Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-06-30
OONOERNING WOMEN.

1t is proposed to revive the pillory in Eng
land, for the punishment of wife-beaters.
Miss Hannah Reynolds, arrested recently
in Ireland for conspicuous advocacy Of mo
rent, was sentenced at Birr last week 10 six
months imprisonment on q charge of intimi-
dation.
The Quiz, a sprightly weekly published in
Philadelphia is entirely under the control Of
women. Mrs. Mary Hall is its business man.
ager and Mrs. Florence o. Duncan editor-in-
chief.
A London woman who fell when stepping
on board steamer and sued the owners for
personal damages, lost the suit because she
wore high heeled boots and thus contributed
to the accident
At recent examination by the Calcutta
University eight women passed successfully,
of whom six are natives of India, and at Bonn
bay seven were successful, including four ma
tives. At the First Arts examination at Cal
cutta female candidate obtained a scholar
ship of the first grade.
Miss Leona Call, NJ. A., professor of Greek
in the University of Des Moines, has been
elected to the same position in the Central
University of Iowa, at Pella. She is a grad
uale Of the Iowa State University and ripe
Greek scholar.
For the first time in the history of the Un-
itarian denomination, a sermon was preach
ed by woman. At the Western Unitarian
Conference, successfully bold OF Cleveland,
O., in May, Miss Mary f. Eastman delivered
the Sunday afternoon discourse on "Immor-
tality," to a crowded house.
Miss Ada L. Howard, the first president Of
Wellesley College, who resigned her place,
some time since, on account of her health,
has so far recovered as to feel able to accept
II L -EN
Foster Young Ladies' Seminary, at Clifton
Springs.
Kate Shelley the Iowa girl who saved
railroad train from wrecking contradicts the
newspaper rumors that she was engaged to be
married She says she desires good eduea-
tion. The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Company should see that her desire be graf
iied.
Miss Mary Rowland, president of the
Ladies' Branch of the Land League, has writ
ten an open earnest letter to Bishop Gil
mour, in which she says the women of the
| Parnel Branch of the Land League will con-
tinue in the work they have undertaken. She
sets the Bishops threat of accommodation
| OF defiance.
The report of the U. s. Senate Committee
| in favor of woman suffrage shows the advance
in public sentiment on this question. 1t will
be hailed by the friends of the movement
| everywhere, as a most hopeful sign of the
times The committee declare that this pro-
| posed amendment is in direct line with the
| fifteenth amendment, and is in their judg
ment the safe and direct way TO final settle
ment of the question.
A society of women has lately been formed
in Germantown, Pa, called "The Political
Education Society" It's object is 'the edu-
cation of its members with a view to increas-
ing their usefulness as citizens of the United
States, and the extending OF the means of
such education as much as possible to others" !"
They meet once in two weeks, read aloud
some work upon government or politics, and
discuss what they read"
The women voted on school matters to
some purpose recently at West Denver, Col
orado. Catholic or fusion ticket was put
into the field to oust the regular board. The
ladies came to the rescue-''one old lady OF
seventy walking nearly a mile TO deposit her
maiden vote"-and the old management was
continued by good majority. At the last
election in Cheyenne, Wyo., out of ], ,434 votes
polled, $40 were cast by women.
The Washington School of Cookery closed
its session of six months on the 18th inst,
after a winter Of successful work, chiefly un-
der the direction of the associate superintend-
ent, Miss NJ. /. Clarke of South Natick.
The superintendent, Mrs Helen Campbell,
became in January literary and household ed
itor of Judge Tourgee's new paper, Our Con-
tinent. She retains her interest in the school,
which will reopen Nov l, 1882.
The Executive Committee of the Minnesota
Woman Suffrage Association met in Minnie
apolis on the goth of May, for the transac-
ton of business. number of friends were
present and the meeting was enthusiastic,
harmonious and profitable. Plans we're laid
for the annual meeting which will take place
in September, and which will have for its OBJ
iect the plans for the organization Of local So
oieties throughout the state and for the dis
cussion of subjects of importance to new
society.
The one hundred and first anniversary
meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Socie
ty, held in Boston June ID and IA, was Of
| special interest because of the action taken IN
regard to the admission of women. mo
ton that it was the opinion of the member
that women be admitted, and that this opin
ion be communicated to the council wai
adopted by vote of 104 to 60. The an
nouncement was received with loud applause
But the council negatived this action by {
vote of 65 to SO.
Miss Lucia E. F. Kimball is having very
successful tour of temperance work in Utah
, Although the MormOns refuse to unite will
the Gentiles, yet they cordially open thei
| own day and Sunday schools to her, and sh
has spoken several times TO their schools il
, Salt Lake City, once by special agreement a
the Mormon University, where all the pupil
came together TO hear her. AT Ogden al
, auxiliary of the W. @. 7. U. has been formed
She finds great need of temperance worl
throughout the whole region; and is every
4 ! where most cordially received and aided b.
= both Mormons and Gentiles.