Women’s Nationality

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7241, 22 August 1933, Page 2

Women’s Nationality

Women who took part in some of the most violent skirmishes with masculine authority in pre-war days to wrest "votes for women” from a reluctant Government, are getting ready for action again. They are leading tho present fight for-womcn who wish to keep their British nationality on marry ing foreigners, and they havo already given tho Government especially Mr. J. H. Thomas and Sir John Simson- —a tast of the militant determination. "We, who took part in the pre-war battles for women’s rights, arc ready to go as far again, or farther,” said Miss Monica Whatcly, a leading member of tho Sex Point Group, to a" Daily Herald representive. "As in our ‘ Votes for Women’ campaign, wc have started quietly. So far wo have tried by constitutional means to bring our But, as you know, wo have had to accost Mr. Thomas and Sir John .Simon publicly, and wc have driven up to Buckingham Palaeo in a taxicab in order to ensure that Ministers received our point of view before Cabinet Ministers, communications. Tho Government wants now, after three years of dillydallying, to ratify tho Hague Convention. That is no good to us at all.” They are supporting Sir John San deman Allen’s Nationality of Married Women’s Bill.