The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-10
CONCERNING WOMEN.

The Boston Transcript existed nearly fifty years ago
under the editorship of woman.
Seven women have entered upon the freshman
studies in Columbia College aud fourteen others
pursuing the higher class studies
Mrs Parell mother of the Irish leader is now in
England, ard recently addressed meeting in Liver
pool IN the interest of home rule
Mrs. Van Rensselaer,. who has recently written
about American architecture in the Century will con-
tribute to the same magazine series of papers
typical English cathedrals.
Mrs. Frances E. Willard gave the address of well
come to the Rock River NJ E. Conference now in ses
sion at Evanston, Ill. This has been the first
sion upon which woman has been invited to offer
the greeting TO such an assembly.
The platform upon which Mr.. Henry George was
nominated for Mayor of New York city demands
equal pay for equal work without distinction of "
Mr.. George has Endorsed woman suffrage many times
ia his writings and is known to favor the appointment
of women to school offices.
A convention of colored women was held in Mem
phs Tenn. Sept. 81, and colored State w. c. IT, u.
was organized. While numerous local unions have
been formed among the colored women in the South
ern States this is the first State union organized
The four State officers elected graduates of Fisk
University, and are well educated and finely accom-
plished women.
Indiana women lecturers are al premium in the
East. Mrs. Zerelda G: Wallace, despite her advanced
years is holding series of women suffrage meetings
in Vermont and Mrs. Mary e. Hageart is filing
numerous engagements in Rhode Island. in behalf of
the constitutional amendment extending the ballot to
which passed both branches of the last Legis
lature and is to be considered again at the next
sion in January.
Miss Frances Lord of London England who is travel
ing in the United States in aas;t &C faats and sugges
lions bearing womans elevation and enfranciiiea-
ment of the first admitted til London
University She has Travelled extensively and inspect
ed the school systems of Italy. Germany Switzerland
and Sweden. From 1882 to 1885 she served as poor
law guardian. Her sister. Miss Emily Lord stands
at the head of the Kindergarten movement in England
and the two sisters translated that Invaluable nursery
companion Fr9bels Mothers Songs"
AT ID
omy in the Iowa Agricultural College has stirred up
quite a ferment ag~ng the home bread makers by
pronouncing 'satrlsing" bread nasty fermenth
and "a relic of ignorance and barbarsm" Mrs Sarah
e. Franklin of Anderson Ind, comes TO the defense
in the Woman's Journal of the condemned salt
rising of which she declares she has baked several
cubic yards. Her ten children, with good health and
vigorous digestion. attest. she thinks to the whole.
soeness of the saltrisng loaf which they prefer to
all other forms of bread.
The National Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has issued and is circulating petition for the
protection of be presented to the National
Congress and the State legislatures The petition
quency OF frightful indignities and assaults upon
women and little girls, and to the disgracefui fact
that protection of the person is not placed by
laws upon SO high plane protection of the purse.
It appeals for the enactment of such statutes as shall
provide for he adequate punishment of crimes against
women and girls and for the raising of the 'ape of
consent" to at least eighteen years.
At the solicitation of two Mississippi women, Mrs
Annie Q. Peyton, of Hazlohurst. and Mrs. Hastings
of Port Gibson the Mississippi Legislature established
State industrial institute for the white girls of the
located at Columbus and 341 students at
tended the first year. which closed july L
1t is claimed that this is the first instance in history
where the rights of to equal collegiate and in
dustral education with have been recognized
before the law and equally provided for. The build
ings and advantages all of tho veSy best Pupils
charged with only the actual cost & their board,
fuel washing and lights the cost for eash pupil the
first month being $40 90 ghe girls my perfect
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book keeping drawing. DESIGNING, modelling. wood
carving engraving, needlework,. repousse leather
merry, cooking and printing One hundred and TWEEN
five girls chose hook keeping as future profession.
All the professors save the president. DIR. f. w.
and ability