The Pittsburgh Press (July 19, 1944)
Ferguson: Basic right
By Mrs. Walter Ferguson
CIO leaders overlooked a bet with formulating their recent Bill of Rights. They left out the right of every woman to a good husband. Their list includes:
- The right of every person to a job.
- The right of every farm to a decent living.
- The right to earn enough to provide food, clothing and recreation.
- The right of every businessman to protection against unfair competition and monopolies.
- The right to medical care and good health.
- The right to protection against economic fears of old age, sickness and unemployment.
One is surprised to find the feminine voter forgotten. Plans to provide her with a form of security which transcends all others were evidently an oversight.
For women there is no such thing as a husbandless utopia. May we remind the gentlemen who are politically active this year that a fear is now growing in feminine minds that their world, beautifully planned though it may be will lack this essential ingredient. The women just won’t be satisfied with jobs, or even a release from old-age fears. They’ll go on wanting what they wanted long before the CIO decided to give everybody everything – the married woman’s status in a monogamous society.
This campaign year calls for something extra in the way of political promises, so why not add another to the CIO’s list – the right of every woman to a husband.