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Show - 4 - oPPQrtunities, and have become indispensible in our expanding, modern economy. It" remains for us to help our young women to KNOW tbe way and to GO the way. We can all profit with and our shoring learning youth. greatfy by new a time' when women must accept the We are entering a new decade for women RESPONSIBILITY OF FULL PARTNERSHIP. Since 1919 wo have been fighting for our-rights the right for equal work the right to equal pay and many more. for the right to vote Granted, there are still discriminations and prejudices, nevertheless, women have come a long also accept the responsibilities way since 1919. With these rights and privileges we must inherent in them. We must accept THE RESPONSIBI LilY OF FULL PARTNERSHIP in accepting the challenges facing our dubs, our communities, our stotes, and our nation. We are standing 0 world where more than over before the leadership of qualified, on the vista of a new world trained people is needed. We must, educate, develop, and train the thinking, creative men idea people and women who can solve our world problems people who wi II try to find our on not only the answers to hunger, disease, and illitoracy hemisphere, but throughout we need ore young Lincolns with the world. I om a great admirer of Abraham linco In. What the understanding of and the the same humanitarian qualities, the bigness of vision, humility uncommon and to to be the Abraham Lincoln. We need young Lincolns who have courago he to who care enough stand up and be counted. We need, BPW members lp educate the poorly in our illiterate trained youth who have dropped out of school. and the nation, in the world. -- ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• -- -- -- ••• •• [obco lls for leadership and teamanship. Your National Program Committee has THROUGH YOUTH, EDUCATION made exciting plans to help you PlAN FOR PROGRESS that ore right for your club, your AND SERVICE '. Study these programs. Chooso those not only wi If our great Federation benefit, community. As we work together in full partnership, but each individual member wi II shore the enriching experience of he Iping others. Working together we wi II accomplish our goals and set an example for women throughout the world. As we move through the business of our convention and think of the coming yeor, let's Dear God, grant us the serenity to accept the remember the words of this beloved prayer to the change things we con, and inte lIigence' enough to things we cannot chango, courage This -- -- know the di fference • In closing, I wish to leave you with my favorite quotation from (J poem by James Allen We ore today where our thoughts of yesterday hove brought us, wi II be tomorrow where our thoughts take us. For what we envision, we create, and what we anticipate, we become. Today is tomorrow, and tomorrow we Iks into today. For you, the lecders we of our Federation. * * * • * * * * * * * * * * * * . •• |
