May I say. in conclusion. that prior to 1855. if an American male citizen went abroad and married. not even he could transmit his nationality to a child that was born outside of this country. This was corrected in February 1855. Since that time there has been a tendency to liberalize and to equalize so that the same rights and powers of nationality could be enjoyed by men and women alike. In 1920 we engrossed upon the statute books and the Constitution the right of suffrage for women. In 1922 we gave women the independent right of naturalization. This is the next logical step in bringing about full equalization under the nationality laws. and that is why this bill deserves to be passed. Mr.
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