The New York herald., 1869-01-09
TIE WoRHIgC W0mEy,s ASSOCIATION.

meeting OF this organization was held last night
In room ls, Cooper Institute ana was pretty
well attended a sprinklmg Of youthful, good
looking and fasnionably attired ladies' being inter-
spersed with the veterans OF women's rights pro-
clivites who have heretofore composed tine meet
ings altogether.
At eight O'Clock Miss SUSAN b. ANTHONY took the
chair and having called the meeting to order and the
minutes having been read by the fair secretary she
said she had received letter OF invitation from
the worklngmens Association inviting the Working
Women's Association to attend their meeting, TO be
held next Tuesday evening in the Cooper Institute.
The letter was read aud the invitation accepted.
The Chairwoman then introduced to the meeting
Mrs. ERNEsTISE L. ROSE, who proceeded to make
speech. She said she was truly glad to have an OPP
portunity OF addressing the Working Women's
Association. She had had the pleasure great
many years ago TO address worIingmen's assoca-
tons but she never had the pleasure until tonight
OF addressing workingw women'5 association. The
interests o men and women were, however. so clearly
connected that 1t was impossible To speak to the one
without the other She had been somewhat con-
nected with cooperative societies as far back as
1888. Perhaps by mentioning tnat date trey might
think that she had ceased to be very young and
that was the fact; but cooperative societies, until
very lately, had not fionrsned There were now IN
England q great number doing Well France
leved, according to the last account, there were
eight thousand societies in France under the co-ope-
auired not only numbers, but means, and she sup
posed the great difficulty here was to find means
advised this association first to become Incorporated,
as until that was done the society had no legal ex-
| would be- She should advise them, to get up
| an active committee and send them to some
Of our great pubic sps speakee such as Wen ZEN
1 Bellows. and ask them each to give the Working
| Women's Association the benefit OF an hours talk.
In that way they would be able to raise money for
1 money was power and union was strength. With
| regard TO those women who required work and had
they had acquired capital they might commence va
r0us operations that would find business for at least
some some OF ,s 'e women; or o.
\ was savings bank. IL was a positive fact that
| most OF the savings banks in this city had become
women from servants-from girls who put in i've,
and ten and fifty dollars. She should ike to know
savings bank and manage itY They could employ
| women capable OF taking hold OF the business
Clerks in The various Offices. She then pro.
ceeded 70 speak Of the wretched manner In which
parents brought up their daugnlers attrSnting tn I
| If not surpass men in the various walks OF life.
girl was learnt little sewing and little writing,
and when she had TO fal back on her own resources
she thought tnat one OF these branches would give
her living. That was terrible error. Why were
not women taught the different branches Of mer-
camille and otherllfe as well as menP Because the
girl from her childhood, perhaps was told that the
a "a and st object Of her sxstenSe wa was to
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mean to speak against marriage; but the way wo-
men had been brought up united them even for
marriage; for II she were truly fitted for married
life II she were truly 1T to be the companion of an
intellectual man. II she were truly At TO be the edu
Gator ana teacher OF the infant mind II she were
| truly ut to be q mother and wife she would be 1T
govern a home she would be nt to govern ma
| tiOn. tApplause) Mrs. Rose then proceeded to
enumerate various branches, such as watch making,
chain chain making, lewery making and 50 forth, which
days all girl was required to do was to attract at-
tent1On, catch beau and be married, and then
teen or seventeen, when girls come out Of Boarding
schools where they have learned the great art OF
embroidering little cats and dogs, there edu-
cation was entirely finished why did we have
It was In ninety-nine cases out Of every hundred
from dire necessity 1t was life or death. Il was
vice or death, and many OF them fell into vice and
lstence. She then alluded to the parsons preaching
from their pupits without extending hand to help
such women. 1t would be infinitely better for them
to 40 something for their bodies. and their souls
would take care OF themselves. After urging unity
| cuded
| Miss ANTHONY announced that telegraph wires
were about to be introduced into the Cooper Insti
tute TO educate girls In the business OF telegraphy
On motion the Executive Committee were en-
| p0rat0n.
A committee was appointed to secure prominent
lecturers 70 speak before the association as also
delegation to attend the convention OF the
Womens Franchise Association ct washington on
the loth and Goth OF this month.
Mrs. DUNNING (aee Shirley Darel Q member OF the
remarks, assuring the meeting Of the sympathy OF
the 'SOrosisn Of New York well that of Chicago
with the objects Of the Workingwomen's Asso-
citation.
After some further unimportant proceedings the
meeting broke up.