unknown (1892) Women's Liberal Federation [187]. The Woman's Herald (Women's Penny Paper), 5 (187). p. 9.
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The text is the second part about the Annual Council Meeting of the Women's Liberal Federation (first part in issue 186). Lady Aberdeen referred to something she had mentioned the previous day. Lady Foster moved a resolution in favour of Irish Home Rule. Mrs. Cameron seconded the resolution and Mrs. Chapman, an Irishwoman, expressed her gratitude for the motion. Florence Balgarnie spoke at length about women's wages and labour. She moved a resolution about equal wages for equal work. Miss Cons seconded the resolution. Mrs. Cowan supported the resolution as well. Mrs. Wynford Philipps and Miss Brown also commented on the topic. Mrs. Hicks also spoke about equal wages for men and women and about the bad conditions in which some women were forced to work. A delegate, the president, Miss Balgarnie, Mrs. Bell, Miss Marland, Mrs. Paul, and another delegate discussed the issue. Miss Marland moved a resolution about equality between the sexes concerning the Shop Hour Bill. Mrs. Russell Cooke spoke about employment opportunities for women. Mrs. Newton spoke about the negative sides of the Shop Hour Bill. Mrs. Sheldon Amos spoke about trade unions. A delegate asked a question on shop opening hours, and the president answered it. Mrs. Hicks explained some points concerning the Shop Hour Bill. Mrs. Ormiston Chant moved a resolution to call attention to the rising number of cases of assault against women and children and the inadequate sentences the perpetrators usually got. Mrs. Pearsall Smith seconded the resolution. Miss Conybeare said women should be allowed to become magistrates and to be on juries. Mrs. Brignall mentioned the case of a girl who was assaulted on the railway. The perpetrator was able to escape because the victim, being a woman, was insufficiently protected by the law. Mrs. Wynford Philipps spoke about Women's Suffrage and the law. Mrs. Bateson also spoke about the law and mentioned that it was sometimes unfair or inefficient. Mrs. H. J. Wilson spoke in defense of the magistrates (her husband being one of them). She said sometimes the magistrates felt very strongly that somebody was guilty, but there was not enough legal evidence to convict them. Miss Gittens withdrew a resolution. Mrs. Greenwood moved a resolution concerned with equal divorce laws for men and women. Miss Raper seconded the resolution and Mrs Morgan supported the resolution. Mrs. Morgan Brown also commented on the divorce laws which she thought were "a disgrace." Mrs. Edmund Morgan moved a resolution in favour of the assimilation of the divorce laws of Scotland and England. Mrs. Carter seconded the resolution. Mrs. Massingberd moved a resolution in favour of women being able to be elected as County Councillors. Miss Annie L. Brown seconded the resolution and spoke a few words about the topic. Mrs. Hicks "moved a rider to the resolution" that said the Houses of Parliament should be sent a petition so they would be informed of the Federation's wishes. Mrs. Connon moved a resolution in favour of women being eligible in parish- and district councils. Mrs. Maitland seconded the resolution and Mrs. Serle supported the resolution. Mrs. Wynford Philipps moved a resolution about Welsh Disestablishment. She spoke at length about the issue. Miss Gee seconded the resolution and also commented on the topic. Mrs .William Davies also commented on the issue of disestablishment. She said it was a very complex topic. Mrs. D.A. Thomas said the question of disestablishment was extremely important to the Welsh. Mrs. James also spoke in favour of Welsh disestablishment. Miss Ada Thomas supported the resolution. Mrs. Morgan Richards also commented on Welsh disestablishment. Mrs. Lloyd Jones from Wales said she felt encouraged by the support she had received concerning Welsh disestablishment and she hoped to carry some of that enthusiasm with her. Mrs. Mullins voiced her thoughts on Welsh disestablishment. Miss Swan brought the long meeting to an end with a vote of thanks that was unanimously carried.
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