Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-09
Organizations
of Women Make
Indiana KnOWn
y
States Progress in Various
Lines Traced to United
Efforts.
BY JULIA c. HENDERSON.

The organized bodies of women in IN
diana are doing much toward making
the State one of the outstanding COM
monweaIths Of the Nation. One has but
to read the daily press to see and know
that the women are making progress at
every point-fn church in puolic welfare
in health. In child welfare in education,
along many and various lines, and even
in the field Of politics are their voices
heard and influence felt-in fact in
many Of these very activities they are
the pushing and controlling force.
The purpose and aim of these verious
bodies has ever been to lift up tile souls
of its citizens and to unite in action to
promote public welfare. The women Of
the State and of the cities are not con-
cerned in many Of the things which are
a part Of mems lives, but they are con
cerned with the things which build
citizens and send these citizens out
equipped to make the right kind of
State and Nation. Children have been
taught from the mothers knee for ages.
1t is true and it viii continue so, but
it has only come to women of recent
years to have the privilege Of saying,
or even recommending, what influence
should be thrown about their children.
The children have been taught what WAS
right at the mothers knee only to find
as years came on that they were enter
ing a world far different from what the
mother had taught them and in which the
mother had not had a say or a part
indeed a man-made world was their in
heritance
But today no activity Of human in
terest is considered without the view
point Of woman expressed in ii as We as
the mans, which makes for good to all,
and leads to he beJterment of life If the
women Of the State did nothing more in
organization work than is being done
through the far reaching efforts Of the
Parent Teacher Association they would
indeed be justified Its aims as set out
in its constitution are in part: The
object Of this organization shall be to
unity and strengthen each force repre-
scented in the individual organizations of
which it is composed. Il shall act
as q bureau of information and shall
help all organizations which are working
for the interest of better homes. better
schools, and he welfare of the children Of
the State. Ii shall cooperate with edu,
Gators and Legislators in securing better
laws for he mental. moral and physical
development Of the child, and for better
schools. better paid teachers and the
widest possible use Of all school buildings
to the end that good citizenship may be
secured and the youth Of the State
and Nation safeguarded."
In the organization we find the heart
interest Of the parent coupled with the
intelligent and trained interest of the
teacher uniting for the general gooG Of
our future citizens. That the results will
be felt as the years pass cannot be de-
MED
Women's organizations throughout "a
State are coming together too, In legis-
Iativa endeayor, standing as one to ad-
vance the things which shall tend TO
a higher, better citizenry.
Women in groups and as individuals
are awakening to their power, and women
through freedom Of action, through fun
and equal educational facilities and
through rights which have been denied
them, and are not as yet fully accorded
them, they shall come into their full
heritage, then, and not until then. viii the
State and Nation realize what has been
missed from a lack Of their judgment and
wholesome influence.