New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-27
n Talk WITH MISS FAITHFUL.

THE LADIES OF ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES
SOCIAL RECOGNITION OF WOMEN WHO WORK.
In the course of conversation with MISS
Emily Faithful recently, TRIBUNE reporter asked her
II the ladies IN England generally took much Interest
IN public matters do the ladies here.
"No think not, generally speaking" she replied :;
yet since the establishment Of the school boards in
England, the ladies have begun to take considerable
interest IN such matters and been able to do some
very excellent and elective work"
Are ladies eligible TO positions in the boarJsF'
Eyes they are elected by public vote The
school boards composed Of men and women
selected I'm the respective districts, and there
are usually more men than women in most OF the
boards nave al least two lady members. me
ladies are par ioularly valuable in this sphere they
are able deal directly and intimately VIVA girls
Schools than boards composed entirely OF men c0ud uo
" Have you ever served IN one OF theInf
No; / was proposed q nbcr Tor the First Lon
don school Board but ged to decline the honor,
"a law IL would bo impossible to combine TINT work
When do ladie, brat become eligible for elcction"
When the boards were first instituted, le" years
ago Before the school boards were established tho
schools were under the direction OF the Gerry mch
ol mo Church Of England OF tine respective
,ariqnes and hi. scuters Roman Catholics and others
hot ga accord with tue Established church, Dut VINO
nevertheless paid taxes amt mad children 90 educate.
had no voice ia the administration OF tho schools what
ever rOng feeling upon the SUBJECT rtaulucu hV
establishment OF school boards aud thc3c bodies,
composed o. persons cd the various districts. a.
ann. the SCHOOLS from time time and keep general
almost similar boards herr. wnen our
hpqrtIs were contaminated the Government consul
cred that the experience OF women "oul" oe III
valuable 10 relation 10 he girls SCHOOLS ii fo'11l'
a. member OF t.c Hoycmmcnt at th1t um"' -lrOh5J
Advocated these boards WIN ihc JONI lui!clr. w
wo.ucn aud men, ana TIE London tdtepdycrS ndof7cu
49,, tcuurn DY reuiun9 II" man az lAy iiiSI V''o'''
at tuc ncai 0r the pol for the WAC e Boarl'. ., -,
Are ,herc us many ladies England Interested IN
the u1uag mcnt on cndtltlt5 ana cutnie yHvi ''
S no ILr!' are D'''-'"'' - D" p'O''' .'''
&" Yes think there are; and 20 my mind charitable
work seems 10 De- tluly Work or women. A il7l ,.i
uiuistrutlou Lnugs believe to ne the proper
VOL for women ,f lc-p, w1o are not Obliged 20 WORK
Does English -occ'y' recognize women who are
Obliged 20 wUrk Tor uyngF
Yc- trn,r engaged IN The higher pursuits Of life, a.
art autuor,nip, music the drama ana the Ike, though
OF cuur-c society 40 more recognizes women mo nc
vote uher tuue TO mech"h'a OF comm" u p a.,
WORK chan 1t recognize men VINO "OtA III the siulo
feds. England is essentially an aFsioctdIc country ,
ana radc considered Jcncdtn the oisy oil Tue upper
classes. 10 pr gentleman il l.0l'lu' a l,lii - &
b long 20 the aristUcrdcy or Dc en-aScu ih Que 81 Va"
learned professions nave place in ne Army for-
tlualely uuWtyyr these considerations cannot remain
In yyl incline to regard people more for What Ih'J
are man what their families nave been OF ""at t -
pursuits may be- At the pieseht h9 iuan! % ,G
auulies themselves are engaging Ii bd-ins77 anu tnt
flct VIII r,moy. considerable oil me St'su
from the tradcs-peuiIc.'"
WHAT Is The ceiling in regard to public singers and
,Ioi axe Weconiri honored, even SOUGHT after ia
the sJtictN provided tnrir record l. " nat .,
ought I'D be- ia. IA just the az II is mere "lhh
tI nal Jew wears Il great change has cone over the
feeling of he people with regard 90 the draIha' ana pro
vird IT, rfr,t t!vc. are persons OF character j"ey
take rtlno sanuiug AZ 40 representatives. u VIC
Ulncr aIts." ,..,,,
AIc there many lady lecturers IN EngandF H.,
No, there very cWi not u'aIiy 90 h'iJ 'l' '0'
are here ,....u,,..-, -,
Dunn rach winter 0cF 70 uuubci OI lectures u'
various literary phlo optical ih-l u"HS' "itd'
britain nave been ayor'd wi,n n'l''lous u lecture
iru Institutions whcr- women nave never lecturer ne
fore but nope nave orcLcd tue way Tor otheI 'll,'
10 follow IN GtgOw Athcn%hm was one OI TIC Il"c''
! where was tnc urst lazy lecturer" -,
Upon what do your lectures treat, principally -
"W,u, l nave seyc.a' lectures. Ga" II them con
| si.,et, Modern Extravaganza aud Social 1h4ns
another Tue CaHngei Position o. women Ia tue AlAtl
,,,i,i ana frir need for "a higher education lhis lee
ulc e. pcct 90 deliver AT C.eHeihs Han next f''u"'
| evening 80 .. ., .e.., ~,
| ..Yr4 yyl.u We mere In IS12 and 1873 In l. ~
tr , ,,r., ~ was 10 have presided at one OF nay Ice
arr. hu, he death OIL Mrs Greeley preyeutedlL H.