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I Know There Are Leaguers...
"I know there are Leaguers who believe that we offer women a place of their own - self controlled proving ground to build confidence and to acquire strengths and skills. But the League never intended to be a safe harbor and certainly the early efforts of suffragette league leaders Carrie Chapman Catt, Belle Sherwin were directed at women playing a key role in political and social arenas - that we stopped chatting among ourselves and made our voices and opinions felt. We're involved in women's issues but not exclusively. The League is basically a public interest group which believes in and encourages citizen participation. If we're ready for ERA then we darn well ought to be ready for men." Luci Wilson Benson Published four times a year by the League of Women Voters of Hawaii, |
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