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In the last half of the nineteenth century, growing numbers of women across the United States demanded the right to vote. Though women’s protests achieved small victories, their achingly slow progress was opposed at every turn.Local and state laws granting suffrage to women were struck down in multiple states. Powerful men battled to maintain politics as an exclusively male domain.[1]Photo: “Mrs. Herbert Carpenter marches proudly at the head of a parade for women's suffrage on Fifth Avenue in New York City in 1914.” Bettmann, Getty Images. Photos: The Battle for Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.In light of women’s burgeoning power, one group of men in Kansas decided to humiliate the local suffragettes with a “clever” trick.It backfired spectacularly.In 1887, Kansas was among the first group of U.S. states to recognize a woman’s right to vote in municipal elections.[2]This victory was hailed by the local chapter of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Since its founding in 1874, the WCTU had been organizing in support of women’s suffrage, and the issue remained intertwined with their charter’s focus on alcohol abuse.[3]Photo: Still from 1890s Thomas Edison film lampooning prohibition-supporting suffragettes. Intoxication: Lips that Touch LiquorWomen already struggled against severely limited rights in the public sphere. Alcoholism at home was a constant reminder of their constrained political power.The issue of alcoholism strongly affected women in their daily lives, as no laws were on the books to protect them from abusive husbands who spent the family income on liquor.State laws made it impossible for a married woman to retain control of her inheritance or even her own wages. Divorce was difficult, especially because the law routinely granted child custody to the father, not the mother.A woman married to an alcoholic man had little choice to accept her fate.[4]After Kansas passed its 1887 suffrage law, the WCTU moved to cement their gains across the state. One small town, Argonia, had been incorporated only two years earlier.[5] Women of the town were determined to be a political force in future elections.A resident of the newly formed town - Susanna Salter - owned a sterling local political pedigree. Her devout Quaker family supported her education at Kansas State Agricultural College, and she later set down roots in Argonia with her husband in 1882.[6]Her father had previously served as Argonia’s first Mayor, and her husband was elected the first City Clerk. Salter herself had written the town’s first ordinances.[7] She was happy to join the WCTU.Photo: Salter in 1887 at age 27, and in 1954 at age 94.Argonia’s WCTU chapter decided to focus on enforcing the state’s prohibition laws in the upcoming election.[8] The women “nominated a slate of candidates for local office who agreed with them.”[9]They quickly ran into resistance from the local men.One group of men decided to fight back against the encroaching “petticoat rule.”[10] Two of them had previously attended the WCTU caucus and heckled the proceedings.”[11] Their attempts at intimidation failed when their nominated candidate was voted down.This faction of men set in motion their own idiotic plan. They would humiliate the Argonian women of the Temperance Union.[12]A secret caucus was called by this faction. Twenty of them met in the back room of a local restaurant and decided to teach these females a lesson. They drew up a slate of candidates identical with that of the W.C.T.U., except that for the office of mayor they substituted Mrs. Salter's name.They assumed that the women would vote for the W.C.T.U. slate and that the men would not vote for a woman. They thought if Mrs. Salter got only their 20 votes it would embarrass the W.C.T.U. as a political organization.They also felt that such a move would curb some of the W.C.T.U.'s political activities. Mrs. Salter was chosen to be the butt of the prank because she was the only officer of the W.C.T.U. who was eligible for office, the others living outside the town limits.