Wessington Springs Herald in Wessington, South Dakota

Delaware law on underage consent sparks woman suffrage argument

A fragmentary article cites Delaware legislature approving a clause criminalizing harboring or employing a girl under fifteen with fines up to a thousand dollars or seven years in prison. Critics call the law absurd and unjust, urging women’s suffrage to push for age-of-consent reforms. Several Louisiana papers note women-owned outlets and prominent female editors, highlighting progress of women in journalism.