Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-07-26
WOMAN GOSSIP.
\ Summary Of what Women Have Done
In the Arts aud Sciences Ancient Itair-
dressing.

ARE WOMEN EODI.S.

Ilclon T. Clark has the following in
the UOmdn'S JOHrHdi:
An old Pennsylvania Dutchman, now
gathered to his forcfathcrs, invariably
slammed up his opinion of womankind.
in season and out of season. in these
three words: "Womcn are fools.h
In this he differs somewhat from ono
Of the Dickens heroes. who is chival-
rously made TO say "Rum crccturs is
wimmin."
Wishing to investigate the subject, !
have stumbled hap-hazard on tho fol-
lowing instances in point, which may
bc of use to the editors of the JoHrndt
in making fresh cracks" for suffrage.
Ii Isabella of Spain comprchcndod
and sympathiacd with the plans Of
Columbus. and aided him To accom-
plish his discoveries therefore, "WO-
men are fools They can not grasp
great theories
3 Caroline Ilcrschcl performed
drudgcrlcs of calculation to help her
brother, and also made independent
discoveries; hence: women arc fools.
They can not have truly scientific
bias
B. Lucrctia Mott preached the gos-
pei of "libcrty of the Individual
bodily, mental, spiritual--to tho last
hour Of her grandly courageous life;
ergo: "WOmcn are fools. They are
bound by pricstcraft and superstition"
1. Fanny Mcndclssoln composed
many of tho works attributed to her
brother Felix; so: "Women are FOOLS,
They can not grasp great musical prn-
cipicS. \. B. think Fanny was u
fool in this case not to take all the
credit that belonged to her.
,. Mrs. Stowe did more by her pen
than any ten men by their speeches to
abolish African slavery in this country,
which proves that "Womcn are fools.
They are not capable OF Judgment on
great questions.
g. Charlotte Brontc wrote an i'm
mortal novel while tolling in the
gloomy kitchen at Hawcrth; hence:
Women are fools. They can only
think of ono thing AT a time"
l. Mrs. RocblIng, during hor hus-
band's illness, carried on the stupcnd-
Ous calculations without which the
brooklyn bridge could not have been
built Evidently "Womcn are fools.
mathematics" G. T. ID.
:. Anna +, Carroll planned vast
campaign during the civil war, which
threw victories into the hands of our
Northern generals and virtually sa,sd
tin Union; hence: women are fools.
Iucy have no military genius"
.. Mary \. Lvcrmorc, in the same
WAY, did priceless work at the head Of
tn" Sanitary Commission, thus show
lnE that women are fools. They have
no executive TALENT
10. Mrs. Frank Leslie paid of SjO.-
OUO debt in less than siN months after
assuming control of the great publish
ing business left by her husband; which
makes it plain that "Womcn are fools.
They have no financial ability"
II. The elder Mrs. Button. wife of
the .cniUr partner of the Germantown
Wuuicn Mills, invented an improvc-
| mrnt to machine, after her husband
amd others had given up in despair;
show ing cuucusivcly that women are
Tools. lh"y have no mechanical turn
T. According to one William Shaks-
prarr (though this may be myth)
lHdl named l'ortia, in Il "lcarncd doc
| tur' ~ wig and gown. once confoundcd
th" rId"r~, and solved II knotty legal
pro IN with winch the Venetian
ma.cU.uc wits had vainly grapplcd;
| tuvr' tore, "WOmun are fools. They are
| incarHoc Of viewing any case i'll its
,r-a' asp"cis.