The Woman's Voice

A monthly women's magazine published by

the Lebanese Women's League

P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut — Lebanon

Responsible director: Heneni Tarcha

The supervisory committee — the ladies:

Alice Nakkash Nazik Sarkis

Sima al-Hazin

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Editor-in-chief: Edvick J. Shayboub

All correspondence concerning editorial matters and administration

to be sent to:

Dar al-Kitab

Daouk Station, Phoenicia Street,

the Saab Building

P.O. Box 1284 — Beirut

Telephone: 48-00

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Subscription

In Lebanon, Syria, and the Arab world

15 Lebanese lira or the equivalent

Abroad

10 dollars or the equivalent

For official departments and institutions

25 Lebanese lira or the equivalent.

Advertisements: arranged directly

with the administration.

Table of Contents
The Woman's Word ............ Edvick J. Shayboub 3
Poetry ............ Abd al-Haqq Fadil 5
To Mrs. Roosevelt ............ Ibtihaj Kaddoura 6–7
The Finest Women's Art ............ Rose Ghorayeb 8–9
Personality of the Month ............ Alice Nakkash 10–12
Abraham Lincoln's Wife ............ Matta Ishaq al-Hammali 13
A Tour of the Paraplegics' Shelter (Reportage) ............ Najati Sidqi 14–15
Suad ............ Jihan Gazawi Aony 16–17
Two Women in a Tale (Story of the Issue) ............ Salma Sayegh 18–21
How to Be Graceful (Illustrated) 22
From the "Woman's Talk" Broadcasts ............ Samira Azzam 23–25
Are You in the Age of Roses? 26–27
American Radio in the Service of Woman ............ Linda Karam 28–29
The Mermaid (A Story for Children) ............ Tagore 30–32
The Page of the Lebanese Women's Union ............ The Publicity and Publication Committee 33
Does Man's Mentality Differ from Woman's? ............ Huda Tawfiq Tali 34–35
Parents' Authority ............ "The Woman's Voice Symposium" 36–38
Mothers of the Future ............ Suleiman Awwad 39
The Tragedies of Modern Education ............ A. Saab 40–41
The Border Sentry (A Story) ............ Hares Farhat 42–43
In My Library 44
Our Social Problems ............ Hamida Sheikh 45
In Society 46–48
A Letter from the Mahjar ............ Mari Yanni Ata Allah 49
The Kitchen 50
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