Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-03-08

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feel. usefulness as well as beauty.
strength as well as tenderness. Ii
gives her credit for capacity equal to
the great as well as the small duties of
life for the qualities Of Joan dare.
who IN 3 great emergency could save
an empire. Of = Queen Isabella who
could organize one Of q Maria Theresa
who eould equip gFaaB armies and de-
fend one. and Of a Queen Elizabeth
who, in a time of turbulence and trial
could rule enc. 1t credits her, too,
with the martyr spirit of Madame
Roland who could disfora great cause.
Of Miss Dix who could labor for
one, and Of Miss Dickinson who can
champion one in the public forum. The
age honors woman, not for suppose
tious virtues OF poetic attractions, but
for nobleness, for genuine purity, for
strong Womanhood. Il begins to find
that she has a higher mission than TO
paint, sing, and amuse that she can
work ont problem in mathematics,
that she can comprehend principle ia
morals or politics, that she has taste
and capacity for all departments of lit
erature, that she can successfully trans
act the sO-eaIIed more important du-
ties and more onerous responsibilities
Of life as well as the lighter and more
unimportant ones. We say public
opinion is Beginning to RECOGNIZES these
facts and though it still entertains
many foolish absurdities and still
needs great reform IN this respect, it
has. in this country, at least, made
praise-worthy progress. Women are
being admitted to many of the most
exacting professions and emplOymehte,
and in many instances it is found that
they discharge their duties quite IS
well and even better than men. To
begin with the editorial profession.
the New York 7Fi5s.sae has for several
years successfully employed women
upon Its editorial staff, and the Spring
field Republican, Chicago RepuBIicaR
and other leading journals now do the
same. The Boston TraascriDc was for
several years edited By a lady, and
Margaret FuIler, Julia Ward Howe,
Mrs L. G. Calhoun and Miss Kate
Field have all done, and the last two
are still doing editorial work on the
Tribune. For many years women have
successfully praetieed medicine both in
this country and in Europe. In Eng
land. France and Germany they are
admitted to practice. and in the two
countries first uamed Womeu's 8Tedi-
cal Colleges have been established.
Three young ladies recently passed
the preliminary examination in arts at
the Sooiety Of Apotheearies in London,
and although the test Of proficiency Is
extremely rigid they passed it with en-
tire satisfaction to the examiners, One
the 6rst Of the present month nine wo-
men were graduated as Doctors Of
Medicine. ct the annual Commence
ment of he New York Medical Col
legs. The View York Post says Of
them
''These heroic gomea ask no favors.
! They seek only justice. IF they say
woman Is a natural doctor, If she Is
charged with the highest duties toward
the young, If she is to rear men and
women, is there any reason she should
not be educated on scientific prinei-
pics, SO that she may understand the
anatomy ofthe human body, the symp-
toms Of disease, the qualities Of food.
and the laws Of hygiene 2 Those who
sneer at what are called 'Woman's
rights forget that the only right de-
manded bY IN educated woman is the
right 70 make use of the knowledge
she has gained by hard study. Should
she fail, she assumes the penalties Of
failure. ia the event of success, she
asks only for recognition. A share in
the daily struggle for bread is all that
these women physicians expect, and to
this they are entitled. "
And if women can be successful In
journalism sad medicine they can be
successful in che ether practical pro-
fessions. In some of the Departments
at Washington tbeg have long been
employed as clerks, az they are also in
railroad, banking ard other business
Offices in other places While speak
ing of Washington we are reminded
that a late dispatch fFom there says
the Administration has favOrably con.
sidered an application made sometime
since by Mrs. Francis i. Bond, OF New
York, for Consular appointment, and
that she viii probably be appointed
and her name sent to the eSenats Of the
Fortieth Congress during its first ses-
sion.
In art and literature American Wo-
men are taking very prominent part
and many Of them have attained 3 po-
sition in the very front rank Of writer's
and artists. It is scarcely necessary
TO mention them for their names are /
household words thrOugh8ut the eOun- |
try, and are spoken with respect and
admiration In foreign lands. In the |
department Of general education an |
American girl of seventeen has borne /
off the prize for the highest proficiency |
in the Queens College, Of London, |
though the examination is very severe,
and the questions. which relate to
the most complicated problems in
physical sciences must be answered
reference to books or notes.
In short, every day brings new evil
denees that IN very many varieties of
the great work and business of life wo-
men may be employed as eapably and
successfully as men. There is a great
deal of silly talk about 'woman's
sphere" and "woman's rights" but
it should be remembered that her true
mission is to do all she good she Is ca
pable of, and her divinest right to have
the best opportunities for usefulness
the laws Of nature and of society can
afford her. But this certainly cannot
be the case as long as she is compelled