Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-06
WOMEN IN PRISON
PROTEST ARTICLE!

The Journal is in receipt of
communication, signed white Wo-
men of Georgia State Farm" with
the request that it be published.
While no names are signed to the
communication and it thus violates
rule of The Journal against the
publication of anonymously signed
communications, an exception is
made in this instance in view of the
fact that it would be manifestlv I'M
fair to require these women to sign
their names. The Journal does not
know who prepared the communica-
ton and presents it below just as
received through the mails:
State Farm Women Desire to Enter
Protest
To The Atlanta Journal:
We, the majority of white women
inmates of the State Farm, wish to
make this statement to the public
through the columns of your news
paper.
Noticing an article in Savannah
paper referring to the white women
inmates of the State Prison farm as
haggard wenches, we wish to say to
the reporter who wrote the article
that if he had used the eyes God
gave him, instead of talking so
much and trying to make a hit with
his Writ-up about the women of vice,
he would have seen more than one
woman who has advantages and who
has an education. We are sure that
the said reporter missed seeing and
hearing LOT that nOSSihlU WOIl6
have made his Write-up more in
teresting and lengthy and then he
would have been able to give the
other side here justice.
We admit that we have been wo
men of vice; eve are not proud Of
the facD and we are willing to staV
here and try to make good so we
can make new start when we again
enter the outer world. But we do
not think that with the exception of
very few here, that any of us are
out of place. We think it Just and
right that the man or woman who
disregards the moral, social or Grim
fnal laws of this country and state
should be punished.
But we want the public to know
that there are quite a few here who
come from good, honest people, and
who are endowed with more intel
igence than the haggard wenches
are commonly supposed to have. We
have never even heard of a white
woman called a Wench, much less
being called that ourselves. We won
der if the public thinks it just that
this man shoUIG call us wenches,
when he does not know us or any
thing about us?
We agree with him entirely that
Marguerite Harris is an exception
ally intelligent girl and we should
all be glad to see her gain her free
dom. She is we'll liked here by ALL
But we don't think it fair that the
remainder of us should be classed
as this reporter has classed us. We
don't know his name-only know that
he was here or got his information
from some one who was here with
the committee from the Legislature
July 23rd, 1921.
Now we certainly would appreciate
it if the reporter would take his va
thought there was but a few if any
Of us really and truly deserves that
scorned name-"Haggard Wench."
Now, we want to add just little
about this institution. We are re-
ceiving better attention than we
ever have, the place is kept clean at
all times, and everything is run in
systematic way. Our matron and
warden are considerate in every way
and we want the public to know
that we are better satisfied than we
have ever been.
Very respectfully,
WHITE WOMEN OF
GEORGIA STATE FARMS.
(Written by an inmate of State
Prison Farm.)