NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF DENMARK.

White Ribbon, Volume 21, Issue 245, 18 November 1915, Page 15

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF DENMARK.

The fifth of June, 1915, will be a red-letter day in the calendar of the women of Denmark. The new Constitution, which gives full political franchise to women on equal terms with men, will on that day—our old Constitution day—receive the signature of the King. A great procession of women will on the fifth of June bring greetings to the Government and “Rigsdag” in grateful acknowledgment of this event. We hope that our sisters in all countries will think of us on our day of honour, and rejoice with us at this step upward and onward on the road which leads to full citizenship of the entire womanhood. HEN NT FORCHHAMMER, President. CLARA TYBJERG, Secretary. ALEXANDRA MULLER, Member on the I.C.W. Press Committee. META HANSEN, Member on the I.C.W. Suffrage Committee.

From the Revised Danish Constitu* tion of June sth, 1915. 29. The “Rigsdag” consists of “Folketing” and “Landsting.” 30. Every citizen, man or woman, who has completed his (or her) 25th year has the right to vote for the “Folketing” (with the usual exceptions: criminals, paupers, etc.). 31. Every elector for the “Folketing” is also eligible for it. 34. Every elector for the “Folketing” who has completed his (or her) 35th year has the right to vote for the “Landsting.” 15. Every elector for the “Landsting” living in that electoral district is eligible for the “Landsting.”