The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-16

Lola Hfcrtes ON Strong MINDED Women
Another crowded hcure al the sope Chapel LIST evening
testified 10 the popularity x Lola a. lecturer ana
seemed &c endorse emphrteay her Ind ependent ideas
the subject Of "strong Minded women" she was EN-
esrrsscd she sd, between the just idea cf strength
and what now denominsted strong minded, Ia the
wor.n's rights movement Mrs. Bloomer had obtained
NE reyaston& being strong minde by merely cutting
six inches of Aer petticoat, FIVE hmired women get
ting together in corvsnoa and resolving that they were
IN oppressed community, and that the were rs'cas
and seoupores proved that they dscontented but
could not prove that they strong minded The |,
strong mspded womoe not women of words, Gus |
tory did not esch that they consumed mucn ume "a
ccnvcrtions they were rather prompt 70 resent en-
croachnsni upon their rights and to defend them or te
the consequences ef such defence. When the ooas9ss
Cecil, wife Of theGovernor OF Henry ~ had been called
upon TO deliver Up the CITY that sne defended on tne
threat that her husband who was IN the nsnos OF ne enc
nv should be PCT 70 Death she replied have riches in
abundance; bsve offered Them and would still offer ali
Ter his ransom. but wo lid nc gnominousy purchase
Life which &c would reprosch with, and which he
would not ash enjoy by means of dshonor or by tres
son against my King and country" That example
Of real strog minded and history was full OF seoh
example, who had need Of conventions resoiuo
90 make bcrself known in the world There such
difference between strong minded and strong tonfued
women Even men always respected woman Of genius.
Gsnios wss not seq. mouil any one seek to take
lie Joan Beleve 10 frs ing pancakes and pealng
onnnsf Gapgher.) When they lho,yht Of Margaret OF
Anou wout they pause 70 speak about me intellect If
glory her soc ess:ye desserts rnandy, Of
the hardsomest women in Euvope. These soil
larry cases Who hsd not real OF the Amazone who did
ali the fighting ard made the stay ho who
were not SLOWED 20 marry unit they had killed their
extent that would satisfy modern agitstors. Who
did not Know OF tho Project of GSegoys daughter ana Of
Josn Of Are of the Countess Belmont, who, with her
own hand, had taken prisoners though all mild
ness and gentieness at homcf-of Por'ia the
beautiful laughter Of CATO, Of Utica, who, 10
Of being truced, ana capable OF heroic deeds.
hsd badly gsshed herself with knfeof the Countess OF
Derby, wb0 desperately defended her castle when ali
gave ID for iost-o sybile wife Roser. Of Bur.
gurdy, who secure her husbands life, had a. the
sacrifice Of her e sucked her husbands poisoned
wounds Butno. only were " ,men celebrated foe heroic
deeds but also IL intellect and science. Had not
dlooVores OF Columbus, and really proved the OF
the soverogus Qaugher) The intellect OF Semramis
and she was soEry 70 say her bad morals, would rival
that of any male monarch. What male monarch maie
more spencid reign than Zenoba, Queen of PalmyraY
and did moi Queen Elizabeth whose moral character
would Got undertake TO defend bear the reputation Of the
gigantic nonsroR Where would men find rival To
ChsfOe the Second of Rnssla AMI had Chrissna OF
S~eaeu thrown of the dress a. we'll the Of
woman sayine, al would become man yet do not love
men because they are men, but because they not
womeh" QAuehter) oiymons, the mother of
Alexander the Great, bad oeen match for
the greatest monarch ne present day. She
would not defend thesc "uu as models Of charac-
ter FOR their sex, but fl-F would favorsbly compare
with the general line OF the lc mona-chs. (Appause)
AL the bad that could be Of these women by histor
said. The that little said OF the
vas she supposed. because great degree Of morality
