Women enter many occupations once closed to them
The article notes necessity pushing women into diverse gainful roles in 1940, listing 77 women lumber workers, 3,550 in stock and rail sectors, 325 bankers, and 1,347 bank cashiers. It mentions women as grain elevator proprietors and a few official positions, highlighting shifting gender roles amid broad occupational expansion. It also describes a novel privacy lock by Gustaf Anderson of New York and historical calendar privileges by Eliabeth and universities Oxford and Cambridge.
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United States
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Dere Gustaf Anderson
New York
Woman mayors and the press in 75 years of fight
Warren Illinois June 26. An advocacy by Mrs Canfield championing a woman mayoral seat reflects a tight clash over suffrage and prohibition. The piece cites her reputation as the grand motherly reformer, listing measures against dancing halls liquor sales and youth events. It contrasts independent press with party organs and argues newspapers must educate public opinion and foster active citizenship.
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Chicago
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Yale student wins prize for essay on The Idea Newspaper
The New York Evening Post offered $100 for the best Yale student essay on The Idea Newspaper. Paul Jacob Bakker, a senior from Ohio, won with a manuscript hailed for its clear, direct style and strong judgment. The editors praised its influence on journalism and outlined Bakker’s analysis of the paper’s rise, headlines, and news presentation.
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New York Evening Post
Yale
Idea
Adams
Paul Jacob Bakker
Geen Ohio
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Post
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Fight Against Vice Chicago plans maternity hospital to curb abortion
Chicago proposes a city run maternity hospital to prevent unlawful operations. Coroner Hoffman leads the plan admitting women under strict secrecy while births would be recorded and babies offered for adoption. Women with venereal diseases would receive free treatment at the hospital. Brish India mentions 76,182,000 acres devoted to rice growing.
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Hoffman
India
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