The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-11
Woman's Rights.

LECTURE BY MRS. ERSEsTINE L. ROSE.
Mrs ERSEsIIsl L. Rosg lectured on Monday evening
the rights, education po,ton, and legal disabilities Of
women before small auderc in the Tabernacle. She
spoke in substance foows-The minds Of this peopls
must be purified before link be added 10 the great
chain OF moral existence In Europe human rights have
not yet been acknowledged. The Autocrat of Russia
claims rule By the grace Of God Napoleon rules by the
grace Of the Pope and Po Mono rules by the grace Of
Frsnch baysnets. But here deem 1t right, nay,
our duty demand in practice what has been proclaim
90 theory The Declaration Of Independence recognizes
no sex-mind recognizes ssx-fe and death recognize
no sex Like man, is subject to all the viciai
tudes Of e-has to suffer death and all the pensties Of
crime Yet she taxed without being and
b ia only of the difference Of 1t suioes 10
know that n all the essentials OF life the arc the
same. Is woman different from ma,7 How,
then, can man set In Judgment upon and 10
gislate for . being so entirely different That
preat eternal truth upon wboh the Declaration OF nds
pendencs based has already pronounced the rights OF
man and woman alike Human nature is such that
never Goes aught without having object In visr. Ia
the education OF boy psr nts perceive noble objects to
be attained and they direct their eof - to make MIN
honorable and useful member OF society, What II the
object 10 be attained In the education OF DO
rents attempt TO make her useful and honorable
ember OF hocieyf Oh, This Ia out Of all keeping
with the duties Of lady Is there object attain.
To this eject is educated Among the poor is
taught mend stocsipgs among the rich taught
10 speak bad French drees her doll and then dress her
sen and to look with contempt on those Of her
wish for Independence These the two classetoe
one 10 drudge in the Kitchen the other 10 grscs the
psr!or. woman ought certainly to oe good house.
she ought 10 accomplished n all that tends 10
elevate mind But these eaough to call out
her crereiesto elevate, refine and enDobs her bsng
We demsrd an enlargement Of her education and this
will produce enlargement OF her sphere The aim OF
vorans existence nohler than that OF being the play
thing OF man, the nudge OF another. rnen, when
this the case, there viii be mead 10 talk about
mans sphere, for woman will find her sphere -
water does its level man choose from Thousand
alto Of life what win best suit his means, and
sl admire and some aid the young and noble asprsnt
How II with woman When she comes oat OF school,
mere child OF xtsen her Ii finished and all that
remains to fuh her destiny !, to get married And she
does get married Ard tnsn she Is hung up In a
ever after She finished How injurious is this RESULT
woman--ths mpanion wife, mother, teasher---f any
difference ought TO be maze in the edAcaion Of the
sbe ought TO have the superior 1t In woman that
makes n an what he s Know you not tbb2 She must
have strength OF mind and or she cannot
transmit them to bar or,priGg. weak, timd aud
SON When woman. ia mads indepenee ent will be
moro Much a. the ignocant may laugh aud snser At
It, this question u rights and our education il tho
question OF the present aga. could give you picture
OF married nshery from the want Of Affection Talk OF
affection How can superior love Inferior NAN
vs another long he has the idea OF Interior
iy. Pfares might b presenteo TO you OF nost ter
roie cssonpton You light perceive BY this irrsHons
syst,u Of education how many Of the hncst spirits
sSe been orushsd-how much suffering y causes
low many OF n have been driven TO ruin-how
! much Of the pursst oon6cence ontraged--hov many
drawn down from the pinnacle OF virtue Into abyss
,n and missry-how many sinless and innocent girl
tavs bsen outragsd and bstrsysd Bat enough Of this
sSssssSsncs-can vs vosdss that uasy are thus psos
trH. "a spd ruined OAn vosdsx that Ne brgh ses
snd sobsst have sov bsoous The beings that wander