Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31
Ms. Agaes AbbolI Heughlon.

. are giVra below. rhcy certainly show
= promising opening ola very brilliant c
rcer on the lecture rosirum;
Frsu fhr ro-ilaua Face.
TURNING 90 TmE IIuE.
~ The nth entertainment Ia the lodi
y street lyceum course We eiyer last evri
d. Ing. being lecture by Mrs. Agnes Abba.
10 ioughiou Of Boston. The sudicace va
T. she lafses, thus far in the course. Ma
q Hoaghion Il c mfaraiively a young lad
;, Of hoe appearance. Possessing stron
. olear voice, easily a,ari ia al parts Of IN,
= church, aud l. 1t once a graceful, earnes
= aud eloquent speaker. Her lecture rav,
:. excellent satisfaction 10 her audience
whose undivided attention he held 10th,
clOsc. IL was one OF the most ENJOYABLE
lectures given in this city this season.
! The lecture aboundcd ia defamation
: and picturesque Language. At the stan
the speaker proclaimed the great truth o.
human progress, aud said that the all im-
pOrtant question Of to-day is thu woman
question. The turning Of the tide ofpop.
ular sentiment Is in the direction Of the
equality OF woman. Behind this matter
OF vvting stands more important one.
Gold Is still the governing pswer of the
world, aud beioIc womun can gain her
rights she must be placed on financial
equality with man. During all the ages
men have dcclaimcd against the cxtraya-
gatec OF wsman, aHl the women. saving.
turning old dresses, stiniiug wardrobes,
denying themselves many pleasures, re-
irainin . |, ON objecting 10 the fooishexpen.
dilures OF husbands aud fathers, have NOT
ever pas'ivcly protested. Many men owe
their success TO the truga'ity of their wives. /
The woman docs her share of the work. /
aud one'haIf of the money belongs to her. /
not as a gift but as right She perform.
at least half the labor, for the tread mill
OF housekeeping require. her to lie able
to Tdn bakery and laundry, aul. dress
makers shop. She should then receive
one half Of the profits. Mans rights uecd
not BE- iniringed upon. The property of
one ned not be held for the tebts Of the
other. Her property as well as his should ,
be drawn upon for the support Of the cLild.
rem.
The speaker then went on to consider 5
he various objections raised against the
of women. and showed their
rlvolus nature. She thought the suffra. U
,lsts make mistake in not first striving !,
or the financial equality of women. The
olitica equality will follow. Let but i
'omen hold one half of the property of !"
he country subject to their control, ;he u
eccSslty Of permitting them TO vote will
bon be seen The lecturer summed VI Ia
us portion of her discourse b, giviny pI
lree reasons why woman should be mans II
nancial equal. lst She earns one half .,
the money; if housed coping is her
lSlness it is worth something to do it &c
l. She should understand how to use Gu
ID invest money, because she may be an
rown upon her own resources. 81. She
EDS money TO acquire an education fitting ON
II to he wife aud mother. In many IN
stances education must comc after mar II,
age An imprisoned argument for We. iii
ans intellectual equality aud tor her tw
entail and physical fitness for hard study lw
ID an indignant denial that cultivation
the intellect crippled her affections ,.l
ne made. No woman Is truly great IT,
10 does not develop her intellect, who ~.
es not jealousy guard her rights AID w.
"erS. The lecturer closed by plea n,'
The social equality ofthc sex. am
From the Daily Eastern Argus.
TURNING OF THE TIDE.
Last evening the fifth entertainment or Of
new Lyceum course came off AT the II
liza street church, consisting of a lecture Mr.
Mrs. Agnes Abbott Houghton, on the aud
we subject. Mrs. Iiouehton is very moi
'dsomc lady, of perfect self poss ession. aud
SEES clear, well moduated voice. very mon
lSlng at all times interesting and fire.. whe
al y waxing very eloquent. She speaks =
rely without notes, standing out in full field
y beside the desk. q whic
Ter lecture, though the title would $50
ny indicate IT, was review Of the So bein
cd and much agitated Woman oues. -
1t was presented in caln and Rich
gn'ful manner She urged womap's bans
'l'ty with man, first in a financial point Hon
lew; that Is if she does the sam. amo,
INT OF work she should receive equal Gran
pensatlon. Second. in an inlellectuaJ sbon
t; that IL, she should have tho same
'ntages for education aud development. 80, !
she is gradually obtaining. Third, - ~
'c'al way. A woman should not be =, "
emned TOR single sin any more than - p"
IN Sac did not by any means urge way
abolition of marriage, but she did =.
its purity. trelg
lere was goodlv oud;o,oo .uo... the c
were delighted with tho loo,ana ~ Of 10
lever before been delivered in public. pas pa. c
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