Mother became nurse, cook, seam
stress, baker, teacher, laundress and
housekeeper. Seven new occupations
in which she became skilled; seven
times more new knowledge acquired
than father needed in his part of the
business of homemaking, and yet
mother's opinion was not permitted in
government. Father voted some
times, sometimes he failed to exer
cise his citizen's privilege, but mother
with all her splendid and valuable
information was deprived of the right
of the ballot The business of car
riage building was not more important
to the state than the business of home
making. Just why a carriage build
er should be privileged to vote and a
seven-skilled homemaker be disfran
chised was never` quite clearly ex
plained, and to this day no one has
advanced a satisfactory reason. It's
your turn to answer. No fool pre
judice, but good clean logic.
Suippose That.
Suppose that European women
should decide to follow the imperious
advice of their men and retreat to
the sacred precincts of the home.
Suppose that they should denand sup
port and protection as men insist is
their proper function to bestow.
What would happen to the British
soldier if his women did not leave the
home and till the fields to provide his
food; if his women did not labor fe
verishly in factories to supply his
clothes; if women ini the munitions
shops failed to make the ammunition
which defends the 'nation? Home is
a desirable haven for men and for
women, but there e times when both
must emerge te i -estfnl security
and shire the burdens and dangers
incidental to 'human welfare. This
means equal powier and opportunity
for the men and women affected. Wo
men in turope are learning this les
son.
A Congressional Bill.
