WOMAN CHAMPIONED

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 21, 25 January 1924, Page 7

WOMAN CHAMPIONED

AS MEMBER OF CABINET

LADY. ASTOR"ON PREJUDICE.

V , (SIDNKI SUN, CABLE..) ..,,.,„.'-..,. [ (Received 25th January, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 24th January. '.'."■ lam certain that, if any man had done as much work for the party as i' Miss Margaret Bondfield has, he would have been a member of Cabinet," said Lady Astor in an angry speech at the reception of Women members of Parliament and candidates by the Society of Equal Citizenship. She added that every woman in, the country, irrespective of party, ha.d been hoping that, Miss Bondfield would become a member of/the Cabinet. "We are all bitterly disappointed," she 'said. "The omission is a sign that wbmen have still to fight against the prejudices of the people. It was said that ,Miss TBondfield was omitted because of her want of Parliamentary' experience. Ij know some members of Cabinet whose Parliamentary, experience is not to their credit." Mrs. Jewson said that the Labour Party was really anxious to appoint women. She knew that Miss Bondfield did, not Want to enter the Cabinet. It.! was a tremendous advance to have { women in the Government, and we all ought to be joyful at the prospect, she concluded.