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NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1920

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voter in support of its endeavor to give Nebraska a more intelligent citizenship, improved laws, and better enforcement of law.

     The state league is organized under a state board, by congressional districts, each district, in turn, being composed of county and local leagues. The organization when completed will reach every voting precinct in the state. The welfare of women and children is the most immediate concern of the league. The state legislative program for 1921 will center about the recommendations of the Children's code commission. The state officers of the league are as follows:

     Chairman, Mrs. Charles H. Dietrich, Hastings.
     Vice-chairman, Mrs. E. S. Rood, Omaha.
     Secretary, Miss May Gund, Lincoln.
     Treasurer, Mrs. Charles E. Johannes, Omaha.

     The table appended gives the results of the three attempts to amend the constitution in the interest of woman suffrage:

VOTE BY YEARS ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR EXTENSION OF SUFFRAGE.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS FOR EXTENSION OF SUFFRAGE

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