Women wanted: The story written in blood red letters on the horizon of the Great World WarDaggett, Mabel Potter
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Women wanted: The story written in blood red letters on the horizon of the Great World War
Daggett, Mabel Potter
Women -- Employment; World War, 1914-1918 -- Women
3. That the husband and wife shall have equal right to represent the
family in public matters. If either party uses this right improperly,
it can be taken from him or her by the courts on the demand of the
other party.
4. If either husband or wife should be a cause of danger to the
other, the party who is endangered shall have the right to separate
from the other. The courts shall be empowered to decide whether the
circumstances are such as to entitle the complaining party to receive
maintenance.
5. That if a married couple separates, the party who retains the care
of the child shall decide the question of the child’s education. If
this right be misused, the other party shall have the right to appeal
to the courts for rectification.
6. That if any labour contract or business be conducted by one of the
parties to the detriment of the family, the other party shall have the
right of appeal to the courts with the object of annulling the contract
or forbidding the business.
7. That in regard to the property of married couples, there shall be
three possible alternative methods of arrangement: (a) Joint possession
in the case of earned income. (b) Joint possession of every description
of property. (c) Separation of property.
8. Several points must be taken into consideration in regard to the
working of these different methods of arrangement: (a) That the
distinction between real and other descriptions of property shall
cease. (b) That each party shall have control over his or her separate
property and the income derived from it and over all earned income.
(c) That each party shall be bound to contribute to the maintenance
of the family in proportion to his or her means, either in work or in
financial resource. (d) That in case of joint possession, the whole
income, earned or unearned, of each party shall belong to the common
family fund. (e) That in the case of joint possession, both parties
shall have equal rights of disposition. These rights shall be used
by them jointly in such a manner that neither party shall be able
to dispose of the property without the consent of the other, and no
transaction can take place without the consent of both parties. (f)
That the party who gives the chief labour and attention to the home
shall have a due share of the common property and of the earned
income, with full power to defray his or her personal expenses and
those of the home.
9. Before marriage, the contracting parties shall agree on which of
the three systems the property shall be arranged. This agreement shall
be capable of alteration after marriage with due legal formalities and
safeguards.
10. Husband and wife shall inherit from each other on the same footing
with the children.
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