The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-02-23
THE WORK OF WOMEN
To be Shown in Ohio Centennial, at
Columbus, from September :
to October 10.
The Exhibits in Both Creative and
Decorative Art, the Handiwork
Of the Ladies,
And Every Field Of woman's World
to be Covered.

OF 1865, 10 Some oXUeHC, y PANORAMIC
View of the history of Ohio. That moth.
ing essential to a complete representa-
ton of this history may be lacking. it
is proposed to organize the woman's
department under the following sub
departments:
Woman in art will include exhibits in
both creative and decorative art. The
commissioner solicits exhibitions Of
painting in all its various departments
drawing in pencil, crayon and ink;
engraving, etching and sculpture;
wood carving, pottery, modelling in clay,
and art needlework. The department
will also include designing and archi-
tectural drawing.
Woman in Literature.-This depart
ment will include an exhibit Of what
Ohio women have accomplished in liter
ature during the century. 1t will be de-
sirable to make a display OF the books
that have been written, and of such
other achievements as it is possible to
exhibit.
Woman in Education.-Th lives of
hundreds of noble women have been
given to the educational work Of Ohio.
The attempt will be made to give proper
IeCOgnlIlOn 10 tIl6 WOIucu, liNlHS anu
dend, who have contributed their life
work to the promotion of the education
al interests OF the state.
Woman in the Professions.-This will
include such a display OF woman's work
as we are able TO make in journalism, in
law, and in medicine.
Woman in Benevolences.-Wom
from the beginning of our history, has
been the faithful ally OF man in the
home, in society, in camp, in the hos
pital, and even on the battlefield. Not
few of the great benevolent enter
prises OF our land have been chartered,
and are supported and managed by
women.Y In Ohio many OF these have
large and influential auxiliaries. TO
make proper showing of this branch
of woman's work will be the care of the
committee, and We solicit aid from all
who have the honor of the state at heart.
Women in Reforms.-Ohio women
have been among the foremost in all
reforms OF the hundred years behind
us. No history of Ohio would be COM
plete if it did not show what part our
women have borne in correcting social
and political evils, and in raising the
standards of social life and morals.
Woman in Scence.-Ohio women
have not failed to distinguish themselves
III Lle sCleutlnC utlu, WHICH usually
accorded entirely to men. Whatever
they have attained should be properly
recognized by the committee onwoman's
work, and we beg cooperation.
Woman in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the
centennial OF 1888 will be surprised to
see the display of useful and ornamental
inventions made by the women of the
Buckeye state. 1t is intended that
nothing that belongs to this department.
shall be overlooked. That nothing may
he forgotten, we ask the aid of the L.
50o 900 pairs OF eyes of Ohio women.
Woman in Horticulture and Horti-
culture.-The women of Ohio have made
no mean attainments in these branches
oi industry. Their love OF the beautiful,
their delicate appreciation of form and
color, united with their artistic instincts,
have made them especially successful in
landscape gardening and as floral artists.
We expect an excellent display of wom-
ans work in these departments Of the
exposition.
Woman in Domestic Life.-In this de-
partment we hope especially to have q
school of cookery in active operation
and to show all the improved methods
in laundering and other domestic occu-
pations. We propose to have the most
improved domestic utensils placed by
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1t is designed to make this department
q source of education as we'll as OF inter-
est to every housewife:
Woman in Art Industries.-In this de-
partment we shall display such manu-
featuring as is carried on by women, in
which art and mechanical skill are in
volved. 1t will include millinery, dress
making, the manufacture of hangings,
rugs, carpets, screens, shades and work
of like character.
The Pioneer Woman's Department.
There are heirlooms in thousands of
families in the state which will be OBJ
jects of interest, of veneration even, to
the women and children of the new CEN
ago, the furniture, and the china, the
fabrics our great grandmothers spun
and wove, and bleached or dyed, the
books they read, their household dec
orations, all will help to make us ac-
quainted with ssthose to whom We owe
everything. This sub-department will
undoubtedly be the most attractive in
the woman's department.
The filling OF all these sub-depart-
ments will depend entirely upon the
earnestness of the women of the state.
No one woman can secure the exhibits,
no committee can do it, for the treas
uTcb VIC Waut 0Ic nlOucu III JIC CUU,UUU
homes OF Ohio, but the one and half
million women of the state, combining
their efforts, can make such an exposi-
tion of woman's development and
achievement as no equal number Of peo-
pie has ever made. Is there woman
in Ohio who is Indifferent to the honor
OF her state, or who will not contribute
her effort to the success of this great
undertaking? Each woman who con-
tributes anything of skill or labor to the
general success, will reap the reward Of
the labor OF all. There is not woman
among US who wants to be left out in
the general roll-call.
Not everything which may be sug-
gested can possibly be displayed, but
with complete knowledge of our re-
sources the best exhibit possible can be
made by judicious selection.
By your personal influence you can
interest others to prepare their best
work for the exhibition. We can not
afford to apologize for an inferior display
by saying that our best il not presented.
The patriotism of our women must give
MS their best, and in any case we shall
be compelled to assume that we have
done our best. Will you see that it is
worthy the representative state Of the
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