New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-13
9RE RIGHT OF WOMAN TO EQUAL
ADVANTAGES IN LABOR.
GY BEVERLEY.

"Woman's rights" is . subject SO often
eaAvassed through the press. from the ros-
trum, in debating societies, and in every
grade Of the social world, that it seems that
che must have some rights denied her. the
loss Of which entails heavy wrongs; or
surely the subject would not elicit such in
oerest as to be so widely eanvassed as it is;
and since woman, even by man himself, is
accorded . position secondary only to his
evn. mot much to accord her, say you,
oince the next in grade 10 the brute.) II
certainly should interest the world at large
% see that aD he. true rights be awarded
her. What are theyi becomes the question
1rst to be answered. We propose to give
enc of these, and maintain it by presenting
Veuan in some Of the relations of life
Pew will deny that as. q wife she is
fulfilling the great purpose for which
God created her. Net all know that
= Aumbers are justifably old maids,
Vhilo . large Aumber are widows. Now,
0urely IL 10 one Of the rights Of these to be
pesmitted to earn living with advantages
equal 20 man's, without losing social caste
oheseby. In fine, aecessity should dignity
% her any honest labor that does not bring
Der in contact with eoarseness and vulgari-
". In this. Nc Of the South are far behind
Che North and many other countries. We
ssadily understand why this is. and if ever
D isnle could become honorable through its
excuse. this 10 the one. Is mother. she has
lntrusted chiefly 60 her the greatest work
of earth. We make NO exception; it is the
greatest. since childhood is the time when
everything must 10 done TO fashion the fu.
Sure man foB time, and aye. may we
not say. for eternity. tooi A moth
o.. faithfully dischsrging her duty
aoislly and intellectually. will find all
Che time she Ga. possibly spare from
theo duties of housewife fully occupied
Purity of conscience and frmness in right
are indispensable qualifications of judi.
eious mother. AL the relations of home.
properly estimated, are calculated to foster
Shesa, ~hils frequent contact with the
outer world il equally calculated to pollute
Che conscience and thus weaken them in
She right. 1t is fea, of this that has carried
eur men into the extreme which contracts
che feld Of work for woman. and thus
0ften forces upon her . wearing, grinding
poverty that may scarcely be borne by the
strongest. and frequently commits the
weaker cnes to premature grave, leaving
whole families TO dependent Orphanage.
Man peculiarly admires delicacy Of senti-
snent and refinement Of thought and feel
ing in woman. A true. earnes. womanhoOd. .
allies her closely to the angels and che be.
comes to man the connecting link between
himself and heaven. which he some
how believes will eventually raise
him from the corrupting influence of the
outer world to something higher and purer.
There 10 certainly . powerful alchemy in
love; woman 10 essentially . loving crea-
ture, and he allies her love for him, through
the purity Of her life and her prayers, to
Gods love for her, and hopes thereby for
the power TO some day lead him in the
fight. He may not define his homage for
woman thus, and attributes it solely to
Chivalry, but an anylatical observation
will in most cases show that our position is
the correct one. The fall of the angels was
by expulsion Immediately from heaven to
hell, and we ever see fall in proportionste
ratio to the height of the being. With these
views of woman and this fact established,
il il sny wonder that the impulsive nature
of the &utherner should carry the men too
far in shielding woman from every
>Auenca calculated 10 corrupt her by keep