The Obligation of Women in the 1944 Election: War or Peace?

Item — Box: 151, Folder: 1

Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_151_1_0013

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The text is a speech by Helen Gahagan Douglas, given on October 29, 1944, on radio station K.P.A.S. She emphasizes the responsibility of women in the upcoming election to consider the welfare of their loved ones fighting in the war and the future generations. She argues that the election is not partisan, as both Democrats and Republicans want a world filled with hope and peace. Douglas criticizes the Republican party for not understanding the steps needed to prevent war and for opposing measures that have defended the security of the American people. She cites support for President Roosevelt from various figures, including the New York Times, Senator Joseph H. Ball, Russell W. Davenport, Walter Lippman, Donald M. Nelson, Marshall Stimson, and Bartley C. Crum. Douglas urges Americans to convince their neighbors to vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt and a Democratic Congress in the upcoming election.