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Philadelphia. They didn't know what had caused the change and were only delighted and amused at the change. They felt that times were changing, people were beginning to think, more women were better educated, more women had money of their own, more women had taken jobs of one kind or another and were earning their living, more opportunities for different kinds of work had just accidentally opened up. Women were no longer confined to teaching and nursing as suitable occupations. Miss Sanville and I were social workers. That was a brand new profession. It hadn't been there long. Those were among the things that had caused the change of climate. At least that's what I guess they thought. They were delighted with that.

I remember saying to myself, “Well, I guess this is a good thing. I believe in suffrage all right. I don't know why I shouldn't vote.”

There is a story that always amuses me because it illustrates the state of mind of the common people of this country. There was in the country in Maine a Mr. Joseph Hall who worked for us a great deal and worked for other people. He was not very well educated, but he was partly educated and he was a thoughtful old New Englander. He worked out by the day, being hired by various people. He was older than my father and had known him since he was a boy. My





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