The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-22
WILL NAME VERMONT'S
% GREATEST WOMEN
To Be Pacsd on Tablet in Temple
Of Womanhood at
Washington.

Washington, Sept, 2O.--"Who we're
the % greatest women of Vermont"
Is the question asked by the women S
University Alliance with national
headquarters in Washington. This
question will help soive the problem
of selecting the names of Vermonts
rs greatest women-not now living
TO place on table in the temple of
Womanhood the Alliance plan to
build in Washington.
All citizens OF the state will have
a chance to send in nom nations of
the women to be named for this hon.
or As preliminary step a contest
has been announced Of $50 in gold
for the best list of % great women
not now living from the state accom-.
panied by brief descriptive matte 1
OF their career Anybody over the
age of y years is eligible to compete
Fun details Of the contest can be had
by addressing Great Women Con.
test, Women's University Alliance.
1919 New Hampshire avenue north
west, Washington, d, c.
The final selection OF the name will
be in the hands of special historical
research committee of 100 prom nent
citizens of this state who are now be
ing selected. This committee will in.
tiude newspaper editors, leading edu.
Gators, historians, heads of patriot C
organizations, etc. Among those who
have been asked to serve on this com
mittee from Vermont are Jennie Valen
tine, Bennington; John H. Stewart,
Middlebury Mrs. Lyman T. Holden,
Bratteboro; Henry II. Vail, Wood.
stock; Miss Frances Duncan, Wind.
sor Winston Churchill, Windsor;
Hiss Edith K Dunton Rutland Gard
ner L. Green, Randolph Center;
Charles l.. Leonard P0ultney; John
Spargo, Old Bennington; Ira l.
Reeves, Northfeld Mason s Stone,
Montpelier; Sarah n, Cleghorn, Man.
chester; Zephone H. Fahanestock
Dorset; Charles A. Adams, Castleton:
Joseph l.. Hills, Burlington S. G.
Barnes, Burlington; f. l.. Houghton,
Brattleboro; NJ. NJ. Shoemaker, Ben
Enington; Judge w w. Miles, Barton (.
O. X. Hollister, Barre.
Speaking Of this feature Of the work
of the Woman's Universal Alliance,
its president Mrs Clarence Critteu.
den Calhoun, of this city said today:
The history of every country and of
every state in the United States IS
Illuminated by the names of great
women, patriotic and constructive,
art drama, philanthropy, national or
civic service
The Woman's Universal Alliance
intends to honor these great women
as a duty to the past and an incentive
to the present and the future. These
women were the torch bearers OF the
world and passed on the light of civil
ization and progress to succeeding
generations. In our Womans Hall OF
J Fame in Washington we will place
their names in imperishable stone SO
/ pilgrims from afar may see the
famous names of history.
I'VE want the selection of these
names to represent the ultimate
choice of each state and country hon
cred Each representation will be
limited to not more than % names.
/ When Mrs Calhoun was asked ia
give her personal choice of candi
dates for the position of the 70 lead
] ing women in world history she con
scented to do so unofficially as, OF
i course she cannot personally take
part in the contest Her tentative list
follows:
Ruth Cleopatra Miriam, Judith,
Dido, Sappho the Greek Poetess AS
pasta, Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Saint Elizabeth, Catherine II of Rus
sa, Saint Hilda of Whitby, Queen
Osburga, mother of Alfred the Great,
Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth OF Eng
land, Pocahontas, Mary Ball, the
mother of Washington; Flora Mac
Donald, Florence Nightingale, Jenny
Lind, George Sand, George Eliot
Rosa Bonheur, Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
and Phoebe A. Hearst