Teaching Girls to Swim in Street Clothes at Barnard
Article on female students at Barnard College and other women’s colleges learning to swim in street clothes. It describes 3000 pupils trained to act quickly in floods or shipboard rescues, with tests in a 60-foot pool and demonstrations of rescuing a drowning person. It cites Lusitania disasters as motivation and notes hats float away during practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard College
Teachers’ College
United States
Anwimmer
Thompson Hall
Lusitania
American Women vs European Counterparts by Mme Le Roux
A discussion of Mme Le Roux’s view on American women contrasted with French and German sisters. It cites Roosevelts era debates on women’s roles, labor conditions, and the claim that American women have created ideas shaping the world beyond motherhood. It praises the American woman's balance, work ethic, and social involvement.
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Hughes LE Roux
John Ven Vorst
Farle
Roosevelt
United States
Mme. le Roux
Robert J. Sprasue
Amherst
Americas
Ralular
Busy Woman Keeps Secrets in State Department
Margaret M. Hanna is the United States sole woman with foreknowledge of international events, serving as confidential secretary to Ajay Adee in the State Department. The piece notes the department’s few female employees, their clerical limits elsewhere, and Hanna’s unique trusted role in handling sensitive reports and confidential matters daily.
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United States
Margaret M. Hanna
Department of State
Washingtor
Foreign Office
Washington
U. S
Miss Hanna
Secury of State
Ajzey A- Adee
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New York
May Bey Re
Europe
Hughes LéRoux
Thy
Stee Jom
Adee
Emotional Law
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Confidentia
Raportatt
Canma
Miss Margaret I Hanna
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