The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-26


Last evening this fair advocate for the rights Of her
delivered her arst lecture the above subject ct
Metropolitan Hall In spite Of the rain which Inundated
city previous TO the hour Of meeting, tolerably
audience present; but certainly not suf
fcient 10 render lecture OF this description profitable
Investment At the time appointed Miss Stone escorted
by few ladies and gentlemen, made her appearance,
sttrsd In plain black bloomer costume, and said -
The subject which has brought together is upon
which people maintain variety Of views for there
many different opinions there individuals before
in reference to it, ask you to forget the opinions
you have held for brief hour in order for give
utteraLce to mine, which, you do not find worthy,
reject them This is not to array the interests
of men and women against each other. II is not
to rob men Of their rights and give them to women.
An idea prevails that woman has sphere distinct and
peculiar to herself but the worlds history shows that
there has yet been anything in the nature Of
upon which her sphere has been based, because it
has always differed in every age and country. Go, for
example, among Eastern nations and there q woman Is
regarded unfit to meet in place Of worship
sit at table with her family. We do not propose by
DO not propose to give to woman . higher and
Q nobler life, but want to come to the daughters
wealth abound, and make them know that when Godgave
woman her mission he meant her to sit down in
utter ideness while others their bread We want to
give TO her intensity Of life want to make her know
thawhle she lives, and breahes and moves that there
clusters around her duties which it is imperative she
should perform Then to the large class Of wo
men-the large middle class in society-and then ask
does not the daughter want house much the
son. She needs education ot less than her brother.
She cannot her house books cheaper she
is woman, and she has been taught long ago that the
tariff makes discrimination account Of UAugh-
ier) young man, no matter how poor or how lowly
born so that he energy and perseverance, and ca
Iacty may go to the very highest position of usefulness
hs anna his oo has
stood before him. and society opens door to him.
but in the case Of woman, every position Of enulu
We had woman in Massachusetts, quarter of centu-
ry ago who nobly endowed sculptor, and God
made mistake in what he did when he gave that to
her. Well she executed most beautifully bust of
Of our best citizens and put it in public store hoping
that some artists eye would see It and enable her to find
which she had a right to-. An artist found it, and
admired it for its admirable execution but when
he said, ct is pity that she is not mau. y
II she had been man she would have cultivated that
have studied the old masters, to deyeope the power
which God had given her. and come back to enrich her
own country SAppsuse It was pity God made sI her
Naughter.) The small amount Of remuneration given
women in the city Of New York, three and half cents
why the female population frequently driven
Man has yet 10 learn that his is womans aud he
will later perceive that the wrong which in
Aicted upon woman comes back upon himself One the
principal losses to him is his Development of character
and the other is his marriage relations Women, who
sstence want them to embrace every kind of profession
and business which she do and do we'll II she be
good sculptor she should her art If physician then
follow out that profession want woman to be daguer
reotypist for Gods light is free to all 2plause
One woman to my knowledge got 81, 200 year in that
business want woman to go into the printing Offices
among those men who show so much galantry. l
want women TO become merchants. want women to be
physicians You have many in New York. and let their
sisters to them want women to become ministers.
Antonette Brown knew that six hundred millions of PEG
pie were going to hc and applied to the orthodoxy to
allow her to preach but the orthodoxy said "wen let
them 60 to hell rather than have them saved by a
man." cloud applause) / want them to be lawyers
and judges Now We have the remedy in own hands
and if We arc willing TO the power have shall
attain our object. It is only public opinion that is
against and the first person that mocks gener
ally a woman.
The fair lectures then made an appeal to the ladies
present to patronse their in preference to the
male When woman becomes daguerreotypist,
lawyer, minister doctor and you require their aid
deal exclusively with them. say, women, concluded
she get knowledge for it is power Seize it whenever
you find II, as hidden TREASURER the bonnet made
ten years ago and out of fashion, to accomplish this OBJ
ject wear old ribbon that is scarcely fragment to
procure knowledge which win ultimately tend to the els
walton of our sex.