The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-03-27

skine's Tie World Will Belong
10 Women" and I mus, say that
il is indeed very interesting. For
quite some time, Mr.. Erskine has
been noting the progress OF women
in our civilization, and his recent
observation is that, what women
are doing now is worth watching.
Mr.. Erskine says that Is years
age enc did net zee clearly the
changes women were brfnging.
No one noticed particularly the
freedom women seized like cigar
cite smoking. scanty bathing suits.
etc. and that although the con-
duct Of women after World War
I exhibited new patterns. their
real progress was deeper and
more substantial. He said that
during the last war. women dem
onstrated their ability 10 eollabor-
ate with men on equal terms -
and 10 compete with them in the
whole economic field"
Since the last war, women have
progressed rapidly. New careers
opened up TO them, the stenographer
became the secretary and in many
cases even the executive. Women
seem to have a knack for business
administration anyway. Erskine
says that "in Imagination and deci-
sion tkey often surpassed the men
and this fact was not hidden from
them" (meaning the women).
The following paragraph in Mr.,
Erskine's article amused me, and
yet shouldn't wonder il II isn't
true:
Ever since the last war We
have been living in . womans
world. No doubt wives always in
fluence their husbands and hus-
bands TO some extent always de-
pend upon their wives, but In the
interval between wars we reached
. point where the wife Of . man
elected to Office may conduct her.
self rs though she. rs well rs he.
were elected. The voters don't
yet admit they chose . team. but
that's what they are doing II the
wife Is so disposed. and the pro-
gress Of femininism Is now 50
great that the public will tolerate
her exercise Of an influence or .
privilege which belongs to her
husband In the next cleo
ton IL will be surprising II the
wife isn't looked over carefully.
We shant be entirely frank In
discussing her. not yet but after
. few more elections well accept
the fact that we are voting for .
team. and to make the procedure
orderly wei ask wives 10 declare
their intentions. We shall also
judge the man by the woman he
chose for his mate. His ability TO
govern will be indicated by his
position In his home"
In sense Mr.. Erskine is correct
The change in the progress OF wo-
men has been rapid. yet We are
still in the period OF transition. TIE
war is making the change come
more rapidly than normally Wo-
men are now holding public Offices
that once upon a time only men
held. Many OF them have talent for
leadership. and i is being demon
strated through their positions in
the WAACS. the WAVES. the
SPARS. the MARINES. as EXECU-
TIVES. as NEWSPAPER WOMEN.
az CONGRESSwoMEN. as JUDO
ES. as. MAYORS. as ATTORNEYS,
ard every other position one can
TANK OF
We may expect more astonishing
developments, and especially IN the
fed OF politics. More women will
compete openly with men csndi-
d1.es FOR election and many will
wn. More women will take over
ne businesses and run them in
.lSr own name. and they will be
,,ss,sn, 20 give them up when the
pea come back home tsnd many
D, hem Wono
On tnS pom. Mr.. Erskins says