3. To make
our democracy so safe for the nation and so safe for the world
that every citizen may feel secure and great men will acknowledge
the worthiness of the American republic to lead.

The following ten points covered by Mrs. Catt in her address were
adopted later as the first aims of the League of Women Voters and made
the plan of work for the Committee on American Citizenship: 1.
Compulsory education in every State for all children between six and
sixteen during nine months of each year. 2. Education of adults by
extension classes of the public schools. 3. English made the national
language by having it compulsory in all public and private schools
where courses in general education are conducted. 4. Higher
qualifications for citizenship and more sympathetic and impressive
ceremonials for naturalization. 5. Direct citizenship for women, not
through marriage, as a qualification for the vote. 6. Naturalization
for married women to be made possible. 7. Compulsory publication in
foreign language newspapers of lessons in citizenship. 8. Schools of
citizenship in conjunction with the public schools, a certificate from
such schools to be a qualification for naturalization and for the
vote. 9. An oath of allegiance to the United States to be one
qualification for the vote for every citizen native and foreign born.
10. An educational qualification for the vote in all States after a
definite date to be determined.

With Mrs. Catt in the chair and Miss Katharine Pierce of Oklahoma
secretary, after full discussion the League of Women Voters was
launched to replace the National American Woman Suffrage Association
when the work for which the latter was organized was fully
accomplished. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, honorary president of the
association, expressed herself as "whole-heartedly in favor of the
proposed action." [Handbook of convention, page 43.] Mrs. Charles H.
Brooks of Kansas was elected national chairman. The recommendations of
the sub-committees on organization plans, Mrs. Raymond Brown (N. Y.)
chairman, were adopted as follows: 1. The Council of the League of
Women Voters will consist of the presidents of the States having full,
Presidential or Primary suffrage and the chairmen of the Ratification
Committees in the seven States of Montana, Idaho, Washington,
Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and Wyoming--this Council to pass upon all
policies of the league and approve the legislative programs. 2. The
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