[13]The group printed out ballots with Mrs. Salter’s name as a candidate for mayor. Candidates did not have to file before election day, so the men could do this without Salter’s “knowledge or consent.”[14]The first voters on election day were “shocked” to see a female candidate for mayor.The chairman of the Republican party in Argonia immediately sent a delegation to see her. They found her doing the family washing. They explained the trick and then asked if she would accept the office if elected.When Mrs. Salter agreed, they said, "All right, we will elect you and just show those fellows who framed up this deal a thing or two."[15]In spite of this surprising ballot, the WCTU and their Republican allies quickly mobilized voters to get to the polls.The chauvinist men’s plan backfired in spectacular fashion. On April 4, 1887, Susanna Salter was elected as the first female mayor in United States history.[16]Image: Official notice of Salter’s election as Mayor.You are hereby notified that at an election held in the city of Argonia on Monday April 4/87, for the purpose of electing city officers, you were duly elected to the office of Mayor of said city. You will take due notice thereof and govern yourself accordingly.WM. H WATSON MAYORSource: Susanna Madora Salter -- First Woman Mayor by Monroe Billington, Autumn 1954Footnotes[1] Woman Suffrage Timeline (1840-1920) — History of U.S. Woman's Suffrage[2] Kansas and the 19th Amendment (U.S. National Park Service)[3] History[4] Women in American Politics: History and Milestones[5] Susanna Madora Salter -- First Woman Mayor by Monroe Billington, Autumn 1954[6] Susanna Madora Salter[7] Susanna Madora Salter[8] Susanna Madora Salter -- First Woman Mayor by Monroe Billington, Autumn 1954[9] Susanna Madora Salter[10] Vintage Sexism: Anti-suffrage pamphlet warns of “petticoat rule”[11] Susanna Madora Salter -- First Woman Mayor by Monroe Billington, Autumn 1954[12] Women in American Politics: History and Milestones[13] Susanna Madora Salter -- First Woman Mayor by Monroe Billington, Autumn 1954[14] Susanna Madora Salter -- First Woman Mayor by Monroe Billington, Autumn 1954[15] Susanna Madora Salter -- First Woman Mayor by Monroe Billington, Autumn 1954[16] https://www.womenshistory.org/susanna-madora-salter

In Utah, where I practice, the parents can petition the court to change the child’s name. It’s rather easy, as far as court proceedings go. You can hire an attorney to ensure you get through the process correctly, or try to take care of the process on your own pro se (meaning without an attorney).Here are the applicable code sections (bear in mind that, if you are divorced or unmarried without a court order determining custody of the child, you likely cannot unilaterally seek a name change without giving notice to the other parent of your intentions to seek a name change):Utah Code Section 42-1-1. By petition to district court -- Contents.Any natural person, desiring to change his name, may file a petition therefor in the district court of the county where he resides, setting forth:(1) The cause for which the change of name is sought.(2) The name proposed.(3) That he has been a bona fide resident of the county for the year immediately prior to the filing of the petition.Utah Code Section 42-1-2. Notice of hearing -- Order of change.The court shall order what, if any, notice shall be given of the hearing, and after the giving of such notice, if any, may order the change of name as requested, upon proof in open court of the allegations of the petition and that there exists proper cause for granting the same.Utah Code Section 42-1-3. Effect of proceedings.Such proceedings shall in no manner affect any legal action or proceeding then pending, or any right, title or interest whatsoever.————————————Even though this is all that the Utah Code provides, the Utah Courts website contains some other "requirements" that, although they are not required by the Utah Code, a court may ask about or require as a condition of obtaining the name change. Here is that website link:Instructions for Filing for a Name Change - Minor.Forms for a child name change through the Utah courts can also be found on the website.

