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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1919
Page
14
Recognized leaders from Woodrow Wilson to Robert Lansing and William McAdoo press for woman suffrage. The Texas advocates urge May 24 passage, arguing democracy and wartime service justify extending voting rights to women.
A collection of statements from Texas figures including Speaker of the House Robert Ewing Thomason and University of Texas President Robt Vinson, advocating equal suffrage for women. They argue taxation without representation, patriotic duty, and democratic equality justify women's vote, citing public service, education, and national effort.
The text compiles stance lines from Democratic Republican Progressive Prohibitionist and Socialist conventions. It shows calls to extend voting rights to women on par with men and acknowledges state by state decision power, reflecting early national debates on woman suffrage.
An old diet piece extols milk as a superior protein and energy source replacing meat and other foods. It notes milk supplies calcium and growth substances, warns milk lacks iron, and urges fruits and vegetables to balance diet for children and adults. It cites Doctor McCollum endorsing high milk and plant intake before meat.
The article argues that the suffrage movement greatly boosted women confidence to take on responsibilities and endure hardship. It claims women across occupations proved efficient and intelligent, leading to them earning the vote.
The Annual General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Dallas voted with a large majority to endorse woman suffrage. The resolution cites women's moral influence in reforms and calls for their enfranchisement as part of Christian civic life.
Five thousand Texas and Southern Baptists at the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Dallas unanimously endorsed woman suffrage. Dr. George W. Truett presented the resolution, pledging support for the President and government in the war and praising women’s right to vote alongside men.
The church has not taken an official stance and leaves judgment to parishioners. The claim that the Church opposes women's enfranchisement is incorrect. A Texas clergyman adds there is no argument against equal suffrage and notes consistency with voting rights for men.
The 16th Texas Farmers' Congress at College Station in July 1913 adopted a unanimous resolution expressing support for equal suffrage for all Texas citizens. The action reflects the body's stance on woman suffrage within the state.
A formal AFL convention resolves that the injustice ends now and urges the United States Senate to pass the Federal Suffrage Amendment pending in that body on behalf of working people nationwide.
The Ladies of the Modern Maccabees representing over 50 000 women reaffirm their support for national woman suffrage. In a resolution passed during their July 1916 biennial review in Grand Rapids Michigan they endorsed the cause and pledged to aid its fulfillment.
A wartime rights appeal urges equal voting rights. Lincoln credits women for government burdens while Wilson praises women's service and urges passage of the suffrage amendment on May 24.
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