Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-07-06
Citizenship for Women and Discrimi
nations Found in Georgia Laws

Citizenship for Women and Discrimi-
nations Found in Georgia Laws
1t has been said that man discovered
himself as free thinking and equally
privileged being in the 18th century
That woman found herself in the 10Th
century, at least that is when she
started and she is still on the way.
Now that our national birthday has
just passed, commemorated as indie
pendence Day and since women are
for the first time to be counted as cit
liens of their state let us take stock
of ourselves and our privileges and see
what we have and what we have yet
to gain.
Our privileges as citizens of the
great state of Georgia and incidently
OF the U. S. are that we may providing
we have registered, and paid our poll
tax cast our vote at the coming cleo
| tons.
Miss Egan has compiled a list of
determinations against women in
Georgia which is as follows.
jury Service. Only intelligent and
upright men" are eligible for jury SER
vice. (Both the Constitution and the
statutes say this.)
Contracts. While the wife may con-
tract, she cannot bind her separate es-
tate by any contract or suretyship (for
any one nor by any assumption of the
debts of her husband.
Agency. A married woman cannot
be an agent except with her husbands
consent. If she obtains his consent, he
is jointly liable with her.
Guardianship. "The father, if alive,
is the natural guardian if dead, the mo-
Their is the natural guardian.
Every father may, by will, appoint
guardian for the person or property
or both, of his children.
Upon the death of the father, the
mother is entitled to possession of the
child until his arrival at such age that
his education requires the guardian to
take possession of him"
The mother has no power to appoint
testamentary guardian for her child
unless she lisa widow.
Custody, service and Earnings. Al
though the father has, the first right to
the custody and control and the serv-
ices and earnings of his minor child,
and the right to sue for damages for
loss of such services and earnings, in
all controversies between parents for
the custody of children, it is the
duty of the court to determine what
is for the best interests of the child,
and make award accordingly.
Divorce. Pregnancy of the wife at
the time of the marriage unknown to
the husband is ground for divorce.
Authority of Husband. "In this
state the husband is the head of the
family, and the wife is subject to him.
Her legal and civil existence is merged
in the husband except so far as the
law recognizes her separately, either
tor her own protection or for her ben
eft, or for the preservation of public
order"
Inheritance. q have looked up the
general law of inheritance and do not
know the extent to which women are
disseminated against, but some time
ago l looked up single point, and l
do know that when a son or daughter
dies leaving property and no wife or
child, the father inherits to the exclu-
sion of the mother. The mother does
not inherit from a deceased child ex-
cept when the father is dead. q dc
not remember whether brothers and
sisters of the deceased inherit with the
father or noe)
Man Quits Education Board After e
Years to Give Job to Woman
Lagrange, Ca, Stating that it i:
his earnest belief that an educated wo.
man should be made member of the
board, Dr. Henry R. Slack has filed his
resignation with the mayor and coun-
Gil. DR.. Slack has been a member Of
the board of education for nearly &c
years.
Congresswoman for Reelection
i Coweta, Okia,-Standing on the
site where the first missionary school