The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-07
W0MAN'S EDUCATION.
4 Reply 20 4. "a woman acrs tie
Natter Tn Another Light

N'Iy interesting Ill>lOTlCdI dINiSit Nb'h
in the BULLETIN of the lith
ult.. headed, zone OF the Strong Minded
Women OF History" referring TO one of
the historical characters which, says \.
Y. "thc author of the lecture on Woman
failed 10 mention"
II understood correctly. the PROPOSE
ton the author OF that lecture wished tu
lay before her hearers, was this: That
girls should be so thoroughly educated
and trained that they could ill rel,
whatever sphere In life God or the COM
munity might call them to occupy and
most particularly that Of mother and
educator that girls might be So edu-
Gated that they would be able to control,
instruct and influence. not only their
daughters. but their sons also ; that
every woman should not only B, good
housckeepcr and seamstresS, but that she
should be able To influence them not by
love alone but by example, ut least till
they reach an age sufficiently advanced
to be safe aud proper for them to go out
among other minds and other Influences;
roughly instructed in some one branch of
learning or industry, that She could feel il
ever called upon to go out into the ilown-
ing world TO earn her own or anothor's
support. she was in measure indcpcnd-
ent and not be rcproached tor not being
equally well prepared as man, and there
tore not to have situation nor equal
pay.
But what do we see in this historical
sketch; 4 child born, no doubt, of a
weak. uncducatcd. unframed woman. for
the first quotation made is this The
Queen mother was SO disappointed that
the child was not boy, she never loved
the little blue-eycd flaxcn haired giJi."
and the kngly father, filed with anbi-
ton aud love of military glory, dcspised
the little unwclcome princess. This state
Of things continued, we are informed,
until the baby was nearly year old, when
brilliant idea occurred to him: lie would
educate this girl baby, eractly as he would
a boy; inter Which time, he keeps her with
him, constantly taking her "a year old
baby, on long and fatiguing marches.
No mothers loving hand to shield. guido
and carcss-no loving mother to pro-
tect her tender infancy from those rough.
coarse Gomoralizing influenccs-no well
trained, educated, but tender mother. 10
train and lead her baby mind, and cdu-
cate her in those tender years. the right
from the wrong. Instead of this she was
taken to forts and taught to love the roar
Of cannons. and the thoughts of war, aud
bloodshed. And we are told there were
five of the wisest old men OF the king
dom appointed TO teach this babe of two
years. No graceful, playful, joyous
childhood surrounded by those of her
own age and circumstances: no dolls,
no toys. no playful romps with boys
and girls, no childhood-sad indeed. At
the oduaneed age OF four years @ this poor
child was left entirely to the care and con
troll of these wise men. mo woman still
poor baby. and when she was six year,
old these wise men were bowling The knee
TO, and obeying every capricious wish o
this little child and paying her homage n
| Queen of Sweden. What Il sad picture in
deed, and this is brought before lis as al
! illustration of the 'sfect Of mascu1n
education upon giris', Where is tn,
boy that could overcome the effects o
such an education and training? II tina
is an illustration Of the "eract education
the good King Gustayus Adolphus woul,
have given Prince in my opinion it wa
well Dame Fortune denied him that boon
If that is the way the Princes ola grea
throne are educated, no wonder the oil,
world stands still and the Kings are ~
rants.
Take men that have been reared durin!
: boyhood and even TO early manhood
: with the most tender care and lovin!
, watchfulnesss of dotin. mother, an,
separate them entirely from the infuenc
of woman for few short years, or eve
months, and see what the effect will be
Demoralizing, | take the testimony @
hundreds Of men. Associate men 10
gcther for any great length of time. wit
none the influences Of woman surround
ing them, and they become coarse, sclfsl
and unsympathetic. If that be the efrec
on man how much worse on boy. take
from his earliest infancy. Give him n
knowledge Of mothers love or the re
filming influence of womans life and SO
clety, educate only his intellect, vanity
and love Of power and If he would no
present a sadder story Of life perverted
and ruined by false ideas and trainini
than ever this poor little Princess did
sad though this is, then am no Judge o
the natures Of men and women. Thi
child's life from the very beginning was
dcformity. BE it boy or girl, such an edu
cation would make of any man or woman
a mental monStrosity, and | would a
soon think of holding up this poor chile
as an illustration of thoroughly educat
ed woman, a. would the child Dor
with two heads on one body as goo
specimen Of fine physical development
Even by the showing of the story, whc
this poor child reached the years whc
she could judge, for herself of right an
wrong, at the age OF % she had til
good sense TO sec the mistake that hac
J been made in her education. and nrenor,