Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-03 | Page 1 | Over 100 Women in Legislatures

OVER WOMEN IN LEGISLATURES W WASHINGTON Jan 3 ny 3 ByThe The Associated A Fewer Press women will w sit it jt inthe hr the legislatures ot of the states this winter than In Inthe inthe inthe the last two preceding years but the number will be substantially substantially substantially over A survey made by the National l League of Women Voters oters discloses that wom n have ha been elected to the II res of 34 states 11 of ot whom nih will 11 take seats scats In the senates In 1925 and 1926 ap- ap approximatelY approximately ap approximately proximately women were elected Tho The Republican part party with Ith 86 women legislators outnumbers more than two to one the tho Demo Demo- Democrate Democrats crate crata who elected 31 Three have hwe no party designation one Is a partisan anon partisan non nd nd one an Inde Inde- Independent Inde- Inde Independent Independent pendent Connecticut leads all other states with H 14 women in its 1927 law making body Wyoming the first state to grant suffrage to women and the first to Install a woman as go will have ha but butone butone butone one woman legislator 00