Evening star., 1941-05-08
Club Federation Selects List
Of So Outstanding Women
Federal Government Ranks High
In Choices Among 30 Occupations

The General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs today announced selec-
ton of a list of SO women in 30
occupations who represent "the
great strides made by women in the
last so years"
ClaSsifications were alphabetical
Thus, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is
down in the HIS" under "Humani-
tartan services" And top place
under the "A's" is taken by the avia-
ton representatives, Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh, Mrs. Miguel Otero Of
South America and Ruth Nichols.
The Federal Government, with
it's branches, is high in number of
women chosen. Under Diplomatic
Service" are listed Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen Rohde. former Minister to
Denmark, and Mrs J. Borden Harri-
man, former Minister to Norway.
Secretary of Labor Perkins repre-
sents Government Service" in the
list, and Mrs. katherine F. Lenroot,
chief of the Labor Departments
Children's Bureau, represents Child
Welfare" Josephine Roche of Den
yer, former Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and now a coal mine
operator, shares the business classi-
tication with Mrs. Eleanor Patter-
son, publisher of the Washington
Times-Herald.
DR.. Alice C. Evans, bacteriologist
with the United States Public Health
Service, shares the health classif1-
cation with DR.. Florence R. Sabin
of Denver, and DR.. Josephine S.
Baker and Miss Maude MacDougall,
veteran Washington correspondent
and former drama critic. shared the
journalism honors with Dorothy
Dix of New Orleans. Miss Mary
Anderson, head of the United States
Women's Bureau. is listed under
Work for Women in Industry"
DIR. WOOley Named.
Other women named, listed by
their alphabetical classifcations,
follow:
Broadcasting-Ju Waller of
Chicago.
Education-Dr. Mary E. Wooley,
former president of Mount Holyoke
College; Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart,
Kentucky rural educator, and Miss
Martha McChesney Berry, Georgia
educator.
Engneering-Mrs. Frank Bunker
Gilbreth of Montclair, N. j., con-
sulting engineer; Mrs. Nora STAN
ton Barney.
Explora tion-Mrs. Clark Gets. the
former Mrs. Martin johnson.
Judicial field - Judge Florence
Allen Of Cleveland; Judge Gene
We've Cline of New York.
Legal fleld-Mary F. Lathrop of
Denver.
Literary-Dorothy Garfield Fisher
and Margaret Wade Deland, novel,
lists.
Motion pictures-Mary Pickford.
Motion picture industry Mrs.
Thomas G. Winter, a past president
Of the General Federation, Holly
wood, Calf.
Music-Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond
and Mrs, H. H. A. Beach, composers.
Frontier nursing - Mrs. Mary
Breckenridge of Wendover, KY.
Opera-Geraldine Farrar, former
ly of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
Orchestra conducting-Ethel Le-
ginska of London; Antonia Brico Of
New York.
Miss Rankin Included.
Peace and Womens rightS-Mrs,
Carrie Chapman Gait.
Penology-Mary B. Harris, Alder
son, w. Va.
PoliticS-Jeannette Rankin of
Montana, first woman member of
Congress; Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
first woman Governor (Wyoming) :;
Senator Hattie Caraway of Arkan-
sas, first woman to be reelected
United States Senator; Mrs. Miriam
A. Ferguson, former Governor Of
Texas.
Radio-Margaret Cuthbert, di-
rector of women's division of r. c.
A.: Kate Smith. singer.
RelipiOn-Dr George Elrna uark