WOMEN AND THE VOTE.
“I hope that the extension of the franchise will arouse a greater sense of responsibility with regard to local as well as political affairs," says Mrs AAhiter Runcinian, AI.P., in the “forward A r iew.” “AVe do not want to be only political theorists—wo want to see something of how things won, out in practice. It is, of course, important and necessary that we should have a firm grip of our party principles, and use our brains in endeavouring to apply ’them to the problems of our time, but unless we have the .sympathy iuid understanding Which comes from personal contact with, or sonic personal knowledge of, those whoso troubles we wish to help and whose destiny we seek to improve, we slial lbe without one of tlie chief sources of inspiration for our work. ’
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Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1928, Page 3
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