The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-07
LADIES DEPARTMENT.
written sos the ADvOcAFs
Two Heads or One. ~

Two dea0s OF Uuos W
1t is an old saying that :" two beads are
better than one" The great majority Of
kbe most successful business firms have two
|heads. An extensive and successful bust
mess requires an energetic, executive, go
!ahead man, and also careful manager and
icoupsellor. But neither of these heads
lneed be. or can be in subordination to the
iOtber; because in such case there would
really be but one head in the firm. When
| one persOn is under the control Of another,
| his Judgment is warped. To give a cor
rect Judgment, a person must exercise bis
or her faculties freely and independeL 'ly.
Many men object to the wOmsR's move
uent, because they say there must be a
recognized bead in the family, and if the
wife were placed upon legal equality with
her husband, the headsbip Of the family
would be destroyed, and discord would fol-
low. That is, the wife would cease to be
obedient and submissive to the husband.
Now, l think it will be found that, in the
family, as everywhere else, two heads are
better than one"
Man is and should be head in his own
department, in the management Of his busi-
ness for the support Of his family.
Woman should be head in her own de-
partment, in the management of household
affairs, and in the care and government o.
the children. Wherein a woman is not
recognized as the responsible head in her
own department, she feels that she is only
a servant, and as such she very naturally
loses her interest in its management. She
may be faithful servant, but she should
not be held responsible for the management
Of any department unless it is fully en-
trusted to her
As mother, God has entrusted woman
with a great responsibility, and she is gen
orally as faithful to the trust, as it is pos
sible for her to be. under a condition in
which man has legally, and more or less
practically, deprived Der Of this trust by as
suming it himself As no man ever be-
slowed upon woman her maternal RESPONSE
bility in the care and control of her chill
dren, be has no moral right to take it from
her.
The God of nature has made woman the
natural responsible head in a very impor-
tant department Of the family relation.
That two heads in the family are better
than one, is in perfect accordance with the
natural law of headship in the human sys-
TEN. Every human being has in reality
two heads on his or her shoulders, just as
truly as two eyes and two ears. Every
perfect human brain is dual, and as the
two arms and hands, though almost pre-.
cisely alike in appearance, do not perform
precisely the same Office, neither is it rea-
sonable to suppose that the two brains, OF
sides of the head perform precisely the
same Office, although, Ike the two hands
they act ia perfect harmony. As the par
alysis of one head, that is of one side Of
the head, thereby injuring the sight and
hearing in one eye and ear, would produce
great loss and weakness and confusion in
these two senses; so the paraiyziDg of the
powers and efforts Of one Of the heads Of
the family, BY making her an irresponsible
subordinate, is a great loss and a great
source of weakness and confusion and dis
cord in the family.
There is a necessary duality in all the
higher forms and Offices Of natural and
social life. The family and the State are
no exceptions to this Law. The family il
the basis Of the State, but man, as il,
business head, represents only its business
and pecuniary interests. As the mora
head of the family, woman must have Z
voice and hand in the government, as th'
moral representative Of the family and o
society.
A moral element in the government, al
balance Of power instituting justice, is the
great moral want Of the age.
Mrs. E. O. q. WILLARD.