AT BALAKS, MEN LIKE WOMEN RUNNING THE GOVERNMENT
New York City (JFK+50) On March 26, 1922, the Evening Star reports that "at Balaks, in Sumatra*, governmental affairs are entirely in the hands of women."
The Associated Press story cites the source of information coming from Gertrude Emerson, a magazine writer returning from 22 months of travel in the orient.
Ms. Emerson says "men like the situation with women not only controlling politics and property, but also the children."
*Sumatra is a large Indonesian island west of Java & south of the Malay Peninsula known for its rugged tropical terrain, wildlife & smoldering volcanoes.
SOURCE
"Women Of Balaks Run The Government And The Men Like It," The Evening Star, March 26, 1922, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
