AFTER MARCH 4 NEXT, NO WOMEN IN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On November 9, 1922, the Evening Star reports "after March 4 next there will not be a single representative of the (female) sex in the national Congress."
The situation became clear as revised returns came in from recent congressional elections.
The Star describes this as a "stunning blow" coming at a time when women politicians were expecting "to make their best showing."
Alice Paul*, obviously upset with the turn of events, said women only have themselves to blame. She said...
"Women won't vote for women."
She added that American women "are far behind the women of the rest of the world."
*Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) was born in Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey & educated at Swarthmore College. ASP earned her PhD at University of Pennsylvania, 1910. She became a vocal leader of the women's suffrage movement & worked for passage of the 19th amendment.
SOURCES
"Alice Paul," edited by Debra Michals, PhD, 2015, www.womenshistory.org/
"Stunning Blow Dealt Woman Politicians in Congress Race," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 9, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
