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Show Dr. Jane was an active club woman. She was a charter member of the Utah Businsess Womens's Club; member of the Ladies Literarr Club; state Council for Defense of World War I; Chairman of Sanltation for City Civic Club and active in the Women's Press Club. She was responsible for conferring an honorary degree from the B.Y.U. on Emmeline B. Wells, and organized women to raise the money for the bust of Emmeline in the State Capitol rotunda. $3000.00 was paid to Cyrus Dallen for the bust and the additional $100. raised was given to the University of Utah as a memorial loan fund for women. She was eleted to the legislature in 1912. She sponsored a bill providing sterilization of certain criminals and defectives and making an appropriation for the same. Another bill was to set up a Minimum wage She Commission to determine wages for women and minors. and Governor Dern appointed her to be a and Health White House of Child Conference Protection. She was also on the board for the Industrial School, where she served till Governor Blood was elected. loved delegate to travel, the to She delivered over 3000 babies, and took many unwed mothers into financially and Altho with home, helped adoptions. successfull, she gave much service without pay. She was fearful of nothing, and took long trips alone at night. her In 1932, She was she was physically exhausted, and eventually collapsed. reduced to using a wheel chair for three years. Dr. Janes One son young age followed their mother in exceptional service. doctor, and Jennie who was taken out of school at a help her mother, received her own M.A. degree from children was a to Columbia University. Rep. Dr. fruitful Jane passed away on February 11, 1935, after a long and life. 53 |
