Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-29

Washington. Juno Zo(-ii !" in"''
day In tho halls OF fame.
Tho League Of Women Voters ,s
earnestly trying TO compile Y list OF
tho II greatest living American wo-
men for tho benefit OF waiting
Chilean public.
Az the rame time the Woman's
Universal Alliance is busily engaged
In scouting out tho famous feminine
dead. The Alliance wants TO know tho
rs greatest women Of worln nistory'
stntuea Of them are to be erected in
tho Wuncn's Hall OF Fame that ho
Alliance is TO build in this city. This
Organization is also trying to find out
tho rs greatest women OF each stase
so that columns about the han OF iafno
can bear their names. These women
must DO dead too. Aside from that,
any American woman IL eligible for
the list.
Both organizations have invited the
public TO help them make q wise Sc
lection OF names for their particular
purposes, ard answers have begun 70
pour in.
NJ me VI Abc
of Women Voters they admit that they
are not much nearer e. solution OF
their problem than when tho question
was first propounded. The Chilean
senorita. Graciola MandujanO, certain
ly started something when she casual
ly asked Mrs. Maud Wood Park
, president OF the League. for a dozer
names nf the greatest American wo
, mon. She wanted TO write magazin'
stories about them for her people, th'
, senorita explained. Mrs. Park de
. cidod that she needed help. He
, casual selection might leave out wo
! men who would be OF greatest iutsres
, to South America. So the public wa
Informed az the situation and the ex
element started
You can gee that the purpose 70
which the list is 10 be used must guid
= the selection Of the names. Our !
. greatest woun Of today are to DO in
: trOduced 10 the South American we
y men AZ inspiring examples. They ar
q To Indicate what American women ar
g achieving by character, service, an
Q talent
The name Of Helen Keller. whic
:? has been mentioned in number Z
r lists sent 70 the League. probably w'
a not be included in the final selectio
n Miss Keller has been an insptratic
r to thousands OF the handicapped, b'
n I'm go brief a list tho appeal Of eac
a name should preferably be 20 a Wild
10 range Of people. Miss Kellsr's tesche
,r Mrs Sullivan, might be more bel
Il full example for the women OF Chi
Of The patience. resourcefulness, al
determination 81 the teacher broug
f. Miss Keller back into the everydi
ig world.
Mt IL is interesting To note the pc
sonal bias that enters into the liz
he submitted. Most OF the letters a
o. written by educated women with eve
Ie desire 10 be impartial. Yet is IL pc
Is sible TO tell with reasonable certain
ne whether q Get Of names wns chos
OF by a club woman, social worker,
ps one of an artistic type.
ar This IL inevitable to a certain g
se tent. and the League ia Interested
" all OF the angles on the fame que
-. ton. Scarcely any one person is sui
e. cientiy familiar with all occupat1o
n to know and compare the greatn'
nd Of the leaders. A woman doctor
e. scientist could name at once half
on dozen women who rank high IN
he own line Of work. But could you, {
ler hand, out Of your store OF q
ese eraI knowledge, reel off the names
To- Doctor r,nffrfnfa7 \
os yer, poet, scientist, artist, busin
al woman. mother. and musician?
Nyou did, would another person
your own education agree with
- list? Yet out CT s large number
names, written as broadmindedly
possible, the League OF Women Vot
thinks it VIII finally be able 10
- rive at an Intelligent summary
American womanhood.
hv The first 10 respond 10 the LeasU
mix call for assistance have been c
women and women interested IN p'
A tics. The outstanding women IN III
Is fields figure prominently in the Il
submitted. Some are entirely comp
~, ed Of leaders in women's movemeT
-; The names Of Mrs. Carrie Chapu
co Gait Mrs. Thomas Winter. Mrs. Maj
Wood Park. and Mrs. Harriet Tay
~ Upton occur again and again.
The women seem to b less in agr
ment in mentioning great women
other fields. This IS strange beca
politics Is a new venture for won
, , while they have been artists, nurl
~ IL and teachers for years Yet not
- nurses name has been mentioned.
- has any scientist been named, and c
III one woman doctor, and one educa