The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-04
Frederick I askin's Letter
AMERICAS FAMOUS WOMEN

been club women and WON. 1.
terested in politics. The out,t..S
ing women in these zelda a,rs.
prominently in the lists submifta,
Some are entirely composed =
leaders in women's movements ~
names OF Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. Mrs. Thomas Winter M
Maud Wood Park and Mrs. Harr;.s
Taylor Upton occur again ana
again.
The women seem to be lea, !,
agreement in mentioning srea,
women in other fields. This = :
strange because politics is a nav
venture for women. while the,
have been artists, nurses and teach
ers for years. Yet not one nurse.
name has been mentioned. NM
has any scientist been named. ana
only one woman doctor, and ous
educator.
OF the writer's. Agnes Repplier
Edith Wharton. Amy Lowell, Arnes
st. Vincent Millay and Villa Cath.
er have been named. 1t is . com.
mentary on the critical faculty Of
America that other writer's Of 4
more popular style have been men.
toned more frequently than theaa
/ Few Actresses Proposed.
Only a few actresses have been
proposed: Mrs. Fiske, Julia MAJ.
lowe. Ethel Barrymore, Mauds Ad.
ans, and Mary Pickford. Geral.
dine Farrar is the only opera star
SO far suggested, and Ruth St Den.
is the only dancer. The names o.
Violet Oakley, Cecilia Beaux, ana
Jessie Wilcox Smith are put forth
as women artists Of note.
Other nationally known woman
proposed include Mrs. HARDING
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Jane Ad.
ans. Ida Tarbell. Julia LAthrop,
and Molla Mallory.
4 A member of the league com.
ments on the fact that no Ameri.
can beauty has been included In
the lists SO far. IF this were 4
century ago. or even so years ago..
she said, I'VE should surely have
received the name of some reign
ing toast, famous for nothing but
her wit and beauty. do not be-
lieve that women are less clever OF
attractive now, but they are doing
so many things that these qualities
are no longer accepted as remark.
able unless put to service"
| The league is not going to make
up its final list hastily. It is study
ing carefully all of the lists sent IN
and it may be several months be.
fore the Chilean senorita 10 ad-
vised officially as to the American
women that Chile might emulate.
The Woman's Universal Alliance
has just started on its quest n
search of the worlds % creates
women. Like the League Of Wo
men voters the Alliance is goinl
slowly in making its important de
cision. Eventually a distinguishes
hand picked committee will selec
the % subjects for statues in tn
women's hall of fame. Meanwhile
in order to get a slant on publ
sentiment, the alliance is holdin
la contest with prizes offered 70
the best lists. =
Officers of the alliance are nc
competing, but Mrs. c. c. Calhoun
president of the organization, ha
given out a list of her favorit
heroines, which includes Mary, tn
mother of Jesus; Ruth; Cleopatra
Joan of Arc; Jenny Lind; Mar
Ball, the mother of Washington
and Queen Elizabeth.
ii Each name in a list is submitte
for this contest must be accom-
panied by a description Of the cha
acter in Is or more words. We al
told further that the contestant
must be over 16 years old; thi
: men as we'll as women may try Il
the prize; and that the conte
closes August /.
Evidently if you have a neglects
: heroine. living or dead, now is Il
time to strike a blow for her higl
to fame. Only remember, if she
dead she will have to compete vii
Helen of Troy, Joan Of Arc. Poe
hontas, and all the rest OF Il
/ worlds accepted heroines. If 81
is living measure her up to u
, samples of modern American fan
: mentioned in this story.