Alice Duer Miller

Are Women People? Alice Duer Miller

Book ExcerptThey must sacrifice their beautyWho would do their civic duty, Who the polling booth would enter, Who the ballot box would use; As they drop their ballots in itMen and women in a minute, Lose their charm, the antis tell us, But--the men have less to lose. Partners("Our laws have not yet reached the point of holding that property which is the result of the husband's earnings and the wife's savings becomes their joint property.... In this most important of all partnerships there is no partnership property."--_Recent decision of the New York Supreme Court_.) Lady, lovely lady, come and shareAll my care; Oh how gladly I will hurryTo confide my every worry(And they're very dark and drear) In your ear. Lady, share the praise I obtainNow and again; Though I'm shy, it doesn't matter,