Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-07-26
Mr.. Curtis thus alludes to this notable


'sIt was while she was yet a young woman and
/ was boy in Providence, where she had come to
teach classical school, supporting herself and
her brothers, whom she educated, that first saw
Margaret Fuller. She was already the friend Of
scholars and famous men and noble women, and
her wit and wisdom and extraordinary accomplish
ments easily dominated the brilliant society OF
the city. She was woman OF delightful humor
and gayety of manner, and as it is said of Burns
that the charm of his conversation called travellers
at the inn from their beds at midnight to listen, /
have heard Margaret Fuller keep company of
young persons on journey constantly enthralled
by her racy wit and humorous intelligence A
scholar, critic, a thinker, teacher, queen of
conversation, above all person of delicate in
sight and sympathy, the visest of friends, of the
utmost feminine refinement OF feeling and of
dauntless spiritual courage she seems to me still
the figure of Woman in the Nineteenth Century,
which was the title of her best-known paper.
''The demand of woman, she said, with proud
and subtle scorn is not poetic incense; every
woman can receive that from her lover. 1t is not
lifelong sway; every woman, by becoming CO.
quette, shrew, or good cook, can secure that.
1t is not money notoriety nor badges of author
ity. These may be sometimes sought by women,
but they are not the demand OF woman Her de-
mand is for that which is the birthright of every
being capable to receive it the freedom, the reli-
gous the intelligent freedom of the universe, to
use its MEANS to learn its secrets as far as Nature
has enabled her, with God alone for her guide and
her judge"
The day foreseen by this noble woman is rapidly
advancing. The fufllment of design implanted
in Matthew Vassar's mind when he saw completed
his famous college for woman. Mr.. Vassar had no
preconceived ideas on the advancement of woman.
Perhaps even he would have been petrifcd to learn
where the education Of woman would place her
as was the case twenty-five years ago.
~ considered" he said, 'that the mothers of a
country mould the character of its citizens, deter
mine its institutions, and shape its destiny
And ''that woman, having received from her
Creator the same intellectual constitution as man.
has the same right as man to intellectual culture
and development"
So woman with education is helping herself to
the good things of life.
Even though Grant Allen insists that she is onlv
"told off for reproduction" and Montrose Palen,
M. d., urges that education units her for mater
nifty, and various other od-timey fossils rise up to
offer hindrances in the way of argument vel with
an opportunity for education given her. she is
quietly opening their eyes to an acknowledgement
OF her capabilities. The press all over the world
has rung with praises of Philippa Fawcett, yet she
can never be "Senior Wrangler is a sex
qualification She has won the uctory-what slg-
nfeth the crown. HARyor Horm
KNEW woman whose life was filled to renle-
ton by household cares and responsibilities y,
many KINDS, yet she managed to identify herself
WIN ner cnldren's many pursuits. The girls
pleasures the boys cricket, baseball and rowing
al became theoretically at least, her games, and
verify believe when defeat was announced, the
nrst thought in the boys mind was, chow disap-
pointed mamma will be that her side has not won.o
ohe may have seemed a ridiculous figure to many
soper-mnded individuals, who would fail to see