Evening star., 1936-07-19
WOMEN OF AMERICA
Resourceful Fair Sex Looks
Forward to Revival of Old West
in Frontier Day Pageant.

tagonism is plainly felt, hers is covered
by a sympathetic understanding Of
their problems. For she deplores the
condition of their home life, but she
realizes that the women must work
manually and struggle from early
morning until late at night to help
her husband exc out bare living from
the dry, windbloWn soil. Because of
this she has shared their problems and
raised her voice in their behalf in the
Legislature. During the depression
she saw to it that the poorest children
in the rural areas were able to continue
their schooling and that the teachers
were paid decent wage,
According to the masculine element
the ranch woman's place is regulated.
She does just about what God made
her to do" say the men of the COW
country. And the women laugh and.
go their own sweet way. 1t may be
a trip to the East Coast or TO the West
Coast. Or again on visit TO one of Their
children whom they insist on sending
away to school. Living so far away
from the great centers of culture. they
are always anxious to learn and travel
a great deal Many of them believe
that the Western woman is far less
provincial than her Eastern sister. for
they want to see their own country
and not go "gallivanting to Europe at
the drop of the hat"
WYOMING women point proudly to
the fact that in Cheyenne the
State Legislature was the first in the
United States to introduce bill for
woman suffrage That from the time
Wyoming was a territory women have
had the vote. But the cause of such
early emancipation is not forgotten,
when during political stress some ILL
advised male reminds them that man
accorded them this wonderful priyi-
lege.
They quickly retort the State did
not have enough citizens without the
womenfolk to gain admission to the
Union. Therefore it was to further
their own interest that the men gave
them the vote. And the women show
what hard-headed realists they are
in their political watchfulness. Two
years ago they formed Joint Legis-
lative Council. consisting of every
woman's organization in the State, TO
enable them to WELD some power over
the Legislature.
One Of the women who did a great
deal of lobbying this year was telling
me of her experiences. Il am cat-'
tie woman and We talked COW on the
side, for a great many men are cattle
men," she said. And the men soon
found out We meant business. One
of the men was bothered by certain
woman. He didn't like the way she
persisted and he went around telling
the men he was going to muzzle her.
Well. We showed him how we could
muzzIe him. There isn't man in the
LEGISLATURE that cannot be controlled,
and we know it, so We bargain for
what we want"
IRON the foreman's wife, who pa
tiently tans the muskrat hides TO
make collar for her little girls coat,
to the rancher's wife who quotes from
Shelley as she pours afternoon tea,
| these women have learned the worth
of a helping hand. The same is true
among the women of the city.
I have been eating my breakfasts IN
a small, cheap cafe during my stay
here. One morning was discussing
conditions of working women with my
waitress. I asked her if it was easy
to get a job. What is the matter,
need work?" she quickly asked, and
beaming on me continued: Il VIII
take you around to the union tonight
and you can join. Then We will gcE
you a job right here"
I was very moved by her kindness
and told my host about it that eve
ming. "Ha, they want to put you 10
hashing,' he laughed. But his wife
very proudly told me she had helped
organize that union. The women OF
Cheyenne stick together.