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Show Women Are Not 'Persons' According to English Law "Person" In the dlctlonnrles Is described de-scribed its "nn Individual human being." be-ing." Mut It Is not so In linglnnd from it legal standpoint, ns women do not come within the class. This was revealed re-vealed when the Itoyal Astronomical Society of London decided to admit women ns fellows of tho council. The plan was found to he Impossible until the society had Its charter altered, lillglbles for election In the society's by-laws were descril'?d as "persons," nnd when legal opinion wns obtained It wns decided that u "person" wan strictly of the masculine sex. Tho change was made In the charter ami the clever women who had distinguish ed themselves In stur gazing were admitted ad-mitted to the society. |