Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-10
woMENs' CONGRESS.
The Session at Madison, Wis-Papers Sub
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Special Telegram to the Globe.
MADISON, Oct. 9.-The attendance at the
Womens' Congress to-day was very large and
| all proceedings very interesting. The morn
Ing session was secret one. In the afternoon
a PAPER on moral culture by Mrs. May Newbury
Adams, of Dubuque, Iowa, was read by Mrs.
Foster, of Ann Arbor, Mich. The paper took
strong grounds for high moral culture. The
next paper was from the pen IF Mrs Anna
Miss Alice Creig, teacher of elocution of the
State University. The next paper was by Mrs.
Rebecca Hayard of st. Louis upon the bust
ness opportunities of women, which was read
by Mrs. Harper, on the editorial staff of the
Inter- Ocean, in highly creditable manner. #
. Western Associated Press.
MADISON, Oct. AT the session this after
noon of the congress for the advancement of
women Mary Newbury Adams was to read a
paper upon moral culture, but as she .didn't
put in an appearance nor send her paper. the
subject was discussed by the members present.
Mrs. Ann Mitchell Macy read paper upon
children's books, Rebecca N. Hazard, of st.
Louis, read a paper entitled Opportunities
for Women she recited the fact that great
number of worthy men were out Of employ
ment. This condition necessitates activity on
the part of women. Aside from the feeling
dence, the absorbing question was to find suit
able channels for their activities. Women
work their way into many hidden fields, Jour
nalism, lecture platform, medical clinics, the
court room. It can't p. be said these pro-
LESSONS offer active s fields for women.
There are but iai.u3 two 5flt vocations
said to belong to women, namely, teaching and
the domestic service. The first has been over
burdened, and for the second American born
women have an aversion, which is not wholly
without reason when we consider the hard con-
dition it entails. A adjustment of vocations
is slowly but surely coming about, Women
are awakening to sense of the situation.
Necessity lays her hand heavily on many, but
in the fierce competition which now enters into
all business pursuits woman mast be wise
indeed and energetic who finds a place and
holds it Unnecessarily. We don't undertake to
point out any Of these difficulties. Let as in
sist on special training for girls.
of industrial art 52son which she
can depend for 70 livelihood,
and this without respect to condition or cir
cumstances. Let no mother feel that she has
discharged her duty to her daughter until she
has endowed her with the ability to earn her
own living. But until this be accomplished
and to meet the present necessity, let the small
industries be encouraged. She then spoke of
various industries which could be successfully
followed by women. -. rg. ia ~, n Ia,
The evening session was opened by q paper
on the "Work of Women in School Boards, "Ebv
Miss Abby w. May, of Boston. She said the
work of women on school boards was a COM
paratively new thing. IN only sixteen of the
thirty eight States and three of the eight Ter
ritories women may hold school Offices or may
vote for those holding them. Has it proved
desirable to add, this MIR new element
to the board Of goverrm ent of our schools is
an important question. In this way
only can the control Of school boards be taken
out of politics. Unless this be enacted schools
must suffer till politics are raised to a higher
plane which is not probable for many years:
The second reason is that the me ntal and
moral quality of women is a, much needed in
the government Of schools as ia the qualities of
men She spoke of the 5desirabiiity of the
united efforts of men and women in this work.
u The paper on physical Basis Of the Mind,
by DR.. Mary A. Putman Jacob, of New York,
was read by DR.. L.gG. Bedell. : ~ sar-:3 !,
paper by Dr.. Sarah on '.Demett on the by:
genie value of labor was read. She said that
We are part of the universe in which we live.
There is no law on which man does not touch
on nature; no law which nature does not in
clude man whole Some ideas of labor impart
to it dignity, beauty, utility and usefulness.
Health depends on signal maintenance of
bodily forces. She then recited number Of
interesting and valuable facts regarding the
mind and the effects of its activity upon
health '- -'i, - l..