The Washington times., 1921-05-19
|ASKWOMANON.
HIGHEST BENCH
One Would Be Judge Of U. S. Su-
preme Court Under Bill Ma
tional Party Drafts.
By MILDRED NORRIS.
Intesnstseual News eervice.

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A new constitutional amendmsn:
which would make II compulsory for
the President to appoint . woman
to the United States Supreme Court
bench 10 under contemplation.
A measure drafted for the reorgan-
lied National woman's Party has
been submitted to legal authorities.
1t was learned today, to ascertain
whether 1t can be made . part OF
the Constitution as q woman's bill
Of rights.
WANT WOMAN ON BENCH.
AS IL now stands. one OF it's sections
provide that women shall sit on every
board. commission and court whose
membership Is appointed by the Pres
ident or other Federal official. This
would require the President to name
woman to the United States
Supreme Court. the Circuit Court Of
Appeals. and any Commission that
may be created to sit with the allies
TO determine world peace.
One section deals with the rights OF
wives, providing that every married
woman shall have the right to retain
her maiden name. choose her own
domiciIe and ito enjoy all other
privileges" she possessed as a single
woman.
The measure also establishes the
right OF woman TO sit on juries in
every State and Federal court
The legitimization OF illeGittmste
children is provided in another sec
ton. requiring the father of . child
born under the bar sinister to esn-
tribute to it's support and to give IL
the protection of his name. By An
other section, the measure would
write the single moral standard" into
the Constitution.
"EQUAL PAY. DEMANDED.
Equal pay for equal work." the re-
moval of all Determinations from
women in the civil service, the right
OF women who marry foreigners to
retain their American citixenship. and
equal opportunities for women IN All
educational and medical institutions
supported in whole or in part by
State or Federal funds are also pro-
vided in the measure.
III II Is decided not to submit II
as 4 constitutional amendment, the
measure will be introduced in Con-
gress as "ffty-ffty" rights bill.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, Republi-
can whip of the Senate, will intro
duce II In the upper house and
Congressman Fess of Ohio in the
lower house.
Dean Ezra Pound. OF Harvard, is
one OF the authorities, IL is under
stood. who have been consulted on
the advisability of submitting II in
the form of a constitutional amend
ment. IL II is introduced as . bill,
measures containing Identical pro-
visions will be submitted to the
legislatures of all forty-eight States.
The United States would be ths
irst country in the history OF the
world to have women's bill Of rights
written in its constitution, should the
proposed amendment be adopted.
LINE UP FOR BILL.
women's organizations throughout
the country are lining up to support
the measure in whatever form II is
introduced in Congress and the State
legislatures, IL was stated today al
the headquarters Of the National Wo-
mans Party.
Equality is such a little thing 10
ask for" said Miss Elsie Hill, chair
man OF the party. That's all this
measure provides BY removing all
legal disabilities against women u
would insure them full equality both
in the law and in political affairs"