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS ALREADY READ THIS, PLEASE READ AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN EXPANDED AND A SUMMARY ADDED. THANKS.Women justly complain that they in many, many cases:Do not get equal pay;Do not get equal job opportunities;Are often NOT believed in sexual assault (or even unpleasant “pass” cases)And more.They are correct, and so I support the INTENT of #MeToo. BUT THE #$%&+ SWORD CUTS BOTH WAYS. You ladies would get millions of allies if you included the injustices I shall describe.These primarily originate from the FACT that in Divorce, Child Custody, and related cases our legal system assumes “ALL WOMEN TELL THE TRUTH AND ALL MEN LIE.”. BULLSHITHumans are humans — some honest, some not. I went through this system, eventually had custody and raised my kids after my ex got caught in a few too many lies. Along the way, I served in a Fathers Rights Group. The cases which follow are all REAL, and I can personally testify on them.MEDIA BIAS: To even apply for membership in our Fathers Rights Group you had to be totally paid up on ALL child support and alimony, and have NO charges of any form of violence or abuse made against you. On Father's Day we gathered peacefully in Times Square, NYC to advocate for better enforcement of Child Visitation Court Orders. A group of women assembled across from us and began yelling and throwing things. The Media decided that was more interesting and “more accurate of society” and filmed THEM. The Fathers Day message the TV news carried was that brave women faced down a rally by child molesters.CHILD CUSTODY/VISITATION BUREAUCRACY: A father was advised by his attorney that he had to personally get a petition form from the County Child Support / Custody Visitation bureaucracy before the Judge would hear the case. When he arrived there were two dozen women in line for similar forms. At first, they were very hostile, but when they realized the similarities of cases, they became supportive. Finally the clerk brought out his form. It was filled in on a PRE-PRINTED MASTER on which there were DOZENS of gender-specific pronouns, which to a reader totally inverted his case. He demanded this be corrected. The clerk's supervisor was called and his advice was to get assistance from “that pain in the ass Fathers Rights bunch” and then handed him a business card. It was HIS OWN card. The window then shut for lunch. The ladies — over a dozen of them — took him to lunch. When they all got back, THE WOMEN staged a demonstration in the lobby demanding that his form's pronouns be corrected. They won, and joint planning meetings were held for a while by both Men's and Women's groups. Hey Gals, we are on the same side in this crap — why not unite?GENDER PREJUDICED MOMS: All local Girl Scout and Brownie troops were at capacity. A new Troop was announced at school, but the notice stated that no girl would be admitted unless a parent attended the organization meeting and volunteered for a job among the adult leaders. A Single Father with Custody appeared. He was ordered to leave. Ladies only. He pointed out the notice. “We will make an exception.” “ Not good enough — what will you do when the other girls make cutting remarks? I want to help. I was a Boy Scout leader, so I know kids.”. “But you might peek at the girls when they are dressing.” He replied and the argument went on for about an hour, by which time he had indicated his next step would be an article WITH NAMES in the local paper. They eventually put him in charge of organizing the car pools. That worked for years. But why the gender argument in the first place?COP BEATING TODDLER: Two parents lived several hundred miles apart. Judge ordered Visitation exchanges at a halfway point. Father arrives there to return children at end of Visitation. No one to pick up. Phones; receives only obscene screams. Calls lawyer, who advises him to take children home, put them to bed, and new exchange would be arranged. NEXT DAY WHILE LAWYERS ARE ACTIVELY NEGOTIATING, police raid the man's home on a kidnapping accusation. The entire mess is a setup. As the children are walking to the mother's car, the youngest, a toddler in diapers, turns and runs back to the father. The child hugs his knee, kisses it, and says, “I love you, Daddy.” The child then starts towards the car. The father has done nothing, only said, “I love you, too.” The nearest cop picks up the child, turns the child upside down and begins a very hard spanking while screaming repeatedly, “Never kiss that bad man.”. The thick diaper prevented serious injury, but not the kid's screams. The father goes to report this and is told to drop the complaint or his name, license number, and fact that he “made trouble for a police officer” would be given to every Law Enforcement Officer in the County. But also think of the trauma to one confused toddler…LAW ENFORCEMENT BIAS: One of our members had Custody of his two children. His ex and her boyfriend kidnapped them complete with a ransom phone call. He contacted the FBI. He was informed that if a FEMALE Custodial Parent made such a report, an armed rescue team would be dispatched ASAP as kidnapping is a Federal Crime, BUT if a MALE Custodial Parent made that same call, the FBI treated it as Custodial Interference — a State responsibility — and MIGHT followup in a week or so. The determining factor on this by FBI policy was the