Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-17
WOMEN ASK EQUAL
. RIGHTS WITH MEN
.,,v Declaration Of Independ-
.roe cheered by Delegates
70 National Convention
READY TO YIELD PRIVILEGES

,,z,., Feb. II. 49, Absolute
W., Cor women and the abolition OF
Mu,r qua" "snprial privileges and the discrlm
theit Sp s,ill existing against them was
ma.oJoJ Yesterday at the national con
sfmsnuf sf! ~ the National Womnn's party.
vensIo"d verto dCrand was made by Mrs. Norah
Int norney. Of New York, grand
bIulGLLt bIuLtos af Elizabeth Cady stanton. one
oeusbn sbo nionper suffragists. and was
Id .d he the delegates to the conVcn-
.!Dn .us,' Miss Sue white. of tennessee
..,Doorded the declaration.
"Tr1TC n. occcnt,,atc the desire in some quar-
~ .o demand for woman her tull
prs was recommended by Florence
nsuss chairman Of the national press
po.r,,,ont and editor of the Suftragist'
.epo ,bc Woman's party publish
tua. feminist magazine to tell the
@oh1 ,hot woman was coming INTO
So1'o oun at last and asked no special
nsn hn,s or privileges from man SC, long as
she got equality ,.,o EQUALITY wos
...;iv tho leading feature Of the DAY =
ssS.. .s II began when Miss Su" White
ey,"s e,I sshout determinations against won
wlu IN rho administration of the law:
.n,oc;allv .n in divorce proceedings ana
pos involving offcnses against sex
aso,itv. in regard to jury duty. prop
Nv, r,r r;gbts. the guardianship OF chill
~ ard thc right to choose domicile.
Urn TLo riybt under existing law for the
,.,iho,d 70 select the home proved an
inuo.ns,;nu tonic. There was close at
.n.,;on when Miss White reported on
wi. nbaso Of woman's inferior rights.
'Di' "rt X n fundamental rule of law:
i. soid that the husband has the
.IDh, .ny 70 fix the place of abode, implied
isn, tn, his dutv TO provide home. How
iou' ~, !, iY seen that. while application
s.,, .s,ar foils. .he fundamental rule pre-
oIeu pu 'pI Thc Georgia court held: The
tomso so,'s, in which the husband and wife
Evo' i;,o ;s 70 house of the husband. though
,So M rife pays the rent and supports the
husband .J
4. momen is deeply rooted and by no
moons 70 be measured by the tangible
sridonccs of the law-thC opinions when
,ssL % 70 Justify the decisions Miss
Wbitc also stated. "A psychological
,,yolrtion in the realm of the common
law upon the woman question, would
No a podscnd. If the old fallacy that
mon marriage woman lost her idcn-
titr and submerged her personality
tonN bo erased from the records and
wincd from thc memory. we might look
for instice without fear of reiudiCe.
As TO the eligibility for Office. th"
ousIifying word male will have to be
removed in many instances. was an
other statement made by Miss White.
Mrs. Barney, who is one Of the few
women building contractors in the coun-
nv, raised the point that in many states
women enjoyed special privileges, such
n the responsibility Of the husband for
tbp wife's debts. SIZE said she felt that
was wrong.
II had to incorporate. said Mrs.
Rarnev. in order to make sure that
nv husband would not be liable for any
debts | might contract in my business.
Are women when they demand legal
equality, willing TO assume response
btics that 60 with that equalityt'
Absolute equality came the an.
tver, amid cheering.
Women representing ten foreign ma
lions told the delegates last night of the
efforts Of women for more recognition.
Nine Grouitch. wife of the minister
from the Serbs. Croats and SlOvenCS.
represented the women of those races.
Other speakers we're Anne Azgapetian,
of Armenia Miss Anna Stcphnnck, OF
Clecho Sovakia Nine. Thit Jensen
Of Denmark: Sonora de Ncyra. of the
Philippines; Mrs. Belma Swanson How
ard, Of Sweden; Miss Holmfridur Arna-
dottir Of Iceland Miss Wal Ling Sze =.
Of China; Miss Margarete Chydenius.
Of Finland. and the Countess Irene di
RObilaut Of Italy