Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-16
OUR HOUSEHOLD

forming to the best Of their ability
the duties that lie before all voters
be they men or women.
The reason that the men you. refer
to are so ignorant is that these WON
en- have been quiet about this work
II they had read any Of the big wom'
ems magazines they would have seen
pages devoted to the cause of educat-
ing the women for their great work
of cleaning up the selfishness Of poll
tics. t.-+( ~ r@rta+
| have sent off my reports Of the
meetings. but as well as / can re-
member, in all the sessions there was
not one suggestion of a public Of
flee for one of those women. The
nearest approach was a comment on
the supreme courts adverse deci-
sion against a minimum wage. That
suggestion was that it would be good
for everybody if a woman should be
placed on the supreme court. And
think that it will be done, the men
are smart, but
You want to know some Of the
things the women have actually
done since they have been voting,
and l could begin by saying that
there are women in many Of the
legislatures, but that has become
an old story and here are some of
the big things that women worked
| for but could not get till three years
ago they were given political life.
This League of Women Voters is
only three years old. In 1922, with
the joint help of the legislative com,
| r00ittno nf fjOY1 II
was responsible for this national leg
islatiCn: The Gable bill for indepen
dent citizenship for women. and it is
SO we'll worded that other countries
/ want it for a model for similar legis-
lation. the Sheppard-Towner matern-
nifty bill, the federal packers bill, the
| filled milk bill, the reclassification OF
federal service, which gives equal
pay for equal work to women for
the first time. The league backed
the coal commission investigation,
/ the interdepartmental hygiene board,
| ana for the coming year the league
has pledged it's powerful organiza-
ton to the ratification of the world
court, and to a federal child labor
| amendment. 1t will work on the
Fess physical and vocational educa-
ton bills, also the social hygiene
bills and the uniform marriage and
divorce bills. ! wish that I had
space to tell you of some of the
splendid state laws that the women
have caused to be passed. Some day
if | may, L shall take up this cues.
ton again. When we fail to cast
our ballot, not just vote as the rest
of the family does, but as Our minds
tell us is the right way to build up
! our state, we are traitors to the
great cause of humanity. We car
never pray to be delivered from evil
and knowingly let evil encompass us
with no resistance from us. We
don't have to be shining lights. the
founda ton does not always show
but it must be of the very best ma
terial.
Some one said only about two pei
cert of the women exercise THEN
privilege. We could go back as fan
as Queen Isabella of Spain and see
that one woman's farsightednes:
gave Columbus the opportunity tt
I come to this new world. Do yoU
make bread? If SO, tell me how i
would be without the yeast-what i;
an automobile without the engine
Things must move, but its not al
ways the most spectacular par
that's most important IN moving
them.