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The Alaska Daily Empire
Juneau, Alaska
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In Chicago, feminist and suffragette Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict sues husband Wallace Benedict for divorce on statutory grounds, requesting no alimony in line with her belief that feminists should not demand it.
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CHICAGO, March 15.- Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict, A. B., M. A., LL. B., feminist, pacifist and suffragette, is living up to her belief that modern wives should not demand alimony when matrimonial bonds grow irksome.
She has sued her husband, Wallace Benedict an electrical engineer, for divorce and asks no alimony. She sues on statutory grounds.
Miss Eastman as she prefers to be called, wrote recently for publication:
"Alimony is not thought of by a real feminist. The whole purpose of the feminist movement is to get rid of the parasite woman."
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Chicago
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March 15
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sued for divorce on statutory grounds; no alimony requested.
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Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict, a feminist, pacifist, and suffragette, has sued her husband, Wallace Benedict, an electrical engineer, for divorce without demanding alimony, aligning with her belief that modern wives should not seek it when marriages become irksome. She prefers to be called Miss Eastman and recently wrote that alimony is not considered by real feminists, as the movement aims to eliminate the parasite woman.