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49, otberwisa Po1ticallv the greatest achievement Of WOMEN has
been the acquisition of the right to vote. From tins malOl aa saHor
which IS stII by no means universal has come greater parucIpauo1
bv women ia government, even to the extent of holding posltlons
formerly occupied only by men. The social position OF WOLFE u.
advanced to the stage where the so called double stanuatus 80
II it, broadest sense. is on the way to adjustment in many coun-
tries During the past century, laws have been passed N w r.
.vanced countries placing women pr seaet : 1 ! 5 81 q Be ] woman.
The educational opportunities for women are constantly Wloenns'
many fields which were considered to be the sole domain p men
have admitted women-reluctantly but. MrevocaDly.
The past two World Wars, particularly the iass, z 9 - T rsos
temporary upheavals, have greatly influenced nus ue aaa.a s s% tsn.
countries like Germany, Italy, and Japan, tnele Was s $3.50
dency. Women were thought Of solely as ch1dbearers ana nom
makers. @Womanis place is in the home was carried - = 80 49, -. ts
Many people, who also advocate this doctrine, seemingly quo ~
fact that men, too, belong IN the nome @
The Communists went to the other extreme, attempting 2
place women on precisely tn same footing as men-py elsla
Ardent feminists, who demand complete .equan1y' = - =
with men, fail to make allowance Tor the very eal u. - sawas
physical, emotional, and. the like, which exist between = 49, e
These people, falling into the error pointed out over .s = cenlny 8
by Thomas De Quincy, feel that difference ana lneQusu"y az
the same thing.
or, al countries. (where practical democracy is admit
Ia = 10 anything but perfec) the ideal was, and still IS IN Keepms
with the Declaration of Independence. "Womenm mus n Iaol d not
As individuals to choose their own way Of hfe@ ms S. !, Gb;na
realized with equal fullness in all democratic cou l1ss s -
for example, the mass Of Chinese women are SUI wy co Dasi
South American women showed remarkaOie prosrsss aaGan and
the fact that they have been especially new * pontcd a1uon
social responsiveness.
uro ua have the age-old divisions Of the reactionarles. repre-
santad Nv the Fasdsts, with their atavistic approach; lne $500
radicals, exemplifed by the Communists, VINO Wouu W Is ~ -
If nature, and the moderates, the democratic counules' w 49,
to combine the best of the old with the best q new - - 800
sphere of freedom.
rpoa should ba M question in the minds of any OF US s 70
which e these three approaches to the problem OF the STATUS e
women is preferable. AS citizens Of the most powerful uemOcraeys
we are duty bound to choose the democrauc = u.s. :"
is not as simple as it sounds
a. Henry steele Connager contends, there is q vast difference
between democratic ideals and democratic practices. ne goes Oh ~
show that this disparity stems from q difference II plss
~ Ideals The basic ideal of our American democracy may pc spr
tonized in the words, "aIl men are created equal" Whetner We -
tarnret smen. to mean white men" white Americans, WnAe
nar and women. "aH men and women, regardless OF class, creed OF
color r whatever Interpretation suits us, will determine y oe-
nocratic practices. These, in turn, will determine the future success
Of 81 American democracy-a democracy IN when : le WonS
have a share no less important than men.