New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-02
SKETCHES or LECTURES.
THE SOCIAL INEQUALITY OF THE SEXES.
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Mrs. Coe delivered another lecture at the Broadway
Tabernacle Friday evening, occupying nearly an hour
and half with able exposition of her theme. She
commit need with survey of the business fields allotted TO
by social CUSTOM snd the general pessurabeness OF
bis pursuits Competition was open to him. without any
restriction whatever Not 50 with Woman Society had
rrescIbed a narrow sphere for her, and labeled all
employment outside OF it as masculine" And then,
when her work done, pay equal to that received
by her brother out OF the question Hall pay would
De ne MAXIMUM oi heI hopes. -, III,
The lecturer said that she would take the gentle
men of the eudience, in Imagination, into their own
Kitchens ard ask them to consider the state OF
things there. They would own that they wore get
ting services for dollar two week much harder tnan
those Of men in neighborng shops who were getting
pared with indoor labor. Who, she would inquire, did
know that it pleasant to labor In the open
breezes OF heaven, than in the close kitchen over biaz
ing Ere And yet the female drudge in the kitchen was
ut o with less than hall the wages paid to the mower
d$the plowmen Size had known male teachers, in tho
school with females receiving three or four
times much salary for doing less and easier labor
Ills unjust state of things was portrayed in garng coors
by the lecturer.
general survey taken of the professions and
occupations Of lie generally and it was urged that there
scarcely any Of them which woman could engage
in with good prospects man. The spheres Of divinity
medcneHnd law referred to- and the right and ab
iy Of females TO perform their duties argued As ~ the
clerical profession she desired know why could
not preach pure gospel her more privileged father
or brother.
In this connection the lecturer alluded to the fact that
she heTself a student of law The newspapers
had stated the fact truly she studying law Not that
she had made her mind to prscce the legal profession
that pecunaTy necessity. But she had made up
her mind TO test the disposition of the Courts well
the policy OF American law affecting women, and she
should long appear for examination. She intended
do what she could TO demonstrate womsns capabty for
that a. well as other pursuits not deemed conraband
Ibis announcement wanly received by the audience.
glance at the physical organization of the female,
compared with the male taken, and capacity
insisted the only true test of right Often the
was stronger in muscle than the man. She could then
WELD the Ak or the sedge more easily than he and abe
should be free follow her inclination 1t was absurd TO
deny her the privilege The indications of proyidential
design in the female character examined briefly aud
on these based argument for the natural rights
woman which was at once clear and forcible On the
question OF the mental equality of the her positions
well maintained Ii shown that the seeming In.
equality owing to the superior educational
provided for boys compared with girls and the efforts
at the preparatory training Of under the stimulus OF
expectation The daughter was not expected to enter the
more Intellectual fields Of labor therefore no care was
taken to prepare her for them.
1be lecturer closed with hurried glance at the rights
OF man. and an ingenious argument instituted 20 show
that bis legal rights often became wOmans social wrongs
HE sdyanisge which was often taken by the husban
Of his unequal legal privileges denounced aud rid
| eued very effectively. The positions assumed in the
lecture were, for the most part, well sustained
The mental and moral characteristics of Lucretia Mott
Erreshre l.. Rose. Eaulina Wright Davis, Lucy Stone
Frances u cage Caroline NJ Severance, AntOnette L.
Brown erd others alluded 10 as triumphant answer
10 sneeng of the opposers of the present in
oehSh Of Nomans elevation TO her rightul social and
| legal position ' ""
Artmes the enforcement Of her lecturers views WAS
marked py decided beauty and clearness Of thought and
Jeseig Ine entire lecture was well received although
he suoenee was owing 10 the extreme stOrnDes of the
weather etmposed mainly Of The eek whose legal and
soee were the chief ground Of copl.nt She
eoreiuaed mid heat. applause