Daily globe., 1879-04-27
WOMAN'S ENSLAVEMENT.

WOMAN'S ENSLAVEMENT.
One of Them Protests against the Tyranny
ofMan.
To the Editor of the Globe.
When the newspapers get after thing
they make it go. Newspapers, aside from
current news Of startling events, are expo
nents of public sentiment. When news
papers were full of discussions on slavery
and denunciations of the same, that time
honored institution had to fall. People love
to read, notso much new things, outside the
pale of fiction,-as to find something which
harmonizes with their own ideas; something
which expresses their own convictions.
Hence man takes a newspaper (even if
his wife pays for it, we'll call it SOY not to be
enlightened so much as fattered, because
the newspaper harmonizes with his own ideas.
Now, one of the present " signs of the
times," we see in the numerous hits at mans
supremacy. We find it everywhere, the pa
pers are full of it. Years agone, probably
thing has been "advice to wives" Heaven
knows they needed advice badly enough, but
not such as they got. How many times they
were told the way to- mans heart was through
his stomach, and they must cook him good
meals. How many pieces we have read, en-
joining her to be patient and forbearing,
and always meet him with smile when he
came from his days labor, when he had been
worried and harrassed by duties, labors and
trials of which she knew nothing. And then
the stories we have seen of the man who
took to going off evenings, because his wife
did not dress up, curl her hair, and put on a
clean collar every day as she used to. All
very well as far as it goes, but something else
must go long ways further.
We have stories now on the other side.
! Short stories, which contain more good, and
more truth, than twenty sermons. Even if
the story be all fiction it shows that fiction
can run this way as well as that great truths
embodied in fiction reach greater class, and
consequently do greater amount of good
than sermons, essays and histories. How
:'Uncle TOMS Cabin swept across GU,
broad land, reaching from North to South
from ocean to ocean. Like prairie fire il
burned. It reused consciences, awakened
an interest, enlightened ignorance, and
stirred up as with mighty voice calling
from mid d-heavens, the hearts of the Who'll,
people at once. Would to God tina
some such power would arise il
our behalf. In behalf o1
woman enslaved by man. This situation O
things is no fiction, no imaginary woe. Coult
l but write half I wish-but, let that pass
The time will come, the power will arise, tn
change will be made.
Looking back for nearly quarter of
century, since my girlish voice was frs
raised before my townspeople on this ques
tion, what do see? Have any changes bee
made? Any steps taken IN advance? Yes
indeed!
mind me how, as one starting out in lift
l tried all the various avocations, trades
7 professions or callings within my reach, bu
none we're open-no, not one. The printe
said we have tried female labor, but find
not success. The daguerrean spoke of ur
, pleasant odors, but hedged himself in mainl
l by inordinate charges for teaching the ar
The dentist said it was very unpleasant
: work over diseased molars, and that ha
not the strength for either filling or extract
ing teeth. 70 be minister I had no cal
3 But, for lawyer, was eminently fitted b
3 nature and by taste, had such thing bee
, even dreamed of at that time.
3 This, however is a depression. I mere]
wanted to show what advances had bee
: made, and that we shall surely, still go OF
I AS we now see women flling these place
! which vainly tried at that time to obtain,
t little of mans power is broken here. Eve
! we are allowed to vote on questions rela
? ing to education. To vote, just think {
q hol
stitutional,' howled into our ears. It is
r great concession But we want the res
9 With us it is "whole hog or none.' "
t have right to vote, or we have not. If s.
: let US select our own objects for which OF
: votes shall be cast. If not, deny us all. I
= the meantime we must have schools fl
girls, to teach them how to manage hu
bands. We must have lectures on i
Mothers must make a specially of it
o their training. You cannot marry a ma
. and trust his love, or his ideas of right, |
= carry you safely through, and see you justi<
done. 1t is possible, it may be barely prof.
t able, that there are man or two scattere
!. here and there, (and let every one belie1
! himself one and act accordingly who doe
. right because he thinks it is right, and wh
1 thinks his wife's wish to 60 to church O
8 Sunday should be gratifed, as much as b
!, own to sauntcr down town just after Dime
q with his hands in his pocket and his chi
8 on his breast. We do know some me
! who to us seem little lower than tt
angels, but we have seen the wrong side
, SO many that after all these years we expe'
D to see cloven foot at every step. We ofte
, wonder what the particular failing IF sue
t an one can be. but failing we always expel
I to find Not that women are perfect. Ol
no! But a man is despot, with despot
: power, and law, custom and public opinio
uphold him and sanction all he may do n,
r in direct violation of law, and even SON
that is. L. F. w.