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scriptions to the capital stock of the Publishing 

 Company "came across" most heartily, so that 

 from that day the farmers' paper has been on a 

 sound financial footing. 



While the paper was receiving its share of 

 attention, another equally important move was 

 under consideration also. For several years it 

 had been evident that, to obtain the best results, 

 the women of the farm must be more closely 

 linked up with the movement. In almost no 

 other industry are women so dependent upon 

 the men of their homes for assistance and com- 

 pany, if they wish to go from their homes to 

 visit friends, or to attend meetings. Very 

 frequently therefore, they go together, especially 

 if their journey be to attend an entertainment or 

 a social evening. The farmer's club is essentially 

 a social and educational institution, and on that 

 score the presence and co-operation of women 

 was desirable. But more particularly, encour- 

 aged by the democratic ideals of the movement, 

 women were demanding and men were request- 

 ing that women share in the discharge of the 

 affairs of State, and become members of the 

 association. Equal responsibility presupposes 

 equal preparation and activity, and so steps were 

 taken to bring the women actively into the 

 U.F.O. Not many weeks after this convention, 

 a meeting of representative women of Ontario 



