Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-05-31
Vol. III.-NO. IA

York and other large cities for the better educa-
ton of girls. Mrs. Martin believes in the mission
of women as the architects of human beings. In
speaking to a reporter, short time ago, she said:
ave have people devotng lives to developing more
beautiful orchids We have agricultural fairs competing to
breed the finest horses and CATTLE offering prizes for doing
But to waste moments reflection the perfectng of
miserable creature as man is impossible the discussion Is
vulgar.
ave know that pauper may be the ancestor of 1000
paupers We know that many diseases tend become hered
tary We acknowledge, purely matter of theory that
much Of the crime committed the result of inherited weak
blood, or malformaon disease of the brain. We know
that get rid of vicious traits in animals by breeding
and yet building institutions for the incarceration OF
the insane the idiots the epeptcs the drunkards the GRIM
nas and realize that nowhere the face Of the earth
is there building erected teach people how perfect the
human body.
"What there the bitterness death
when cursed with hereditary tant and yet there who
lifts his to that these be added
the law?
"Thou shalt not marry when uniformed or diseased
"Thou shalt not produce His Image in ignorance,
"Thou shalt not defe His temple.
"The solution of social problems only with the
education of and to appreciate their full repon
sbties when they impress the blank tablets of other hui
man souls the impress of their past"
LAST month there convened in the assembly
room of the Metropolitan Hotel in New York City
an organization that attracted the attention of not
only the community and State, but it extended
even beyond the borders of the United States and
into Canada 1t was the converting together of the
delegates from over hundred working girls clubs,
and they held two sessions daily for three days.
Miss Grace Dodge, whose name has become dear to
these honest toilers, presided The object of the
organization is to secure to woman her first great
right-equal remuneration for work if as well per-
formed as that done by her brother. To protect
by all means and encourage, as far as possible,
these Woodworking women, whose life at
best is not an easy one, and to promote their
efforts for an honest livelihood. The subjects dis
cussed and papers read were full of interest, and
at every session the halls were crowded and the
greatest attention manifested One thing was clear
ly proven woman's ability to organize, prepare
for and her desire to become helpful in the battle
of life. The statistics show that in 1870 1885,
288 wage-earners were employed in the United
States, and ten years later the number is placed
at 2,647 ,157. 1t will be seen at glance that the
number is rapidly increasing. Anything that may
be done for the improvement of these bread
winners tends to elevate not them alone but the
public generally. Much has been done towards
securing better educational, by genic and recreatye
surroundings, and the general and widespread in
terest that is manifested in the movement for
woman and her advancement everywhere speaks
volumes. Truly it has been said this is her GEN.
fury. She has never commanded greater respect
and never had better opportunities for develop
ment than are offered to her now. That she is
capable of approaching them is being demon.
strated daily,