Richland beacon., 1874-03-28
I Evolution.

Ill NAV be thought Of the
Yer " hae wrong Of women, there
rst rights.ion that they have wo''-
en- Is no.oun, Of vitality, and are ex-
ac' deriit in striking aud novel ways.
en- hlhears ago the life Of women was
TO ri entirely domestic and private.
'o were wives, mothers daughters,
fants. They went to church. and
.ne,imes to concerts and places OF
muacment. They travelled but little
and they wrote less, but they took no
part in public affairs in d nonoticabIc
wav. The few women who took an
active part in the anti-slavery move
ment ia the early stages CT that h'sto- +
ric controversy, was the natural eX-
preston of the prejudice OF society
against any departure from the traii-
tional ways and occupations OF the
sex
The evolution of society is Striking
" shown by the altered position OF
women and the enlarged sphere OF her
activities. She is everywhere. u Is
easier 10 designate the few posts she
does not occupy than the positions
she has gained. Most of trades ana
business are open to her. 1t is esti-
mated that over 10000 men are en-
gagged in different mechanical and mer-
camille callings in New York city
alone. There are more girls than
DO, in our schools, and they are con-
fcssedly the better pupils. The
schools and colleges for girls and
Young ladies have increased and i'm
proved more than those for the other
sex within ten years. More than
dozen colleges have opened their
doors and invited young women to
share their advantages with young
men. Our most popular novelists are
women, and nearly as many women as
men live by literary labor. Women
are among our most popular readers
and lecturers, and few have won 9
respective position in the pulpit. Tt
departments at Washington are full
women clerks, and in several SITS
women lave been elected to place oa s
the school board. In the charts =,
our time they take conspicuo , nuu
I've part, and but for their a:'oss
INDUSTRY nud contagious en'I,sias.!n
many of our best charities vai!dc fail'
ihey make Or hospitals hrleilke oy
the taste aud tenderness ar unweary-
ing patience of devotion, ID IN medi,
cal practice have game footbold
which promises permo ent profession;
AS teachers they are .,re-emlnent, and
they are the life of he churches and
sunday schools. Clergymen of all
denominations cnfess their depend
ence upon the women in their congrc-
cations for the needed seconding of
their efforts The great revival which |
is stirring Western city to its depths
is the work o. woman, and the new
crusade against temperance was begun |
by women, and has won its victories !
thus far through their prayers and ex-
ertions. This wonderful evolution of
society deserves study. 1t means
something more than the mere break
ing awav from established precedents
and a time-honored routine. 1t indi-
Gates new development of humani-
: ty under the influence and institutions
OF our Democratic civilization. 1t
!. would seem that society does not
), move altogether simultaneously, but
/ half at a time, ind the vitality of our
: age is most strikilpIy shown in the |
G evolution of the feuuine half. 1t is
: no Eruption Of the mazons, but
n new development of te race. Wo-
S man must take her plaCby the side
s. of man, to share his responsibilities
/ and strengthen him for h.work, and
+ unite with him in buildinebe home,
n the school, and the civilizat, of the |
- fntnre graphic.