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Show "A 1922 Woman's Charter of Rishts" vent a woman from occupying such station In society as her conscience shall dictate, or which places her In a position Inferior to thnt of man, are contrary to the great precept of nn-ture nn-ture and therefore of no force or authority. "Resolved, thnt the women of this country ought to be enlightened In re-gord re-gord to the laws under which they live, that they may no longer publish their degradation by declaring themselves them-selves satisfied with their present position posi-tion nor their Ignorance by asserting that they have all the rights they want. "Resolved, that the same amount of virtue, delicacy und refinement of behavior be-havior thnt Is required of women In th social state should also be required ot num. ami the same transgressions should be visited with equal severity on both man and woman. "Resolved, thnt the equality of human hu-man rights results necessarily from the fact of the Identity of the race In capabilities mid responsibilities. "Resolved, that the speedy success of our cau.e depends upon the sealoui and untiring efforts of both men and women for the securing to woman an equal participation with men lu the I various trades, professions and commerce. com-merce. " TUTISS MARY WINSOR of Phl!a-delphla, Phl!a-delphla, member of the National Council of the woman's party, Is drafting draft-ing u "1822 Woman's charter of rights." The rights which American wemen have nt yet won, and ore now demanding, de-manding, will be listed In this charter, based on the charter of rights adopted by the first women's tights convention conven-tion ever held In America, at Seneca Falls, N. Y., In 1S4S. The charter of rights for Twentieth century women will resemble the 1843 document to a large extent, according to Miss Wlnsor, since, of nil the rights claimed by those earlier women, only om? the right of suffrage hns been completely secured. . Some of the resolutions In the 1S4C charter, which may find a pi ace In the new woman's Mngnn Chnrta are: "Resolved, that nil laws which pre- |