AMERICAN WOMEN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 196, 20 July 1937, Page 12

AMERICAN WOMEN.

RESPONSIBILITY OUTSIDE HOME. “For some time the clubwoman of America was looked upon as something of a joke, and maybe she was, for she had to find herself and learn in what way she could contribute to community life. But now she has found her place and her work is a most valuatlie one,” said Mrs F. AV. Hart, a delegate to the New Education Fellowship Conference, at Auckland. That every women had a •responsibility outside the homo was now accepted in America, said Mrs Hart, who pointed out that women were not regarded ns just “housekeepers,” but part of the community. The smallest civic matter in her homo town concerned the woman in the home while national and political matters also had their effect on her living conditions. Therefore, it was necessary for woman to gain a wider knowledge of all things so that she could take her place as the home’s nucleus and not be merely set aside. In America the men were proud that their women “knew a thing or two” and the children also were proud of their mothers who entered public life. The part that enlightened women could play in influencing world peace and greater international understanding was also emphasised by the speaker.