The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-09-15
TWENTY FIVE GREATEST
WOMEN OF TENNESSEE.

Washington, Sept. 9.-"Who are
the twenty-five greatest women of
Tennessee 2" is the question asked by
the Woman's Universal Alliance with
national headquarters in Washington.
This question viii help solve the prob
lem of selecting the names OF Tonnes
sees twenty-five greatest women
not now living-to place on tablet in
the temple of womanhood the alliance
plans to build in Washington.
All citizens of the state will have
a chance to send in nominations of
the women to be named for this hon
or. As a preliminary step a contest
has been announced of $50 in gold for
the best list of twenty-five great wo-
men, not now living, from this state
accompanied by brief descriptive mat
ter of their career. Anybody over the
age of II years is eligible to compete.
Full details of the contest can be had
by addressing "Great Women Con-
test, Woman's Universal Alliance,
1919 New Hampshire avenue, north
west, Washington, ID. c."
The final selection of the names
will be in the hands of special his
torical research committee Of 100
prominent citizens OF this state, who
are now being selected. This commit
tee includes newspaper editors, lead
ing educators, historians, heads Of
patriotic organizations, etc. Among
those who have been asked to serve
on this committee from Tennessee
are: Edward P. Childs, Lebanon;
William c. Branham, Spring Hill
James A. Tate, Shelbyville; Mrs.
Alexander B. White, Paris; Miss Eliz-
abeth F. Page, Nashville; Charles P.
]. Mooney Memphis; M. d. Jeffries,
Memphis; E. C. Burnett, Del Rio; j.
H.. Kirkland, Nashville; DR.. H. A.
Morgan, Knoxville; o. j. Burnett,
Murfreesboro; Rev. E. C. Diehl,
Clarksville; Rev. E. A. Bishop, Sc
vierville; H. J. Destlick, Milligan Col
lege; DR.. G. A. Hubbel, Harrogate; ].
Kelly Griffin, Knoxville; ]. E. Low
cry, jacksonville; Mrs. John H. Can't
rell, Chattanooga; Mrs. Logan Gets
Gilletine, Murfreesboro; Mrs. Percy
H. Patton, Memphis; Miss Mary B.
Temple, Knoxville and Mrs. Charles
B. Bryan, Nashville.
Among the great women Of Tonnes
see whose names have been suggest
ed for this honor are: Ruth Sewer
Sarah Shelby and Catherine Sewer.
Speaking of the future of the work
of the Woman's Universal Alliance,
its President, Mrs. Clarence Critten-
den, Calhoun county, said today:
"The history of every county and of
every state in the United States is
Illuminated by the names of great wo-
men, patriotic and constructive, who
have achieved either in poetry, art,
drama, philanthropy, national or civic
service.
"The Woman's Universal Alliance
intends to honor these great women
as a duty to the past and an incentive
to the present and the future. These
women were the torch bearers of the
world and passed on the light of civ
ilization and progress to succeeding
generations. In our woman's hall of
fame in Washington we will place
their names in imperishable stone so
pilgrims from afar may see the ia
nous names of history.
I'VE want the Selection of these
names to represent the ultimate
choice OF each state and country hon.
ored. Each representative will be
limited to not more than twenty-five
names.
When Mrs. Calhoun was asked to
give her personal choice of candidates
for the position of the twenty-five
leading women in world history she
consented to do so unofficially, as of
course, she cannot personally take
part in the contest. Her tentative list
follows:
Ruth, Cleopatra, Miriam, Judith,
Dido, Sappho, the Greek Poetess; AS
pasta; Mary, the Mother of Jesus;
Saint Elizabeth; Catherine II, of Rus
STA; Saint Hilda, of Whitby; Queen
Osbuga, mother of Alfred the Great:
Joan of Arc; Queen Elizabeth of Eng
land; Pochahuntas, Mary Ball, the
mother of Washington; Flora Mac
Donald, Florence Nightingale; Jenny
Lind; George Sand; George Eliot;
Rosa Bonheur; Elizabeth Barrett |
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw
and Phoebe A. Hurst. Tennessean.