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Show ZELILA Elected M. 1935 MAESER to 1937 When Zelila was but a child her father, John G. McQuarrie, was called to be presdident of the Eastern states Mission of the L.D.s. Church with headquarters in New York. Here the McQuarrie family spent eight or more years and Zelila received her early schooling. With his mission term over, John and Maggie Seegmiller McQuarrie, his wife, and their family returned to Utah to make their horne in Beaver. Here Zelila met Sherwin Maeser, whose horne was in jBeaver, and they married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 4, 1914. Two choldren were born to them, a daughter and a son. They moved to Chicago for John to go to school, and then to Berkley for him to finish his Ph.D. were In 1922 they Agricultural president of went to Logan and Dr. Maeser taught at the Utah State until his was retirement. Maeser Rep. Wives of the Faculty organization and with her College the husband was involved in many campus activities. in her church, holding many positions. A staunch at the State hard was also active Democrat, she was elected to the House of Representatives of 40, where she served one term. She served on the age University Prisons She She She and Labor and Agricultural committees. College, Appropriations, State active in city and county politics being a chair in both. had the labor support, but maintained campaigning was work. It was a lot of knocking on doors, not TV or radio. was always Asked if she felt men resented women in the legislature, she said she thought they did; that they looked down on them a bit feeling they had .no weight on matters and were not their equals. She observed that men and women seemed to follow a natural division; men being interested in farming, mining, taxes, and the women social and education legislation. leaning toward the people, However, "Women were treated with respect". One of the national marks legislature is that they She her did not run husband and of were the recognition given included in "Who's for a second term as she felt it children to be away from them for After Mr. Maeser died, Zelila sold was She in a small apartment. influential woman for Utah. her horne a and in fair was not 60 days. lived delightful women the Who". out person to her life and an 95 |
