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have been an active member of the Socialist Party and the Young People’s
- Socialist League, there participating actively in several strikes, and was arrested
twice for defying a couple of vicious anti-picketing injunctions. I have been
active in a couple of civil liberty fights, have participated in fund-raising efforts
and labor demonstrations. Recently I worked in National Sharecroppers’
Week, have helped organize classes in economics, and attended several. I hope
to be able to concentrate most of my energies in the near future in anti-war
work which I feel is of utmost importance to the labor movement because
all that we have fought for and sacrificed for will be lost unless we can ward
off another ‘war to save democracy’ which will bring with it the blackest
reaction.” *

ler than when they were at the School.

Although cities usually present many opportunities for alumnae, they some-
times aggravate the odds against which the working woman has to struggle
every community. A letter from one alumna illustrates how difficult
_ inarticulate workers find it to function effectively in large groups built chiefly
upon secondary contacts. Summing up her problems, she writes, “Being a sort
_ of shy person, I don’t attempt any active part in any group, but I do like being
part of the group.” Another alumna writes that it is inconvenient to attend
meetings when one has a young baby and no one with whom it can be left.
wo other alumnae describe their struggles for existence in a large city. One
‘feels that her personal problems are more important than her interests devel-
oping from the School. She says, “If I didn’t attend Bryn Mawr, I probably
would be feeling very sorry for myself and blaming the world in general—
badly depressed and humble.” Although this woman manages to find some
values in her surroundings, the other alumna is more discouraged. She writes
that the School is not to blame: “Sorry I could not continue on—that has been
_ my failure.” Manifestly, positive and negative forces within the environment
and within individual personalities combine to influence former students of
the School, even in encouraging communities.

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