The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-24
WOMEN RIGHTS MOVE
 AF00T IN CHINA
Leagues Demand Incorpora- tion of Liberal Planks in New Constitution.
BY EDNA LEE BOOKER, International News Service Staff
 COrreSpOndent.

Shanghai, Oct 24.-Declaring that certain blanks in favor of women should be inserted in the proposed Constitution of China before it is rati- fled by Parliament, leading Chinese women are launching Woman's s rights movement.
 There is a widespread awakening of women of China, and, led by the re- turned students and young women educated in the mission and govern ment schools, nationwide campaign is being attempted.
 The women'S rights movement Or1- ginated in Peking when a group of students from the Woman's Higher Normal School gathered to discuss the status of women of China in re- Iation to the Constitution. Feeling that during this period of transition is the time to receive a hearing, the young women are making deter mined effort to arouse the interest of the women of other cities.
 Leagues Formed.
 As a result of their efforts Women's s Rights Leagues have been organized in Tientsin, Hankow and Shanghai, and many other cities are expected to fall in line Under the leadership of the leagues and women's organiza- tions, schools and women as indivt- duals are being enlisted in the cam paign, which promises to be the first organized movement of the women Of China.
 The leagues have issued a manifesto setting forth their demands. and when the manifesto is supported by a sufficient number of women it will be presented as a petition to parliament.
 There are six blanks in the mani festo, which has been printed by the thousands of copies and circulated in the girls schools, mission organfza- tions and homes. So radical are the demands made by the modern young women of China in their effort to se- cure the same rights as their Ameri- h6f Ia oTu will be doubtless much opposition to the petition from the old conservative element in China
 Long Fight Ahead.
 Even if the demands of the far seeing. young women are granted by Parliament (and the women declare that they will keep after parliament until they are) 1t will be many yeras hefore the masses of China are edu- cated up to their high standard or that they will be enforced laws.
 The manifesto demands are as fol- lows:
 ties for girls as for boys, and the opening of all higher educational in stitutions for young women. Ihls means co-education in China. to any public office, even to parlla- ment.
 3. Equal property and inheritance rights.
 f. The PTol1p1lAoIl oA 4t7 and selling of household slave girls. of foot binding and vice.
 5. Reforms in the laws regarding marriage which will give the husband and wife equal rights before the law and will make the taking of concu- b.ne or second wife by the husband punishable by law. The women ds- -nand that such an act be declared bigamy-
 G. Laws which will protect women workers and give equal pay for equal work with the men.
 The Wonen's Rights League Of Shanghai meets every week, and the little group of earnest young women including teachers, Young Women $ Christian Association and secretaries business women and nurses. are whip ping their organization into shape and making their campaign plans. They