The New York herald., 1921-10-14
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Act as Mayors, Judges, In
spectOrs and Are on Boards
and Commissions.
MANY WERE ELECTED
will Occupy a Third of Fed
eral Appointive Places,
Is Prediction.
BIGGEST STRIDES IN WEST
Some Will Act as Expert Adj
visers at Arms Farley as
'S at Versailles.
MANY WERE ELECTED
BIGGEST STRIDES IN WEST

Usscial Despatch to THE NEW York HEaALn
New York Herald Bureau.
f-A Washington, ID. c., Oct. l3.
Fifty thousand women are engaged
IN public administrative affairs
throughout the United States as Off
Cials of the, governments. of States,
counties, cities and the nation, accord
ing to data in possession of Federal
Uficials.
inspectors, members of school boards
and serving on boards and commits
eions in almost every section Of the
country. Many hold high administra-
tive offices. Thousands are filling
elective offices. All occupy positions
OF trust and responsibility, in which
they exercise command over at least
10000 other persons II is estimated.
In addition far larger number OF
women are rated as employees in the
public service as clerks, stenographers
and ONCE assistants.
Within a few years women. It Is pre-
dicted. will occupy. almost one-third Of
the important appointive posts Of the
FEDERAL Government. Of which there are
thousands. In the Department of Jus
tics women now have hold on the
claes Of positions obtained through
Presidential appointment
American Women in Lead.
Women Of the United States are lead
Ing women OF all other countries. the re-
Hainistrative ana executive positions. In
Germany, however. a larger number of
legislative positions are filled by women
The German Parliament had more than
q score Of women members, according to
q recent report.
Women are succeeding in obtaining
election to Parliamentes Of many othei
countries In large numbera Only two
women. however. thus far have succeeded
in winning seat in Congress. and only
Of the American States. however. many
WOkx4SA arc nSlcQ dS uloul0cI4
American women began to obtain ac-
cess to public Office in 1890. when several
States enacted laws enabling them to
qualify for election as members of school
boards and commissions. At least one
woman now sits on almost every school
board in the United States.
With extension Of the right to vote by
several States west Of the Mississippi
women began to become candidates for
Mayor, city clerk and court clerk. More
than ten communities west Of the Alle-
ghanies now boast women Mayors. Elec-
ti0n of women to county clerkships has
become usual in many Ohio cities. In
Cleveland a woman holds q position as
County Judge, having been elected to the
bench for q four year term. AZ Judges
women until very recently generally have
confined their activities to the Juvenile
courts
Although many States still have made
no provision for women az members
Of ,juries. In q large number Of districts
the names Of women are being put into
the Jury wheel In a given proportion to
men, The woman member Of the jury
IL no longer a novelty west Of ths
Mississippi.
Women at Arms Conferenee.
Accompanying delegates to the arms
conference at Washington In November
will be many women. who will act as
expert advisers to the delegates. Women
acted largely in this capacity at the
Versailles peace conference. Premier
Lloyd George was ono delegate at Paris
who was ably assisted In his work by
women. In the secretariaf Of the League
Of Nations women hold important posi-
tiouh
At the White House several women
are members OF the executive stan.
They work directly for the President
IN many instances, q practice inaugu-
rated by former President Wilson when
the war took from the White House
several Of the most trusted officials.
Until the time Of President Wilson
women were deliberately excluded from
positions In the executive offices. even
1T the telephone switchboard
Although now almost one-tenth Of the
100000 executive and Legislative officials
Of local. State and Federal governments
IN the United States are women. the
total number reported IN 1910 as con-
nected with public service in admins
trative and legislative capacities was
only $4,000. In the Federal service the
women numbered 20 per cent. and In
the state and local governments per
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