The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-06-29
woman's W ork.

| WHAT THE WOMEN ARE DOING IN THE FIELDS
| OF INDUSTRY, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND
1t is proposed to revive the pillory in Eng
land, for the punishment of wfe-beaters
The Quiz, sprghtly weekly published in
| Philadelphia, is entirely under the control of
women. Mrs. Mary Hall is its business manag-
er and Mrs. Florence o. Duncan editor-in-chief.
A London woman who fell when stepping
on board the steamer and sued the owners for
personal damages. lost the suit because she
Wore high hctled boots and contributed to the
accident.
AT a recent examination by The Calcutta
University eight women passed successfully,
of whom six are natives of India, and at
Bombay seven We're successful, including four
natives. AT the First Arts examination at
Calcutta a female candidate obtained 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, ai Pela She is Il graduate
Of the Iowa State University and ripe Greek
scholar.
For the first time in the history of the Unita-
ran denomination, a sermon was preached by Il
woman. At the Western Unitarian Confer
encc. successfully held at Cleveland. O.. in
May, Miss Mary f. Eastman delivered the
Sunday afternoon discourse on ''lmmorality,"
to a crowded house.
Miss Ada /. Howard, the first president of
time since, on account of her health. has so
far recovered as TO feel able to accept the ap-
pointinent oi the lady principal Of the Foster
Young Ladies Seminary, ut Clifton Springs.
Kate Shelley, the Iowa girl who saved Il rail-
ioad train from Wrccking, c0ntradics the news
paper rrmors that she engaged to be
married. She says she desires good etlucation
The Chicago 4 Northwestern Railroad Com
pany should see that her desir" be gratitieC
The report Of the I. 5. Senate Committee in
In,
public sentiment on this question It will be
hailed by the friends of the movement every
where, rs 4 most hopeful sign of the times.
The committee declare that this proposed
amendment i in direct lin With the fifteenth
amendment, and in their judgment the safe and
direct way to a final settlement of the question
y society of women has lately been formed
III Germantown, Pa. called ''The Political
Education society" lis object is 1.-THE education
of il, members With a view to increasing their
usefulness a- citizens of the nitcd States and
the extending Of the means Of such education
a> much as possible to others They meet once
in two weeks. ''rcad aloud some work upon
government or politics. and discuss what they
rcatl."
The women voted on school matters to some
purpose recently at West Denver. Colorado. A
Catholic or fusion ticket was put into the field
to ou~t the regular board. The ladies came
TO the rescue-'one old lady of seventy walk
ing nearly mile to deposit her maiden vote
duu lllt olu management WAS continued DIV
y od majority. At the last election in Cheyenne,
Wyo.. out Of |, ,4A votes polled, $40 were east
by women.
The one hundred and first anniversary meet
ing Of the Massachusetts, Medical Society, held
III Boston June Is and Il, was of special inter-
rSt because of the action taken in regard to
thc admission OF women. A motion that it was
th' opinion OF the members that women be adj
miltcd, and that this opinion be communicated
to the council, was adopted by a vote of 104 to
60. The announcement was received with loud
applause. But the council npgatiycd this action
hy vote 90 to 3G.
Mis- Lucy L. +. khmba is having Il very
successful! tour OF temperance work in Utah.
Although the MormOns refuse to unite with the
Gentiles, YET they cordially open their own day
and sunday schools TO her, and she has spoken
several times to their schools in Salt Lake City,
once by special agreement at the Mormon
University, where all the pupils came together
to hear her. AtOgden an auxiliary of the W. &.
/. I. has been formed. She finds great need of
temperance work throughout the whole region:
and i everywhere most cordially received and
aided by both Mormons and Gcntcs
y gardcn-party 10 commemorate the seven
ticth birthday of Mrs. Harriet Rcechcr stowe
WAS gtNenby her publishers, Mcssrs. IIoughton
Miffin n Co., Wednesday afternoon. June II,
at 1.-The Elm>, the beautiful residence of En-
Governor and Mrs. Claf1in at Ncwtonvillt.
Nothing could he more charming and appropri-
ate to the occasion than the scene the guests.
the poems. and the addresses Best of all was
the strong. brave recognition by DIR. Edward
Btechcr of the relation of Mrs. Stoves life
work 70 that great movement for the enfran-
chlscment Of women. with which She 50 hearth
~ sympathiIos and to which the abolition of
slavery was the prelude.