Show comans womans Wo mans rights in austria austrian women seem suddenly alive to their rights A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in vienna at which no man was present excepting the government commissary whose presence is necessary at all public meetings A spirited debate evolved the following resolution to be forwarded to the the women of lower austria demand that parliament shall introduce such modifications into the existing administrative and constitutional laws as will insure the following measures first that the middle and lower schools be opened gratuitously to women and that the number of professions accessible for women be increased second that women be allowed to take part in political affairs that all austrian subjects of age and in the enjoyment of their rights as such without consideration for the amount of taxes they pa and regardless of their position or sex shall be entitled to equal and direct parliamentary suffrage the meeting was attended by literary women governesses trades women and girls paris letter |