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Show War Put Heavy Burden on Women of Esthonia Women of Esthonia are among the busiest on earth, according to Miss Clara Roe of New York, a recent visitor to that tiny republic. Between her home, her job nnd her public duties, the time of an educated woman in Esthonia is severely taxed, she says. Many such women have two or three public duties, a job as home-maker, home-maker, wife and mother, nnd another as wage earner. These Esthonian woman are carrying heavy responsibilities. responsi-bilities. Esthonia lost its men heavily in the World war, and in its struggle for independence women must now help to do the work of their nation. They also work in the fields, repair roads, streets and railroad tracks, work in brickyards, lumber yards and in building construction and perform other laborious tasks. If they sought to use their political power to the fullest, they conld outvote the men. Every one is public spirited, carrying two or three jobs with pride instead of complaint. |