The New York herald., 1873-10-15
THE STRONG MINDED.

Congress or Women To Re Held In
This City To-Day-Tremendous Sub.
tects To BE Diseusscd-What Is There
Left for Mani
These are the days OF Evangelical Alliances. re-
form movements and congresses OF women. Across
the river, IN Brooklyn, at Plymouth church, there
is being held Convention OF strong.mlnded and
short-haired ladies and gentlemen, who have the
title OF the "Womans Suffrage Association and
this morning, az ten A. NJ, the Union League
members will witness the assemolage OF what
is to be called "woman's Congress, y
to which about 100 "earnestn ladies, upon whom
EMISSIONS" have devolved, have signed their
names. To this rol call the professions and call
ngs and business In life. as well as the names OF
those who have no business In life. have been ap.
pended, and the list Is various and curious In Its
nature There are deans OF faculties, female pro !.
fessors OF astronomy, cairvoyants, lecturers,
female lawyers, school teachers, protective WORK
ing women, members Of the Sorosis, female re.
porters, female spritualists, female medical doc
tors. presidents or women's clubs, students OF
vassar College, female professors OF horticulture,
distinguished milliners nOdtSteS, bee culturists
and nurses from hospitals, and altogether 1t will
present the most
MISCELLANEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS COLLECTION
OF ''earnestn women who have ever been gath
cred together in this city or elsewhere on this
continent The Congress Will last three days, and
Will have morning. afternoon and evening sessions
on each day. There Is intense rivalry between the
bodies who viii compose the Woman's Congress at
the Onion League and the Womans Suffrage AS
sociatlon, VINO are meeting daily at Plymouth
church, and 1t Is said that the Woman's Umbrella
Makers Association, who complain OF the summary
manner In which they were treated by the suf
lragists on Monday evening" who talked abstract
ballot to them when they were crying Tor positive
bread will apply for admission to be heard In the
Womans Congress either to-day or before the
close OF its session. Some idea OF the work before
the Womans Congress may be fancied from the
number and nature OF the
SUBJECTS TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED,
which are as foiows:-"Enlightened Mother
hood,n .'The Inviolate Homestead" .The
Household Equitable Monetary Division Be
Education for women,n 'sCo-EducatIon OF the
Sexes" women in Literature: Editor, Author,
'Woman in Art and Science,n "Woman in the
Medical. Surgical and Legal Professions "Wo-
mans Work in Philanthropy, Prison Reform, Tenn
able Socie 80 'Woman In the Church and Pull
pitt" Law AS 1t Affects Woman" and "Woman's
Place in Government The tyrant, man. Will not
be permitted to debate in this Convention and
fifty cents admission will be charged to the even
ing sessions. Faint hints have been thrown out
that there will be some discussion the mertori-
women as practical housekeepers. 1t is the inten.
ton OF some OF the ladies to introduce resolutions
reprobating and condemning the
BRUTAL MEASURES OF THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
toward the sixty or seventy brave young lady stu
dents OF the Zurich University, who dared to think
| for themselves and were accordingly hunted down
by selfish and cruel despotism. The secretary OF
the Woman's Congress- Is Miss Alice G. Fletcher
No. 25 Stuyve street. and the local chairwoman
is Mrs. Charlotte b. WilDour, No. ISL East Fifty rs
street. to whom all communications or letters o.
inquiry may be addressed while the Congress is II
session. A private and preliminary meeting OF the
ladies' Committee Of Arrangements for the Con
Mrs. Annie NJ Rider, No Ssa West Twenty-thirt
street. to which the press were not admitted.