WOMEN IN BUSINESS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 95, 16 January 1926, Page 15

WOMEN IN BUSINESS

WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN OHIO

The Ohio woman for the lust decade or so lias also been taking her place among the outstanding women of the country, writes Jean S. Cavers, president of the National Federation of usiness aud Professional Women's Clubs in Ohio, U.S.A. Ohio boasts the only- woman in the world who is a Judge of the Supremo Court —Judge Florence 11. Allen, ol Cleveland. The first woman to enter the Diplomatic Service of the United States is Lucille Atclieison, of Columbus, now located iu Berne, Switzerland, as third secretary in the American Legation. Women have been very successful as bookkeepers, as auditors, and in holding positions of trust in banks, but there are some women to-day whose occupations are unique. There are, for instance, Mrs. Edith Dobyns, of Cincinnati, who runs a sand-blasting industry; Mrs. Zella Mcßferty, who works with her husband in the management of the Federal Machine aud Weldei Company of Warren, and who has been made an honorary member of the Women's Engineering Society of Great Britain; Ethel Wyatt, se.retf.iy-treas-urer of the Dreher Supply Company (wliojesale plumbers’ supplies), of Coiuinbus; Alice Englehart, secretary-treas-urer of the Potter Shoe Company of Cincinnati. What is known as the only woman’s mortgage company in the country was organised by women, and is called I lie Ohio Mutual Mortgage Company. Among its directors are Olive Joy Wright, of Cleveland. Zella Mcßeit.v, of Warren, Susan llebhan, of Columbus, aud Alice Englehart, of Cincinnati. The Hehl of certified public acouiitants Ims finally been opened to women, the first one tn receive her degree in Ohio being Anna Stare, of Newark. Many more individuals holding unique positions might be mentioned, but .he above list is sufficient to show that women are making great progress in all parts of the business world, in many positions which were closed to them only a few years ago.

At the present time, not only are most all businesses and professions open to women, but there is practically no business or profession that docs not have some women among its' leaders. The great, majority of the women so engaged arc members of an organisation tliat is attracting more and more attention throughout the country—the National Federation of Ihisiae'a and Professional Women’s Clubs. In Ohio, between 3000 and ‘HIM women, enrolled as members of 21 local clubs scattered through-lilt the State, are united in the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, which is a part of the m-.tionnl federation.

As the special aim of this Slate federation is education in its broadest sense, it has established the Florence Allen Scholarship Fund, which is dispensed for tlih assistance of worthy women and girls who wish to avail themselves of an education higher than that of any high school.

Water in which onions have been boil cd will remove dirt from white paint and will leave the surface glossy.