New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-09

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These sentiments have derived additional focs since
their publication and give them to you for puolcs-
ton with certain conviction that yOd will sppre ate
beir entire d.nte1es edhess aud value to the Of
truth end humanity.
WOMAN LAWYERs-WOMAN WORKERS
r. the Ediior Of The N Tribune.
SIR: Some time in July, l think, THE TRIBuxE
contained an article of niue entitled Woman Law
yers, in which recommended to my sex the study OF
the Law as preliminary step TO tue better assertion u
our civil rights. There are many departments Of
this scierce which could quite well be pracnced by
women as by men, even in our present state of imbe
city and defective culture. / admit that the dry
teebh altes Of the law will not be specially attractive,
but our brothers must hear IN Mid lst t1e hig1 mo
five TIE geat purpo. G. il al that sustain either
sex II eDy effort; az whore womsn shall becOn
entnused with noble ambition TO OBTAIN an inaepep
Gent livelihood and TO secure 70 herself an honorable
position, she is equally capable with him OF prorac /
and ICrsoveriIg effort.
Let J or once feel that h. study OF the Inv she
can better define our position in The civil eye that she
can bfter aid and relieve the oppressed OF her
SEX and she will submit 10 great sacrifices for 80 desir
able az end.
But my object in this communication is not to sdvo.
cate the benefits to accrue to women from study Of
the law, but to reply briefly aud consecutigey to the
many letters receive from oil parts Of the coln'ry
bic for siDgly 10 reply.
II womb seen the fact thai Young and handsome
girl desirts to devote bereef to dry matte oEf4ct
science a thing under the sum- that our good
brothers of the lew are p-toe TO learn all about
her; and men not Of the law write to inc asking her
address if had nothing better to do than CRAFTY
an IDLE curiosity, and if would lend myself to the
poor purpose of helping good noby-intentiOned GIL
into correspondence with those who are entire stran-
gers 20 her and me. No let me assure theee persons
that girl who comes solemnly TO such q determna-
ton this In question, s Lot essy diverted from Der
purpose. She has too much selfrespect aud too many
personal attractions to need to speculate 10 marsge
she is too earnest in life for any flrtatiOn too cain
ana self reliant tor any giddnoss whatever In saying
this, / might aCd these remarks will apply TO a large
nbmber Of young gs, believers 10 the doctrines
OF Womens Rights, so that the next generation will
VI 6oubitdly maj this test in al marriage offers
and TO be q true loyal wOmels-riehs wO nan will be
the best guaranty Tor uth1uDess Of lite aud greatness
Of pprJ ose.
in this connection must further add, in m.ny
in which have applied for situations for young
girls teachers, waters, artists bookkeepers copy
lists &C. am met with one constant reply and OBJ
lection, which shall give in he language of wealthy
type fOur6er of New-YOrk, TO whom male applica-
ton in behalf of some type settlers, as including many
of a similar king
4" You see, madam, / employ about forty girls TO
bnrrsh type and as soon as they get cevery Learned
they get married 1t is of TO 10 try to keep them
they work I'll they get beau, and then it is all over
and must get another to take the place"
But they work well while they do stsy-are per
f city s'eady and reliable ?"
$40 be cure, OF we shouldn't keep them; but then
these girls smart girls, and the men like them, end
they get married.
'IOu mean 10 scy that a woman is more attractive
for having capacity to work =
"To be sure she isl don't care who the woman is "
This ia concession-and the moro her capacity
for any kind of HONEST work. the greater her attac-
lion p
"To be sure"
"Do you know, sir, you have conceded the whole
ground of Won nns Rights. All we csi o is freedom
10 wOk where We have the best capacity TO work to
toll faithfully as good citizens whether for private or
public good"
&" But you would take work out of the hands of men
and Give il TO WOMEN
9" By no means / only would that each should
Rave equal privileges. Now, you yourself, sir, em-
ploy these forty women besause they I'LL that depart
ne ut in your estabstmert better than could do.
They are good workers.
4" eau deny it; they stea5y and como up 10
the mark, or should not keep them
"But you won beep men who are tte reverse"
1--WE ere obliged TO do 30, ma'am they have fami-
lies, ard We can dismiss tbem.'
"TBcse forty women lever &C. drunk
"No Indeed
"Soue of your men 10 y
Yes and in 10; weather they 90 out 70 get a
dram-tioy say trey couldn't stand work without L..
do The women like a DRAM
ooh, no: they never do; they work night till
they CT married, and some Of The come back after
ward"
"Well, if thete women rever drink, and are steady
TO u cir aork why are YOU not willing other
;tould FL other Departmental
Because it takes the bre ad out OF the moubs of
the men
"ls i any worse for a man TO sarve than for ~om-
On are the consequences any more deplprabe to
society il the of man than III that OF wOm4G
He Lad the goOO at lre TO smile aud forbear
Iy but he had unconscOusly yielded the whole gr !.
Our ptOl have been trained ID the belief that al
marriage a woman must co nothing unperiain.ng
IN tlp domestic relations; and hence arises much of
the misery and discomfort of wives. Tnousaads OF
women fEd Themselves more willing TO re ic1
ypge III ert, literature science or the mechanics tan
upply The nect ss les OF household by their toll
Of Wa hing roniog, cooking, &c., whc, species OF
labor could be is well perhaps better perfo med by
persons o: less capacity and lees culture than them
selves. More thsn this; many men ri limited Income
object TO their wives engaging in these higher employ
mOts, while they are willing they should Pc form
mol duty because IL the former case the efforts Of
the wife may be publicly manifest and thus con icy
tscit IepYcach TO themsevesall OF which is not Only
week, but u isst, snd mesn also. lrstssd OF this
miserable sQueamishness and foolish contempt for
work, which should be msce enn billing, sboad or
women OF wealth CT gage in he professiots in c,m-
merce or the fine ars hundreds OF them would be not
only happier but more viTtuous also. Thus you'd
the objections be partially removed tlat the services
of woman are lost 70 her ployer by marriage; ard
thus osrtan clauses would slip out of our law doci-
pep.s :, which woman is kel6 70 serrfec by her kns
rand ard he may prosecute for Tie lo,s Of these Ga
most chlvalrous sgel
This Young ki.l who is entering upon the study Of
the law, illustrates the position that woman OF Intel
Il Cual capScity, wfo Is willing 10 exer 5se that c7-
racitv in come honorable, and i. may be lucrative
manner is from this very circumstance, obi of
att action in spite OF sl the twaddle rd cule, and
81 obbisbuess Of our woudbe wits and wlseacres. l
find many letters l 0aye received upon the subject
show their writer's are very greatly interested ia her
s,ory bu. a. 90 that she will be in aay way
pert ed by The opeIicg o, correspondence ~ the