Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-29

call for assistance have been club
women interested in politics. The out
standing women in these fields figure
prominently in the lists submitted.
Some are entirely composed of leaders
in women's movements. The names
of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs.
Thomas Winter, Mrs. Maud Wood
occur again and again.
The women seem to be less in agree
ment in mentioning great women in
other fields. This is strange because
politics is a new venture for women,
while they have been artists, nurses
and teachers for years. Yet not one
nurses name has been mentioned. Nor
has any scientist been named, and only
one oma doctor and one educator.
OF the writer's, Agnes Repplier,
Edith Wharton. Amy Lowell, Agnes
st. Vincent Millay and Villa Gather
have been named. 1t is a commentary
on the critical faculty of America that
other writer's of a more popular style
have been mentioned more frequently
than these.
Few Actresses Proposed
Only a few actresses have been
proposed: Mrs. Fiske. Julia Marlowe,
Ethel Barrymore. Maude Adams and
Mary Pickford. Geraldine Farrar is
the only opera star so far suggested,
and Ruth st. Denis the only dancer.
The names of Violet Oakley, Oscelia
Beaux and Jessie Wilcox Smith are
put forth as women artists of note.
Other nationally known women pro-
posed include Mrs. Harding. Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, Jane Adams, Ida
Tarbell, Julia Lathrop and Molla NAL
lory.
A member of the league comments
on the fact that no American beauty
has been included in the lists so far.
IF this were a century ago, or even
so years ago. she said, I'VE would
surely have received the name OF some
reigning toast famous for nothing but
that women are less clever or attrac-
tive now. but they are doing so many
things that these qualities are no
longer accepted as remarkable unless
put to service"
The league is not going to make up
it's final list hastily. 1t is studying
carefully all of the lists sent in and
it may be several months before the
Chilean ~senorita is advised officially
as to the American women that Chile
might emulate.
The Women's Universal alliance has
Just started on its quest IN search OF
the worlds 25 greatest women. Like
the League of Women Voters, the alli-
ance is going slowly in making its m
portant decision. Eventually a distin-
guished hand-picked committee will Sc
lect the % subjects for statues IN the
women's hall of fame. Meanwhile, n
order to get a slant Oh public senti-
ment. the alliance is holding a contest
with prizes offered for the best lists.
Officers of the Alliance are not COM
peting. but Mrs. c. B. Calhoun, presi-
dent of the organization, has given
out q list of her favorlte herolnes
which includes Mary. the mother OF
Jesus; Ruth: Cleopatra; Joan OF Arc:
Jenny Lind; Mary Ball, the mother OF
Washington; and Queen Elizabeth.
Zach name in a list submitted for
this contest must be accompanied by
a description of the character in % or
more words. We are told further that
the contestants must be over 10 years
old: that men as we'll as women nay
try for the prize: and that the o N
test closes August l.
Evidently if you have a neglected
heroine, living or dead. now is the
time to strike a blow for her right to
fame. Only remember, If she is dead,
she will have to compete with Heien
of Troy. Joan of Arc, ~Pocahontas, and
all the rest of the worlds accepted
heroines. If she is living measure her
I'D to the samples of modern Ameri-
can fame mentioned in this story.