gender of the Custodial Parent making the complaint, NOT which one had Court-ordered Custody. Let's hope the FBI has or will change policies…JUDGE IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW: The couple had been married 8 years when she filed for Divorce, 9 years when it came to trial. The father was a Field Grade Commissioned Officer in the Military (Translation: he had lots of rank and looked forward to a good pension). He had not been Deployed during any portion of the marriage (Translation: She was never inconvenienced by his Military Status). Her lawyer demanded that the pension be considered Marital Property and be awarded to the wife. The Judge ordered the father to testify as to its worth. “Your Honor, I do not know.” “ Why not?” “I have over 20 years, so I can retire now or continue to serve. I am under consideration for Promotion. The amount of my pension will depend on my final rank and date of retirement, so I cannot answer your question.”. “By 8 AM tomorrow, you will have on my desk a full accounting of the worth of the pension under each option you have named OR YOU WILL SERVE 6 MONTHS IN JAIL FOR CONTEMPT.” At that point, the father's attorney rose and stated, “The marriage has lasted less than 10 years. Federal Law clearly states that no portion of a Military Pension can be awarded in a Divorce for any marriage under 10 years.” “I do not give a <expletives deleted> for the Federal Law. When I give her his pension it will be by removing that amount from his other assets. Court adjourned until 9 AM tomorrow.”The father called the military Finance and Accounting. A FEMALE Sergeant answered. By this time the man was stuttering. The Sergeant calmed him down and got the details. She then said, “I have a loving stable marriage. But if I were going through a divorce, my military pension would be untouchable. I EARNED MINE; I KEEP MINE. YOU EARNED YOURS; YOU KEEP YOURS! Did that Judge make that threat about an equivalent portion of your assets to reflect your pension in open court?” “Yes.”. “The Judge Advocate will be calling him. And I have selected just which one. As for the accounting statement, an ALL FEMALE VOLUNTEER CREW will insure the FAX IS ON HIS DESK BY 8_AM. They will have to work through the night because of your rank and options, but it will be there.”At 9 AM the next morning the Judge retracted his statements, publicly noting Federal Law and that for even threatening what he had said, he could do jail time.Why can't men and women work together on things like this? The way this Sergeant did!PAUPER'S OATH: The marriage had ended years before, and the ex lived hundreds of miles away in a different state. The father had consistently OVERPAID child support. A few months after his second wife gave birth, he received a Court Summons charging failure to send child support. He showed up, cancelled checks in hand. He was confronted with a Pauper's Oath document claiming his ex could not attend the trial for lack of funds to get there. The Judge ruled that since the document and the ex could not be cross-examined, the document would be considered TRUE and the cancelled checks declared REBUTTAL EVIDENCE and disallowed. He then decreed ALL the man's assets and ALL his income to be sent to the ex to settle claimed missing child support.The man, his wife, and child fled the State with what they could carry over the few days grace period his lawyer could obtain. Eventually his lawyer got a private detective who obtained a statement from the ex-wife's employer as to her status, salary, and how long employed. She had inherited her home and it had no mortgage, She had a rather hefty bank account.The Judge was loath to reopen the case because the man had fled. When it became imminent that the case would make the local newspaper, a rather odd resolution was decreed. The ex-wife was sentenced in absentia to a 6 month PRISON sentence for the perjury of the Pauper document. The father was sentenced to a rather hefty child support payment, BUT COULD DELAY PAYMENT UNTIL SHE SERVED HER SENTENCE. His debt would be cancelled if she did not serve her sentence before the youngest child came of age. The Warrant for Perjury stayed open for close to a decade. Nobody involved returned to that state.CHILD ABUSE, PHYSICAL, FEMALE: Then there was a mother who bribed someone to severely beat her young son in hopes that it would enrage the father to hit her. Instead, he yelled at her, gave first aid, and lay down on his bed. She called 911. Cop arrived WITH DRAWN GUN. Father offered full cooperation including being cuffed, but with a condition. Listen to the young child. The Officer did so despite the age of the child. Then, an outraged policeman confronted the mother. After that the local police bulletin board listed that address and phone with the admonition, “Arrest the woman FIRST.”Are all women like this bunch? HELL NO! I am happily married to a lady who has had difficulty even visualizing these cases. But they do exist. A large portion of unpaid Child Support is the result of cases like these that were not resolved. I could cite more examples.When the #MeToo movement advocates society's abandonment of gender stereotypes and true gender equality, RATHER THAN simply empowerment and justice for females, it will obtain the support of men who have been abused in Divorce Courts and elsewhere.I SAID I SUPPORT THEIR INTENT, BUT NOT THEIR TACTICS.