The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-02-25

Won cannot mend things by looking on, any more
than you can stop a dog fight by waving an u,n.
brea on the pavement But the great nnaJol,'S
Of Younger women are realizing today that II
change is to be made, II we are to ger nearer a
single moral standard it is for women 10 prihs 'n''
about. -, J..
"Women have on the whole, been, or tried 10
no what men expected them to be. IL women eA
pected more of men they, too would do the same
Mrs Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, sister OF Inc
odore Roosevelt, believes the girls OF TO-DAY are
snnerior to their sisters of yesterday. Not"ith.
standing their bobbed hair and their abbreviated
s,xirts and even their cigarette smoking, they are
more CAPABLE. more interesting and think oiteher
and clearer than the types Of their mothers gen.
GRAFTON. -.
"The girl of today is splendid creature, she
asserts. "Her cigarette smoking and oopped mar
are lust outward signs OF that happer s'"so
through which she is passing.
"(,,rls TODAY are developing remarkable execu-
two ability and leadership. This naturally makes
them more independent. They are DONG tninsS
+bo,r mothers never would have dreamed OF I'LL.
dertaking They are succeeding IN every neiu u
business and industry they enter.
"Rut more than that-they are becoming pe'le,
wives and mothers. The franchise mas "loeneu
thoir noint of view With their greater unoer-
a ue mon are discovering them better COM
rades and children are finding them apie u un'
dors+and even their pettiest problems.
"woman's place is still within the home Inc
- highest type of woman today is that one VINO
can add civic responsibilities to her domestlc uu-
tias without sighting the latter In any way Wo"'
on nv living more systematic ana oroeriv nves'
are doing what twenty years ago they woulo nave
regarded as Impossible
Mrs. Oliver II. P. Belmont has been elected pres
ident of the National Womans party iohowihe nc
Gift of $4,000 with which to complete the pur'
haso of the entire block composing the "oio cap
;+,n or Washington She announces that ne"
.potticoat marty" will be in the field, with women
voters organized in every state TO carry w
against the old political parties There is 10 OF
a womans platform and woman canoidate 10.
president The first issue, however, is piopo'ot
amendment to the Constitution to aboiish all iesa
determinations against women Inc slogan -
the .Petticoat party" is practically this: MAJ
has got things into pretty mess Inc "omei
must clean up the mess"
Mrs. Belmont has money and social position
The National Woman's party is the mliltant WIN
of the women suffragists. Its members have tn
courage of their convictions, as was shown by tn
White House picketing the Jail terms and the hun
ger strikes still fresh in the pubic memory.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, Miss Anne Morgan, Prir
cess Catacuzene, Charlotte Perkins Gilman an
others are back of a plan to give to mankind
"New Worlds History" 1t will give the truth 9
history" and set woman straight in the eyes OF tn
world, like this: Woman was created before man
the rib story is man-made. Cleopatra was not
yamp, but ., political and military genius Joa
of Arc never heard voices; she was miiitar
maid who joyed in the clash q battle. Henry
Navarro and Napoleon did not hold candle
their mothers.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray shepherd will edit tt
"New Worlds History" And she says:
1.-THE greatest tragedy of the race was VINE
men wrested control from women. Since the pow
of selection was taken from woman mans era
sefshness and war came upon the EARTH v
must admit that mans ambition mas made q
world progress in many ways but II we well
the murders woes, vices and other oppressi'
against this benefit none of US can help bell
agreed that woman's era was the better. Tf
bi-sexual state In which we now are will so
grow into Golden Age with all sex warning ov
with Neither will rule the other but both W
contribute to the development of humanity"