The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-12-15
WHY womEx sHoUIg woR1.
nIfss Emily FsithFuI's Viexy on the
Dutics of a. err own
New York Times.l

New York Times
Miss Emily Faithful, of london nd
dressed an audience in Chickering Hail
last evening on 'yne CHANGED Position
OF Women in the Nineteenta Csntury."
Col. Frederick 4 Conkliug Introduced
Miss Faithful, who read her Letter from
manuscript in a cleBr and distaft voice,
aud .vith cnsy self possession Many Of
her expressions were warmly n4plauled.
She TOOK the ground that Won en- should
work as ell as men, and said That the
idea that woman unseSed herselthy stti-
wing TO earn her living was not euly err.
TOneous but ridiculous Unfortunately
women DO not have the advantages aid
appliances hat men have in The various
branches Of industry. The inexorable
laws of custom deter women FROM doing
many things which ought TO be perfectly
legitimate for them 70 do. ! n the face of
the increasing prepouderanos OF women
IN the world, Miss Faithful said that it
was cruel to put obstacles Ia the way Of
their learning some self sustaining pro-
fassion or trade. There are OF 6 per
cent. more women than men, and unle
women were prepared 90 encourage or
advocate polyamy they must acquire the
tss1ns or supporting themselves. The
lecturer drew particulars attention to the
frcouent instances here The widows and
orphans Of weH 10 10 men we're suddenly
leff 10 shift for themselves without home s
aad without money Such painful occur
rcnces en- ghasizs the necessity of educa-
ting women early in life 10 earn their
owu bread Tavents considered IL their
duty TO prepnre their sous for the battle
of life, uhy should they not be equally
c3esilsratc Of fheir daughters?
Aiiss Failhfun urged tina; u Tou!d be a
I good ding far humanity II each and eve
ny girl could be taught trade or pr1
iess.on early in life. no eni had the
right % assdmc That she would be clothed
fe3 aad cared Tor always she should lie
! prepared 10 90 through life as "a breGd
I winner II need be. There was great
difference between the past and The pres
( ant acceptaiions Of the term gcntlewC-
man. In olden lime the term meant one
: who exercised an active supervision Of
he food and clothing Of the en- ire estate.
The very name of lady signitied bread
/ river The gentle oman OF the present
lay, however hollis herself IS being too
/ inc for work. Tie fact OF her being a
! "laly" must needs exemp; her from doing
/ any Kind Of work "Idleness said Miss
! Faithful, is always discreiitehie Ia At
woman The lecturer had no objections
+ TO innocent social amusements, but she
] SUI on Ky NNtt+rlNt+eA VIZ WIN = tNt-'N a.
/ cy among society women 10 give them
selves up entirely TO the pursuit Of friv-
ol0us pleasures. Without the lsoper en-
ployment Of their natural 49, md
energies, younE women are NaNS drlIt
! hclplcssIy with the current Of life, easy
victims OF every temp alton thei mod ern
sociJl life presents Idleness is distaste
ful even 10 indoien, natures and while
The Yirtuous society girl would turn with
"a shudder from work would accept a Fir
tation as q perfect godsend. Il had bee
repeatedly said that there never was any
evil in The world but that woman was
at The bottom Of it, bat Miss Faithful
said that the facts OF history would show
that no great good had ever been accom-
piisbed n the world that wemsn did not
have a hand IN IL. She did not believe
in the notion that nan was the superior
creature and women merely his shadow
She maintained that each sex hal its
proper ard equal sphere and that men
and women were designed TO be CO work
ers. "a woman cannot be worthy help
meet 90 a man, said she, If she is his
slave The female mind was fully Us
capable of cultivation as the male mind,
ard the same tree Of knowledge would
4fFord mental food for both. Miss Faith
tull spoke of the gratifying results of the
eGncailOnaA reform LlDNtHitht htuobS Ahc
women in England. She touched briefly
upon the various branches of industry in
bich women are engaged, and commend
the work of the Ladies Decorative Art
Society Of this city. In London, she said
hat women were making their way SUI
FUZZY into the several professions aud
.es, and large numbers Of female clerks,
islis graph operators, copyists, etc, were
EMPLOYED ia the English civil service. She
smoke of her own successful experience
With female type settlers, and said that
Queen Victoria had especially commended
~ geographical work done by women As
for the bugbear that a womans chances
for natrimony were decreased by her
taking her place among the working PEG
pie Of the world Miss Faithfu said that
If q man desired a wife who would not b.
a drag upon him, ihe fact OF her being
able to earn her own living would rot de-
tract her value III his eyes.