The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-25
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Ought Women to Be Dependent on Men
for Pecnniary support?

Ought Women to Be Dependent on Men
for Pecuniary support?
1t is question l have been thinking
about for a good many years. and at
length l have made up my mind to pro
claim my theory boldly, and come out
and say that tnen are under no obIiga-
lion to support women and 1T ought not
10 be expected Of them. There is only
one exception, and that is where wo-
nan has little children who need her
care. In a better organization Of So
ciety even the mother of little children
would be free to pursue her own voca-
ton; for the babies would be cared for
IN cooperative nursery, and get better
treatment than any one woman. were
she a dozen times mother, could give
them. The pecuniary dependence Of
women on men is the root Of all their
other disabilities. Remove that and the
rest will follow. 1t gives man the feel
ing Of ownership in a woman. and
woman the feeling that she is owned. a
woman has as good a right to work for
her living as a man has. Where she has
her own occupation, sticks TO II faithfully
and makes money ct il, she can meet a
man on equal terms. face to face, and
marry him OF let him alone as her affec-
ton dictates. Then we shall have fewer
divorces and a happier, more beautiful
race. Pecuniary dependence is slavish
and weakening. Ii leaves woman's best
capabilities undeveloped, and makes of
her moral, intellectual and physical
dwarf, a coward and q deceitful crea-
ture. So let her use all her powers of
mind and body. and go in and work for
her living bravely and gloriously, keep
ing out Of her head all fool nonsense
about stopping in a few years aud mar
rying some man who viii Support" her.
The money getting occupations are open
ing to women magnifcently, 50 fast in
deed that l cannot begin to half keep
track Of them in this column. On the
whole, too, men are beginning TO treat
women very fairly, realizing that if one
occupation becomes overcrowded others
will open, and the world is big enough
for all honest workers.
Fanny Williams, plucky Indiana girl,
has completed one contract for ten miles
of grading upon a railroad track, and
has contracted for thirty-fve miles more.
Mrs. Ellen c. Bacon, of Toledo, O., has
been appointed a pension claim agent.
She is chairman OF the children's COM
mittee of a humane society, and much of
her work lies among the orphan children
of soldiers. 1t was in order to secure
pensions for them that the power to act
officially in their behalf was given to
her. She was recommended for appoint
ment by several eminent lawyers.
Bicycle riding for women is a pictur-
esque, graceful and lively exercise. 1t
ought to be encouraged in every way.
But when lady appears in public upon
a squeaking, rusty old tricycle. and wears
fiery red stockings and low cut shoes it
has tendency to temporarily discour-
age bicycling as an exercise FOR women.
Mrs. Florence Lewis, of Minneapolis,
has perfected an invention which is
credit at once to her head and heart.
She was fond of outdoor exercise and
bicycle riding. But the problem with
her was how to get away from her baby
long enough 10 take the needed exercise
upon the wheel. So she put her woman's
wits to work. and the result is bicycle
with a comfortable seat for the baby
fixed just in front of the handle bar
Now both mother and baby take the air
and sunshine together, and get health
and beauty.
Women teachers. how is this? A boy
tells me that he prefers men teachers to
women because men do not ''fy up and
get ratified and even when they punish
a pupil they do it coolly and calmly. So
don't "hy up and get ratified" Assume
a virtue though you have it not, and
control yourself outwardly, even though
you are a raging volcano within. it is
the only way to control others. Weak
people are always suffering and ex-
citable.
III.