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Seattle, Washington: Published for the Woman's Century Club of Seattle, 1898. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 24mo. (measuring 3.5" x 5"). 28pp. Stapled gray wrappers printed in black. Covers are lightly soiled, with uneven tanning, else a very good copy with text fresh and clean. The text is entirely by Howard B. Slauson of The Seattle Bar, which includes one-page introduction dated Seattle, April, 1898 that states (in part): "... The aim of the following pages, is to give an abstract of the statutory law, in so far as it specifically relates to the rights and duties of women... attempt has been made to give the substance of all of the decisions of the supreme court up to the present time...". Categories of the law that apply to women begin with, "Political Rights" (stating "The full elective franchise is withheld from women. They are given ... the right to vote at any school election... Women are given the right to practice as attorneys..."); discussion of other laws pertaining to women… Read More