Women Voters League News Review Of 19th Amendment Broadcast
Mrs. Raymond S. Simons notes a National League of Women Voters anniversary broadcast from the New York World’s Fair on WABC. Anna Lord Strauss and Mrs. Harris T. Baldwin discuss suffrage history and women as citizens in politics. Discussion highlights merit systems, Social Security amendments, and the Pure Food bill as examples of women’s legislative impact.
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Raymond S. Simons
Illinois League of Women Voters
National League of Women Voters
New York World’s Fair
Women’s National Radio Committee
WABC
Lucretia Mott
Anna Lord Strauss
New York City League of Women Voters
Harris T. Baldwin
Washington
Harry Arthur Hopf
Hopf Institute of Management
Mott
London
League
Washington, D. C
Rhode Island
Minnesota
Congress
Social Security Board
Baldwin
Senate Scene Opens Capra’s Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Senate comes to order as Harry Carey portrays the Senate vice president in the Columbia film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart. Filming this week features Carey at the rostrum delivering the opening gavel.
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Senate
Harry Carey
Frank Capra
Columbia
Mr. Smith
Washington
Jean Arthur
James Stewart
Carey
United States
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Senate Parody Shown
Frank Capra directs a screen version of the Senate set with 96 desks and 800 spectators as Stewart takes the oath in a timely romantic comedy. The cast includes Arnol d, Mitchell, Rains, Kibbee, Pallette, Bondi, Carey, Hall, Warner and Donnelly with Preston as Capra’s technical advisor.
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Mr. Smith
Washington
Edward Arnold
Thomas Mitchell
Claude Rains
Guy Kibbee
Eugene Pallette
Beulah Bondi
Harry Carey
Porter Hall
H. B. Warner
Ruth Donnelly
James D
Jim’’ Preston
Senate Press Gallery
Capra
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