Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-03
National Women S
Policies Will Be
Given Discussion


The Nationa, Woman's Party of
America will clebrate the seventy
fifth anniversary of the first Equal
Rights convention feld in this coun-
try ~ Seneca Falls in 1S4S on July
20 and 81 at the sa ne place where
the initial meeting was held, name
ly, Seneca Falls, N. Y. At ; the
meeting in July a splendid program
win be given telling in detail the his
tory of the movement.
The seyenty-f1ve years of struggle
for equal rights has been a siren
uous one and not without It's trials
and tribulations. People do not
realize the courage that was requir-
ed for the calling OF the first ON
vention in 1848. When the meet
ing was finally decided upon fear
full results yer predicted by the
men who felt insulted that women
should do as they please without
asking the men. However, after
the seventy-five years have passed a
different attitute is being taken by
all. The same people who felt that
women who demanded to vote were
the victims of a sad mental derang-
ment, now feel that Women who
demand equal opportunity with men
In the game of life are pathetically
misinformed. Special investigators
for the womans party have complied
a body of evidence which proves
that both the laws and the customs
of the country are egregiously un-
fair to women in many respects.
The right to vote Is only one OF the
rights demanded at the Seneca con-
vention of 1S48 that has been COM
pletely won.
The other demands nor equal
rights in education, in industry, in
the professions, in political office,
In MARRIAGE in personal freedom,
in control of property, in guardian
ship Of children. in making con-
tracts, in the church and in the
leadership of oil Itoral and public
Improvements are still to be realized.
At the headquarters OF the party
In Washington may be obtained in
formation which explains all these
points and points out distinct dis
elimination between the rights OF
men and women. According to AL
ice Paul, yice-president of the party,
it is the aim of the party to remove
all these determinations by the most
expeditions method. Bills stating
equal rights have been introduced
in many OF the state legislatures.
The state, which was successful in
passing some equal rights bills, was
Wisconsin. There many bills have
been adopted but in other states the
same morbid attitude is shown as
not many of the bills are passed.
There. are two reasons for the
calling of the conference at Seneca
on the 20 and 81 of July. The pri-
mary aim is TO celebrate the work of
Lucretia Mott and the pioneer wo-
men who called the first women's
convention and then drew up the
Magma Carta of the movement and
secondly the meeting wishes to call
the attention of the public to the
lapse of seventy-fve years since the
launching of the campaign for com
plete equality and to adopt a pro-
| gram which win bring that cam
paign to a speedy and victorious
close. An attempt will be made to
secure recognition by the adoption
of a federal amendment to the con-
stitution.
On the afternoon Of July 22nd,
the members of the Woman's Party
| Conference will be taken from Sen
/ CAd L dAfo ~ 1AOCAlC1tCI NAtCAC q pr
grimage to the grave Of Susan b.
Anthony will be made. Miss An
thony was the leader of the suffrage
movement in America and also an
agitator for the emancipation of the
negro race at a time when abolition
lists were in danger of mob violence
1t can be safely stated that the fem
mist movement in America owes
it's advancement to Miss Anthony.
Among those who will speak al
the Seneca Falls Conference OF 1928
are: Mrs. II. P Belmont. the presi-
dent, and Miss Alice Paul, the vice.
president of the party; Mrs. H. o.
Havemeyer of New York, a suffra-
| gist of many years standing, who
will preside at the memorial session
Miss Elsie Hill of Connecticut, well
known in all work for women, who
will preside at the business session
Miss Maude Younger of California
Miss Lucy Branham, of Virginia
Miss Florence Rogatz of Connection
and Miss Josephine Casey of Chi
cago.
Feet Nv Meet