The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19
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a Movement for the Advance
ment Of Women.
A Stack Association of Women Only
inent Pioaecrs-The headquarters to
BE in Washing ton--Graphic Sketches
OF the Leading Organizers.
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Women. May be you don't know who
the Seven Wise Women are. Well, be
patient and Twill tell you. But, first,
let US see what tho Wimodaughsis is.
The origin of the word is profound
secret in the keeping of the seven-a
secret which nobody else, and especial
~ no man, is ever to know. Therefore
am enabled to impart to you the infor-
nation that it is composite name
formed by combining parts of the four
beautiful words wife, mother"
daughter and sister" and you will
see at once that it is an evidence of
their wisdom that the seven have de-
cided to keep this fact forever secret
For many years Miss Susan 3. An
thony has cherished q dream of con-
trail organization-a sort OF National
club-in which all tho associations of
women might meet on common ground
and labor for those general interests
which are related TO the especial works
of all. And as Miss Anthony has way
Of making her dreams como true, the
Wimodaughsis has become . tangible
reality-an organized and incorporated
stock company, competent to sue and be
sued (this is mere legal phraseology in
nowise intended to allude to the fact
that the incorporators are all maidens),
and having capital stock to the amount
of SIS, 900, divided into 5000 shares Of
SIS each. No share of this stock is over
to be sold to a man, so of course no man
can ever become director or an officer
OF the company. Tho general purpose
OF the Wimodaughsis is to provide for
the education OF women in political
economy, in art, literature, science and
such other fields as they must needs be
familiar with in order to obtain and
maintain acknowledged control of az
fairs; for it is now no longer doubted By
the disciples of Miss Anthony that in
the twentieth century the relative posi-
tons Of man and woman, so far as gov
eminent is concerned, will be reversed;
and when they offer tho argument Of
the long stride taken in this direction
within the last quarter century, it re-
Quires a hardy man-perhaps fool
hardy one-to tell these disciples that
they err in this prophecy.
The first specific purpose of the
Wimodaughsis is to erect in Washing
ton splendid building with large
auditorium in which all the National
conventions Of associations of women
may be held, grand music hall, an art
chamber, o library and reading room, a
restaurant and reception room, a gym
nasium, natatorium, bowling al
ley and billiard parlor, all thoroughly
equipped and provided with instructors,
ladies. OF course. Can they do all this
with twenty-five thousand dollars? Why
not? Men can and do build magnificent
club houses with as little cash capital as
this; and they keep women out OF them,
too, by the way, just as the women now
purpose to keep men out OF this one.
In parts of the building not otherwise
occupied Offices will be fitted up, but
no man will be permitted to hire one OF
them. 1t is believed that there arc
feminine lawyers, doctors, claim agents,
real estate agents etc, enough to occupy
all the room to devoted to offices. But
if there be not, why there are art teach
ers, music teachers, milliners and dress
makers enough, not to speak OF the
probability that many such organiza-
lions as the American Suffrage Associa-
ton, the Woman's National Press AS
ISOLATION, the Woman's Christian Tenn