account OF mar
riage, unless applying equally to both
sexes, shall exist within the United
States or any. territory subject to the
jurisdiction thereof.
Section .. Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by APP
proDriate leglslat L."
The need of SUI amendment Of the
constitution to guarantee women equal
rights with men In all the states will be
presented exhaustively 10y distinguished
women a. hearings to be held at an
early date by the judiciary committee
OF the two houses, to which the pro-
posed amendment will be referred. An
effort will be made to obtain action on
the amendment at the next session of
congress. A two-thlrds vote of each
house is necessary for the submission
OF an amendment to the states, approx
al by three-fourths OF which Is neces.
sary for adoption.
Incorporation OF the proposed amend
ment In the constitution would Oper-
ate to lnvalldate innumerable provi-
sions OF state laws which withhold from
women the same rights as men In the
possession and disposition OF proper
ty, control OF minor children, freedom
OF contract, choice OF domlclle, holding
Of public Offices, jury service and other
functions.
The question has been raised wheth-
er removal OF Inequalities on account
OF sex" would not operate to invaliI
date many laws discriminating in fav'
or OF women, such as laws limiting
the hours of work for women and pro
hlbltIng the employment OF women al
night. On this point Miss Maud
Younger, national legislative chairman
Of the woman's party. said Sunday
night:
'There are two phases OF the ques.
ton which we have had to consider
In drawing up this amendment and
bill:
"Flrst-That all the determinations
against women should be included and
"Second-That Industrial legislation,
such as the eighthour law. minimum
wage, etc, should not in any way be
touched.
AT first It was thought that perhaps
a clause specifically exempting indus
trial Legislation would be necessary,
but we are Informed by our legal adj
vlsors that this is unnecessary. As
our measures now stand, IL seems that
they neither approve nor dlsapprove
such egislatiOn-they do not touch Il.
The consensus OF opinion among the
lawyers whom we have consulted is
that the supreme court could AT pres
ent, II II wished, throw out the indus
trial legislation for women as uncon-
stltutional under the nth and four
teenth amendments to the constitution,
and that It can also do II II our pro-
posed amendment is passed. but That
our amendment and bin will not make
It any more likely that this Legislation
will be thrown out"