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ST* £ CL90 « e (5.ItRepresentatives Virginia E. Jenckes, Mary I- Norton and Nan Wood Honey-man. three women who will tell yon that a feminine member of Congressis kept very busy Indeed.subject, the abuse begins. Of course, the same mail will bring letters of praise as well.it is almost as bad, however, when the woman representative refuses to take a definite stand on a piece of legislation until she knows in what form it is to appear on the House floor.Not one of the six women who have just finished a strenuous session on Capitol Hill—Mrs. Mary Norton, Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers, Mr*. Virginia Jenckes, Mrs. Nan Wood Honey man.of duty, but which must be paid out of pocket Often they have quite si/.-oble little private payrolls to meet. In Washington rents are high and a representative must have a good, though not a swanky, address. No woman M. C. has ever attempted, as did a one-time senator from Florida (a man), to sleep and dress in her office.Entertaining tourists from the home district is an astonishingly high item, particularly if one's state is fairly close to Washington.
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The Dayton Forum
Dayton, Ohio, US
Fri, Oct 22, 1937
Page 15
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