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women who did not tlo tl,oir B!,are Of tho work
III tue liottnellold. AS woln0n aaconGetl IN tho
hocinl scale tloy oonxoa TO DO workorfs, tho oill
p1oymont Of servants relieving them frum labor,
Whon. Chicago waa l,,lrncd, how tnany fathors
must have looked nt toir gtrls, and e1ltGght how
helpful tlcy would llavo bocn II thoy woro only
hoyu
NUS. 'U1T:ArE1ANp,
Of Wyoming County, Nav York, snil sho had
mover n,sde speech except In sunday school.
sho was a business woman, and had grtalt enjoy
,uent in tor buaincss Tic financial emturprIao
for women to embark In waa tho work Which lay
nearest their hands oyerv DAY and llour Ihero
was money In orerylhing that surrounded lhcm
-etl.er to make, lose, npesss!, or waste Ftiul
out who're 1t was and how 1t WIS That wns tho
thing to do. (Applanso.l WidowH and orphaned
girls should follow the example OF weu'h1l nlle
nolf to havo and koop tint which had 1con loft
her t,y l,er l,4bnnA Hhc tlotesmincd to carry OIL
bin work. ard shoulder his responsibilities. She
adopted tho mout rigid G,sBnoap habits, anu Do
votod herself to business trimming. Thu apoolicr
plause.]
Tho prosldont said TINT when it was known
TINT Mrs. Cloavoapd Ind conducted busnoss
affaira successfully, and had at tho stls tiHao
inarlsa would llayo moro woighs. Tho PrcHidont
procnotlotl to speak OF tho work accomplished by
the Wotnon's Board OF A1iBai0ns who managed
their affaira with bllcl admirable BccosB that tie
HAVE - osrsr o"o W '"''' W ANU -
Mira. Julia Wnrl uovo said that tllo discussion
had been moro bonoticinf than sho laRd dared to
hope. Sho waB glad 10 seo that volno', recog-
nizcd tho fact that thoy must become tho moral
guardians of their sex. stlo moved the appoint.
i,ent Of committee to report upon the financial
opportunities, interests, and abilities uf Amer
1ent @ "onlon. ino 1nouon proVa1les. anu tho
Nnai SI npiiolntsH "s xna LoTlnntteo nlrt' iio"c,
!nnI srnI eoule' Alfs' onaFo'''' aaa Mfr c'easo'
THE EDUCATION OF WOMAN.
Tim Secretary now road Tim fn}lf,tyit,r, ,,onor
oy \, IT'S. .t MIeaG 10 hgstEs .,n o. eng ss n. "
VI .1o snoIcet u Ano Gaucatto! VI noMan:
Tes G PsGn no gssr ,oIo y
weakcns while It wounds, ha, tho constantly reter-
aea assertion that she trying to unsox hcsif to be-
That woman Ia wlat she now Is: tlsat sto Inns as-
taned 70 her prcsct perfection of scaRlesa and at-
tcnation Of lntac!e u partly ewing 10 tho tou-hoy
buNhcar Of her childhood; to tho fear Of ha;ng mas
c1'line wllicl, = eyor nalnts hor ,nat'rar years.
Hitherto al that has aymnol!Scd stfcnEti has tecu
evcry slae, thatat IL
:, LfsE nor"
eomca to maturity # Possesses mental N phyaical
p9Mef u sue !lAs nfmness OK pnrposc, or energy or
VII, BIG must curb and reprtsa her nature TO tho
only ono Of Goaa crcatnfca tilEt to uo trnEtcu to
natural laws? Is Bhe tho only known fcrna1o utterly
1nsarab!e or free eseh-deTclopnentf
Ihfouh AZ !htd struggle TheH IL nut tho reaction
nf fcpfes8cu growth tho nlms the effort at hcr uouf
is for
And In thu inevitable tenLeucy towurl something
higher IN !his great ycarnng 10 nse tc latent forco
n1 as s bitter e1s
nrc men patient nnd cloarHlEhch enough 10 mold their
"jud9ment III suspense" until she can have proved
Aetseif.
The idea recently bronchcd that YplnRu8 ability to
work s roriosic aud that her work u,lst bc done III
what ia called wo,nau'a way,n. though it has ".
cited much controversy, hardly prouco much i'm
preston upon 1cr present position. Tla flte volume
"sEx IN EnroAutoS,'
honest III thought u! tho few cases which are cited
OF "aervoua breathing down from hard study" arc
merely incidental; 'Iu,nana onfeeblcd eond!don Ia
cA1sed, more probably, by her lack uf physical de-
yelouncnt, than BY Rny attempt at inenal culture.
Ths question Of to-day. as re tako It. Is mt tho
equality OF tho scxe*. Woman IL not demanding d
race with but simply freelon 10 be Ills co.worker
In thg worlds work; uua % tho social order ia not
aoalstl npon individual nor female ocutiartties Of
constitution, tie millions of women who hre forced
to earn Their daily bread or ic, must 10 phystca.ly
educated to tho requisite strength to WORK III the
rcsolutey continue 10 face living death. hut In The
rceognzou sphere OF Woman IL there any periodic ces
aatlon OF an1iely and cnre2 Is there any week, or
tny, from the nge Of III to 49, In which She With
draw to dorlnatst qnlescenco? IT, Instead Of the pro-
posa Of periodic Tork-xlcl,, howeyer nccdful for
woman III her acqral inralsism is at least irrac
ttcable. our physicians would insist npo. s,BeMau
development Tor her. from the cradle to nnturit5,
"thc body might contain the goul without Auccupl-
ing aua thcrp would DO lesE need to fear for the f-
tre Of tho race.
The subject bcfore III, 80 vitality important, de-
mandB grave discussion. There IL room for ueltAer
rash nor thoughts8s assortions aud yet, IL tho book
nloys mentioned. referring 10 Tho improper nanage-
tnen Of girls during their cduculional life," find
tho following II these causes hhonld connuc for tho
noxt lalf century, md incraaBe in tho ratio
they nnVe FOR the last nifty years. It requires no
prophet to furete that tho wises who to bH noth
ers IN cur Republic must DO drawn from trns-At-
lantie homes. Tho sons OF tho New World will havo
to rc.euact on magnificent scae, TIN old story OF l-
wivol 1snn,c and tho Sabnes." Wo confess ourselves
ut 4 loss Us to
TllE OCCASION FOR SUCH PHRASES
these 1n this "meycnentn 30 heartfelt 80 pat{-
fully serious, when thoughtful woman, lu every iun
eaflencu by tho past and armed BY tho awllfnn huua
Ut the future, pcgng wn,eyer power they possess
Of heart and 1rhu, to the advancement Of tleir nox
there is little neea Of falsa prophesty Or meaningless
auggestiouu. In this tra1la1n date, In tbs mighty
upcaving there must be a4fcriug there yill 10 aae.
rilce. But III this suffering, and through this sacrI-
Nce viii 10 horn the salvation of The race And an 10
tho rc-enactng Of tho old story OF uny,yoI Homo
ausl The Sauesn when oMr Young men shall be SUI.
ncteuty pnaltancd 10 nke the nuo al the race fnfo
consideration iu their choice Of wives wn h,va fuiff
enough iii their patriotism, and in thor cofnmo,l
tBtcy