Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-09

close scholarship. its sharp fvziries, it,
spirited contests, the rough and tumble Of
hard fought jury cases, the constant
strain upon the nervous energy and the
wesTfsome mental setivity wosh prove
bar to the most devoted lAdy sapirant for
legal honors. But no. R<Iya Lockwood
disregsrds and finally overromrs al OBJ
staeies, ard triamphantly emerges from
the midst Of innunserabIe ANNOUNCEMENTS
"a full aedged attorney. OF course
such an example wac contagious. The
story Of the many and depressing bar
riers which had To b. swept away. Of
the prejudice and opposition that had TO
be overcome and siIcnced, and of the ridi-
cule that had TO be lived down, only
seemed to add fresh fuel TO the ardor
u the new aspirants. A 4 resuit
women lawyers are rapidly Increasing
and coming more and more To contest
with The men in an already crowded field.
In many STATES women are refused admit,
lance to the bar. This IA largely the ease
10 the east and south. The courts OF
New York and one or two other Middle
states ar. open to them. while In the
west they have been treated with good
deal Of lIbersIity. inm,ny Kansas towns
mon, wtIiie ia Chicago there are several
who make excellent incomes from their
profession.
The tendencies Of the day
ue toward the admission Of
women to any profession to which their
| inclination. or talents lead them. and In
October Emily kenpin, l.. l.. ID ,eontem
plates opening Law school in New York
for women students. The course Of in
.traetion will be sin.ilar To hat pur.ued
| at Columbia College and the New York I'm
| iversity, and Miss kelnpln intends to make
the course "a thorough a. possible. After
graduation the students will be fitted
either to practice at the oar or to manage
their own or other peoples estates.
Those who oppose the admlttance oil
women To the bar, claim that they are not.
~ rule, good logicisns, and in conse-
quence make poor lawyers. There Is a
vast deal Of sophi try, as we'll As logic
mingled with the law, and the numerous
quirks and quibbies need a quick brain and
an infnitude Of tact, "a we'll IA logical
aptitude.
| IL Is also claimed that profession which
has such heavy demands upon the mental
nervous, and physical forces of thos.
actively engaged in 1t ia totally unfit fol
women with their higb-strung nervous
organizations, extreme sensitiveness, anC
delicate constitutions. On the other hant
those who believe in law a. a proper fielt
for women assert very positively that it i
a. mistake to accuse women Of lack o
reasoning faculties that they frequent,l
arrive ut conclusions in short while tina
would involve days Of labor to man
that their intuitive perception
are vastly superior to thos
Of men; and that while intuition
cannot take the place of logic, ii assist
amazingly In the direction of arriving Il
onciusions In certain decisions.
A. regards physical qualifications the,
laugh at the idea of any obstacles in thi
line iusurmountable to women Of health
aud even assert that on account of thei
greater hopefulncss and redundancy o
spirit, women will live longer in tn
practice of law than will men.
The arguments are open for the un
biased observer to take his choice, bu
meanwhile the undeniablc fact remain
that the number OF women who ar
choosing law for u profession is nercas
ing with startling rapidity