The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-02
WOMAN VISITOR HERE IS WRITING 1
 + WORLD HISTORY OF FEMININE SEX
BY MIGNON HALL.

A few days ago I came hustiinE
 ntO the office to find sitting there emurely an exquisitely slender, lower faced little woman.
 She couldn't possibly have weighed bore than 90 pounds, or hold her own h gale going n little nboye storm peed to save her life.
 was expecting her--had asked her 0 come to me-but never for mo- tent grasped the idea of who she ould be until l heard her murmur;
 This is Mrs. shepherd"
 "Ma'am?'
 It was supernaturally stupid of me lut l had to make sure.
 Not the Mrs. Shepherd who" I Furgled-"whofs writing a history If the whole world?"
 Expected n Husky.
 Yes" she assured.
 But it was too late to save myself.
 FHeavens!" I pursued. but you re so frightfully tiny!'
 Then l collapsed into overwhelming lpologies.
 Please forgive me. You can see Inat what I must have expected TO beet was a lady gladiator-a regular Ieminine Dempsey-or something. Writing history of the entire globe hd the part women have taken in t IS such dinosaur job." Il Mrs. Shepherd laughed uproariousiy Il You're about the five thousandth person who has told me that But the lace carpenters fashioned me just this lize-and have to stand for iti Still. fl doesn't make me lack the proper heart to do the work. and that's what Is necessary"
 Talk about bravery. Mrs. Shepherd -her full name being Elizabeth Murray Shepherd-and who is a jour alist, short-story writer and former I fditor of several nationally known agazines-has had the nerve to fome out and say:
 Men in their histories of the world have not given woman rec pgnition. The historians have con Bidered men the only worthwhile Peings-and practically all the credit ever given broad minded women has been given grudgingly.
 Eo Women's Histories.
 "Glance over history for school children. There is practically no space devoted to the women, the poets, the philosophers. the artists.
 Has history hinted that there was knore than one sex worth mention Sng2 There is no question that a @oman's history is long overdue. There are no world histories of wonl- ena there are no comprehensive, philosophical histories of women- Individually or as part of class pr period"
 For years Mrs. Shepherd has been prominent in affairs political. and. woman's activities in her fight to obtain the vote and her place in the world on an equal basis with men. That Birmingham has her as a wis itor is not only a fact of unusual significance but it is interesting that she has actual relatives here. It is the latter she came to see, being the guest of MT. and Mrs. W. N at 6S25 First avenue. They are newcomers to the city-and that's why I insisted that Mrs. Mur- ray who is Mrs. Shepherds sister pose with her. that Birmingham should learn to know Mrs. Murray also.
 Plan For History.
 Now. listen to this most wonder. full. plan for the history. which Is to be carried out to the letter: Mrs. shepherd expects. to publish eight volumes. The first is almost done. This she has written herself. For the balance, magnificent staff Of writers has been chosen and under the managing editoriship of Mrs. shepherd, will proceed to Palm Beach where it will make it's gen. Ieral headquarters on a magnificent island which has been obtained by a Boston millionaire. Financial back ing has been obtained.
 On this island will be built for these writers a white marble Grecian