The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-24

paper devoted to the interests of work
ing women, especially in the matter of
work and wages, was started in Phila-
delphia. The paper was edited and pub
Iished by Miss Anne E. McDowell-now
of the Sunday RepubLic-and was ''set
up" by female compositors. This paper
was conducted with remarkable ability,
and was the pioneer upon the subject of
better wages for working women.
We see from these facts that the pres
ent movement is direct sequence of a
tendency toward a business that has
been slowly increasing for years. There
is no real difficulty in the way of a fur
ther opening of the professions and
trades.
1t needs simply a genuine desire for
honorable independence in the individ-
ual; a thorough preparation for work;
a willingness to begin at the beginning,
not despisi lg the day of small things;
close and conscientious attention to bus
iness, and the ways will open for them
selves. Until women prefer to support
themselves to being supported; until
they regard business as somsthing more
than mere temporary expedient for
livelihood until they can find some
man to take the burden from them, they
must not expect to be supported. In
this country, women marry expecting
to be supported. The girl who marries
and is obliged to continue the trade or
business that she followed previously is
sneered at or pitied by her companions;
and the matter is not helped any, if she
quits that and takes up the occupation
of her husband. The French women
set us good example. There is no talk
there of women's rights. But though
the Gallo law prevails, women have
more influence, indirect though it be,
in the politics and government, than in
any other country. This arises from
their connection in business affairs.
The French woman assists in the busi-
ness of her husband. In case of his
idleness or absence, she controls and di-
rects it. 1t is not left to head clerk OF
employe. If the husband ides, instead
of closing up the business and struggling
along on the proceeds with her little
family, the French woman considers il
her duty, as it is to her interest to carry
on the affairs of the establishment with
out interruption, precisely as though
her husband had only gone on journey
In this way families are kept together
Sons and daughters are brought up tC
business; thrift and industry are en-.
couraged, and women are not forced tC
marry for maintenance.-HoDle Jour.
nal.
To the above, from the Home Journal
might be added the names of severa
more female writers who have distin
guished themselves in journalism; but
among them we call to mind none 81
worthy of especial notice at that gifteC
young daughter of Rhode Island, Mis-:
Kate Stanton, who was at one time as
sOciate editor, three or four years ago
with Mrs. Pauline Wright Davis, whom
the Journal names, of a paper which
sparkled with wit and glittered will
''sharp points," AS a keen paragra ph.
ist, Miss Stanton has but few superiOrs
Hosts of her "good things" are goinl
the rounds, attributed to this or tina
other writer. AS a writer of EXTENDED
celebrity, vigorous and polished, sht
has not many equals; and of her fret
and easy, but earnest and forcIble styl,
as journalistic letter-writer, our read
ers have learned something through he
contributions to our columns on tht
subject of the "Familistere or Socia
Palace" which she proposes for Wash
| ington.-RepubLicd