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Newspaper
Devils Lake Inter Ocean
Location
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
4
War burdens fall hardest on women and children as nations fight. The piece argues mothers should lead against war, noting many women work in fields for low pay and face rising costs and poverty, with southern women cited as particularly affected.
The piece extols the vast size of emerging woman suffrage states led by Kansas Oregon Wyoming Colorado Nevada Arizona Alaska California and Montana with comparisons to older states. It argues the suffrage movement reflects truth not fiction and affirms equal rights and representation for women in government.
The latest federal Census reports 1,514,000 women employed in agriculture in the United States. Of this number 409,000 work in farm labor or related roles, highlighting growing female participation in farming occupations nationwide.
Millie K. Trumbull of the Oregon Child Labor Commission argues that women hold decisive political power in protecting legislation for women and children. She cites the minimum wage law and welfare measures as women’s initiatives, notes suffragists often lead reforms, and describes how women’s votes influenced campaigns and policy, including opposition to a controversial bill.
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