WIS expected from them (Applause) Men bad the
monopoly the sins OF the world Yet where could tae
men produce such examples Lucreta the Princess Oc
lava. the heroine of the battlefield and Of the fields of
hevatare aud o science CorGea mother OF the Grsooh
cae OF the most learned OF Der dav Dscier
Hsn- sted Homer and plutsrchs Iives' while Eliza
beth Carter not only translated Greek Latin French aud
Arabic, but spoke all these, and several other languages
Hesioes re Lucreta Gsvsn the learned pso
son Of her day and o. The greatest curositi~s Il
and clifford contributed unher na mp the recari
Of wohIsn's genius sud learning or Msdsae de stse
George sand Naosme Rolang and LAZY Montague, she
pa.d they al knew and SIR Edward Iyt,on 9ulwer was
not exception T. he rue that Of the present day
;1d readily recognise TIE genus OF their
Sc defended the character OF Aspasa from what she
c., med unjust n-persons extoed Cleoratras beauty
and dplomScy emu supported the theory o. Rosseau tina:
al great revolutions ORG nsied With NO men The b"st
Nay icT these Convention women 20 set az the legislators
~Aa through her hearts, Tor men's iudg easily
Controlled Where ther heoFts were Interested (Appsuse
"hegr convention women Il would be hoped, would make
god wives end mothers they would turn their atou
ton 10 tbst direction. Gsughtsr) They wauld never
get a. politicians. Caughtsr.) wornan CO npa ned
the nissd STATES here she hal the most liberty.
They got 70 learn that politics you must not let
yoar icft baud koow wi at Your right hand doeth
Haughter.) What did she about carrying the vote
t. The box, ~bsn she was allowed to say hos tee vote
should D. C3sU (lRughtsr) s0maD qualified for a
Rood VIE and Rood mother nscd not envy woman Of
Ferus need che ttuk that mental powers would UNFIT
been .epcr.cd 10 have aall that "she Ia the
greatest woman who had the greatest u:noer Of
Napol"ons great women ttmyersN hughtsr)
Nomsn expected "a rnsgo home happy II the has
tenn caC Bnrral t4frrt God uls1Fy Naf lut
o. such luTlte sacrifices the part of one of
be Freaiet actresses % the Eugl stage dFvea 70
Cbta livelihood for her family ~ tbs cruelty OF ner
hnshand. Whe IN times o. trouble and despair n
would frequent gambling hsuscg and tho drnsug
h0,ise, hcruc wofa.C SOgld De ~orSing By the lin
ght q RI ndnght LAMP, foe the whereWuaei Cor the
ps1t msa IT, vho would treat SorAn a. m Inferior
b,itg ouiy iueuted that God who made her oi- cqua
and COMPANION ste h'l eyed WIN pluiarCh. o. A vie
should BE- q mirror representing Der husband, pro
yiled Re Is Fu,l a husband noble woman could
just represent an Erasmus oorro6Oratss idea
"a Ice assf fr
she croec here most Tremendously the lords ~
creation lglghier she hG the right 10 irve oct Of
The 1u.nhas-C aud every where where there
daughter She thought The men
ought n set up meeting about the wrongs OF
ths mac lhue eenaer. (taughter) iocy could ave
them address upon the euormty OF buttonicss
shirts, holding up one rs y hierugyphc emblem
of the DeRlect Of wives daughter and ePplslsH)
Thea there the stockings presenting separate holes
Tor svcry iO.-OsDt liter -oo. log Hke bgy mouth,
prvEniIr the neglect ~ household duties. daughter
Iols Jr.ilded with Judi srOug end witty supposed al
dress The wroBgs 81 man. concluding by -ayng iai
ever be ancient ugcs Of socety werC OyeTeapod, aud
the haze Al last seized upou he fashion wearing
u-uz IsnisO0ns. daughter, Doubtless there would
De an answer fr-n Lacy Soae, Indignantly sboverng
words such she would not attempt n dcsCTioethsy
uusi eli bear them. The married men could imagine
What hey would bet tor)-espec.aly Il any Mrs
Caudleg present. CIAughler) single geniemoa
had badness 70 knOr these thugs In advance.
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CITY r"fel;;yencs.