Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-01-21
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Women's Proper Sphere.

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since the dark ages, to assign to the female
portion of;he human family a certain sphere.
and diligently exhort them TO be content
with their humble lot. Frederick William,
the father of Frederick called the Great, if
he happened to meet u woman from home.
he would sternly say TO her, get home. you
lazy drab. an honest woman has no business
over the threshold of her own Door," which
words h. would accompany with a box on
the ear, a kick, or scms strokes with his
huge cane. The same opinions 10 some ex-
tent appears TO be entertained by some at
The present day. ! heard an old Irish school
teacher say, it was not necessary to give
women more education then 10 enable them
70 count their egss when they %ent to
market. have heard men say it was not
riga. to ~pstronize these female lecturers, it
made woman discomfort that were tied down
with domestic cares at home. Why women
are assigned this low position is Il mystery.
1t certainly is net because she is not capable
Of filling a hihber, on that she does not en-
Joy the society Of intelligent people when
her mind is properly stored with useful
knowledge. | knew an intelligent young
lady 10 be lead 80 the alter hy her be;ro:hed,
who promised to be unto Ler a loving hus-
band, in sickness and in health. All par
ties concerned were made happy b. the
union. She was the pride and delight OF
doting parents, who looked forward 10 the
future happiness and Prosperity of their
daughter with hopefu! pride.
! saw her a few years afterwarts-at her
mafrige she had lost her identity and was
SUI K into domestic obscuri'y, Surrounded
with cares enough to make life Il burjhen.
While she is trying 10 deiace and wipe out
The corroding Jlighting influence of a pro-
Cav e obscene father on the children. he is
ENJOYING himself in some duggerry, o: in
the society CT his merry associates. Hes
merry laugh is changed 10 mourning, her
once sad face is o sad AID melancholy
her once ruby cheeks are pale and carey I'm,
and yet this is the sphere that is assigned
the married portion If the female commuY
ity, aid the religious p"r;.OH Of cGTfarhi )
are diligent in exborting them to be faiih'u.
| 10 their duty, that This is the sphere that
God has assigned them. There Is not such
a woii IN the Book, it no; in P!ftenOlugy
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women 4 special sphere 10 that EJECT, VIII t
he other sex are permit I'd 10 roam at Id
er'y. Is i, possible that sensible people ana
mothers particularly, would re.Umn,ent
matrimpny To their daughters ii the chang,
was to be SO sd and melancholy, ,ieji
labarer5 so caerous and p~erp!exing! NJ
wonder SO many sensible ladies prefer I
state of singieress.
Mary, Queen OF England, IN de blood t
run like wGter. Joan OF Arc, lead the
French army successfully to battle. Char
lotre Corday- sought an interview with ar.
stabbed the French tyrant, Marat, with ID
much com2osure a. she woud have Xii ed al
offensive reptile. At the S.eEeo Ia tn ige
the women Ui the first raak cut III their hai
to make cords for working The mill ary
machines, and yet the privileged c'as
would charge them with pu,il' All mity anl
consign them to domestic Obacurity.
When Miss. Blackwell de app icatjol
10 be admitted into the Hospital and tis-ec
ting room, she was rejected on the accoun
OF The exrr, M Geiicacv of her sex, bu
through her unc"mpromising spirit she W.
finally admitted after being rejected 4 nuGi.
Der OF times. Are there no de iicate suEgic8
operations that it would o. proper for womeI
to attend to, especially among her own sex
| am aware she is almost entirely e~xre!lPl
from the sick chamber only as u nurse. an
her place often supplied by airy foFs, L
men with minds codtled or stulritied irol
The excessive use OF spurious liquors, VII
care little ABOUT the result o; their ~practic,
bu, is this right! Women should be PROF
erly informed on ali disease and t!tfcu!tie
peculiar to their own SIX, ready 10 stand b
the bedside of their afflicted sister, and III
der them aid and comfort.
Women have a'so .eem denied the use
the sacred desk by ths chosen vessels; man
of them sutiieientl, inspired 10 know th;
! slavery is wrong, or intemperance a SIN.
= knew a won N nee that vas denied IN,
Pa Dit to pr, ach in b. cause she had 4
license, and was denied lic-nce b~cruse 81
was a woman. Her field Of religious ieaci
in, Vas assigned ,icr amor children, who
| minis were notcapab!e OF grasPing rhilgS,
phical subjects.
Ii is RIGHT for men to 60 to war. an! CT
; each o,ler> thr0ats, AMI leave their mu late
: bodies dead and dying On tre ii d OF blr'I
ar spend their time and subsrane in 4, ba,
room, in companr with i set OF caters an
togcr-. ar g-a,i,y their animt! prrpeu-iti
At the card-;rbla or ballroom it is cqpa !
r;oht Tor y on.ea to DO the sim. | the
., are properly rain d, they can out-vie the.
! m,le-crl'ows in 81. those seems o curL;
D ga ure. III these thing, are equ.l!y
rrl in The s,ghl OF God, without regard ;
SIX All ar equally respousb b. Ter he in
, pressions made on the tHus, that surruun
:, them bv word or gc'.
An good mothers have an uuiieing GltacI
: men; for Their children, Notwithstanding I'll
MANI difficulties that often surround Ihru
We are told Of Il scottish mother, vi
rushed in the very face Of an eagle, an
rescued her infl-i t. which had been carrie
off and placed in his nest. In N'a En.i'n,
, there wps y woman ,aughr with her III al
i, n SNOW storm. rot being able 10 o5tai
shelter, she took lie clu'he~ from Hroun
her own prison, and Iapod them around h
Z infant; she was found ''rzcn Ia death, win!
her infant was yet alive. These acts Oh til
part Of mothers are called by The s'ron
minded sex, "rubic deeds ct women b,
should some Monster in humln form estat
; lsh a rum-shop nj her door, and murder he
husband and children, and maize her hrai
, drsolute by the tempting wine cup, an
blight all her future hopes in those III;
were dearer to them her ~ life, the no,
and pride of u mothers heart, ard shUld sl
become excited and show signs OF coercion