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In praise of those ‘womanly wiles’
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A Senate resolution recognizing the 100th birthday of the Congressional Club — the organization of congressional spouses — reveals the club’s all-too appropriate origins. In 1908, of course, all congressional spouses were women. This didn’t sit too well with Rep. John Sharp Williams, D-Miss., who was adamantly opposed to women’s organizations of any type. According to the text of the resolution, however, Williams was no match for “womanly wiles and feminine determination”: You see, when Williams “was called out of the chamber by Mrs. Williams, the good-mannered representative obliged and withdrew his opposition and request for a recorded vote, saying, ‘upon this particular bill there will not be a roll call, because it would cause a great deal of domestic unhappiness in Washington if there were.’ ” Behind every great man … |
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