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Prayer Opens All Meetings f. •U PL - PAGE 1*- PLAINDEALER • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22.1*2 »T • « A i equality for all people and Women Striving tor goats even amended the Constitu 0 07 tion to read, "all men and and dreams enrich society To open each monthly busines meeting of the McHenry Business and Professional Women's club, all stand and, in addition to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, recite the Collect. The Collect was written as a prayer to instill a sense of unity among women working together with wide interests and important goals. Mary Stewart worked for women's suffrage nationally and attended the meeting in St. Louis in 1919, at which the national federation was launched. She was elected its first corresponding secretary and thereafter took an active part in the growth of the young organization by service as chairman or member of a number of national committees. This author, who until 1910 signed the Collect with her pen name, "Mary Stuart", remained involved in BPW until her death in 1943. Attention all women: If you have a dream, pursue it! If you want a career, go for it! Echoes of the '70s feminist dogma reso­ nate from those statements which are still sound advice and will almost certainly remain ideal in the future. History shows that women have been pursuing interests and making great strides, outside of building a family, for over two centuries. Strong-willed, determined women, motivated by a driving energy to achieve their (beams, have often met their goals. In Victorian England, women were not considered serious writers. Female authors wrote in secrecy and cleverly adopted masculine pseudonyms when publishing their works. Thus, Mary Ann Evans became known as George Eliot and Charlotte Bronte adopted Currer Bell in order to have their works, later deemed literary masterpieces, published. As the years passed, women became more adamant about being accepted as valuable hu­ man beings without changing their identity. 1 The first feminists The First Women's Rights Convention which initiated a series of similar meetings, convened in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, pioneers of Women's Rights, advocated From pettiness; let us be large in thought, in word, in deed. Let us be done with fault-finding and leave oTf .self-seeking. May we put away all pretense and meet each other face to face - without self-pity and without prejudice. May we never be hasty in judgment and always generous. Let us take time for all things; make us to grow calm, serene, gentle. Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straightforward and unafraid. Grant that we may realize it is the little things that create differences, that in the big things of life we are at one. And may we strive to touch and to know the great, common human heart of us all and, O Lord God, let us forget not to be kind! ii* Mary Stewart STYLING SALON WHISPERING POINT CENTERI 4318 Crystal Lake Road, Suite C Specialists In Creating Hair Designs Specifically For Each Individual Our hair And Skin Care Products Are Designed for Personal Needs We Are A Redken Salon FREE CONSULTATIONS WELCOME OPEN WED.TMRU SAT. 9-9 August, 1920, that the 19th amend­ ment was ratified, giving women the power to vote. Suf­ fragists such as Susan B. An­ thony and, later, Judith Ward Lowe protested vehemently against women being treated as second-class citizens -- it was a long, hard battle to attain legal status equal to men. Even today, women unite to demand equal pay for equal work and to correct other over­ looked injustices. Range of achievements But, the 20th century has brought foith other female pio­ neers in every field of interest. Scientists, doctors, lawyers, human rights activists and women in the arts have con­ tributed greatly to improve the world. Women's studies courses and books advance knowledge of women's achievements. Particular Passions by Lynn Gilttert and Gaylen Moore (Clarkson N. Potter, NY, 198l), for instance, profiles 46 important women through photographs and individual oral histories. Although some of the women are famous, many are not as well known as they should be despite their contri­ butions to society over the past 50 years. These women share the pas­ sion for pursuing their inter­ ests regardless of the obstacles which stand before them. Driving passion According to Moore, the commonality amongst these_ women is thai.,' 'their goal was not power but a search for the truth, and what motivated their search was not personal suc­ cess but passion ... to trans­ form reality according to their particular vision of the world." Moore believes that the in­ terviews reflect the "emer­ gence of modern woman." Research reveals that the early pioneers concentrated on help­ ing others realize their talents and gain recognition, while younger women nurtured their own talents to become promi­ nent in their field. The themes and ideas run­ ning through these women's life stories were very similar. Rosalyn Yalow, Nobel- Prize winning nuclear physi­ cist who, along with a male colleague, discovered a sensi­ tive biological analytic tech­ nique called radioimmunoas­ say, says about scientific dis­ covery,". . . it isn't by acci­ dent that you interpret the ob­ servation correctly, that's creativity." Agnes de Mille, dancer, choreographer, director, and writer, believes, "Real crea-. tivity is'very rare. There are very few people in the world who are truly creative. I wanted to be one of them .... " She believes that cre­ ative energy should be used, and that this personal'desire helped her achieve her dream. Yalow explains that she needs mental stimulation to continue her work: "If there is no excitement, it isn't a hobby, it's drudgery." Never too old! At 65, Margaret Kuhn, forced to retire from her job, founded the Gray Panthers, an organization where young and old work together to eradicate discrimination against the el­ derly. ' 'What I was going to do in my old age was not clear but I knew that I didn't want to just vegetate and I knew I would if I stayed home," admits Kuhn, an inspiration to every person who enjoys working. Taking a stand on an issue, where the majority of the pop­ ulation is ignorant, is not an easy task. "People's resistance to change" is prevalent even in today's era of rapid technolog­ ical progress, claims Grace Murray Hopper, inventer of COBOL, a computer language for data processors. Valuable contributions Individual women with a pi­ oneering spirit, from the writ­ ers in Victorian England, through decades of women suffragists, and today's out­ standing career-women -- in­ tent upon plunging forward and transforming their dreams and hopes into reality -- will certainly continue to make valuable contributions to our society and humankind . . which is everybody's gain! 31 Members Began In '69 The McHenry Business a n d P r o f e s s i o n a l Women's club was chartered Oct. l, 1969, with 31 members. The present membership is 56 members. They are as follows: Adams, Dorothy Ackerman, Cathy Anderson, H. Dale Albright, Evelyn Buhl, Marge Cairns, Lillian Cervantes, Patricia Cooper, Margaret Curry, Hester Cwiak, Marine Donarski, Lynne Elmore, Evelyn Fanning, Edna C. Fortino, Pat Frederick, Katherine Frisby, Lenora Frisby, Rita Gans, Avis Gehlaar, Linda L. 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