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answered in the affirmative. It is at least worth 

 while to endeavor to describe several means by 

 which the woman of the farm can keep pace with 

 her urban sister, and under conditions not so 

 discouraging as many may suppose. 



Probably no movement has had such a pro- 

 found significance for the farm women of 

 America as has the Grange movement. We 

 have already discussed the general aspects of 

 Grange work. It must be remembered that 

 the farmer's wife is practically equal with her 

 husband in Grange law and practice. She 

 votes, she may hold office, even the higher 

 executive offices. A delegate to the State 

 Grange is always two — a man and his wife if 

 he has one. The wife serves on committees and 

 votes as she pleases. This equality extends 

 throughout the order. The woman bears her 

 share of work; she reads papers; she directs 

 the social phases of the Grange; she talks on 

 farm topics if she wants to; she debates school 

 affairs; she visits neighboring ' Granges. All 

 this means education, and education of a very 

 valuable sort, the effects of which permeate so 

 thoroughly those communities where the Grange 

 has long been established that one hardly real- 

 izes the work that has been accomplished. 



