Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25
A Paper Read by Mrs. ]. ID. Miller De-
fore the w. C. T. u. State
Convention, which Gem
yened ut Biackfoot
on Sept. 10, 1890.

Education of women is altogether a
modern theme, it was no business of
those who lived in ancient days. Here
and. there a woman by her natural
force OF character, became noted, but
the history of the past has been chief
ly the history of men. We know there
were women more because there must
have been, rather thaG by what histo-
" tells us of them. What womer we
are told Of come down in the annals
as being the wives, mothers or daugh-
tiers Of great men. They were in the
olden times, mainly appendages OF
men, sort of supper servants, needing
no special intellectual training to fit
them for. the performance of their
duties, but we have no doubt that
they were as well endowed with brain
and force of character as the men, for
they were from the same parents and
inherited like forces and dispositions
of character. Women in all ages have
been as much the equals OF men as
they are now, in natural endowments,
shrewdness and tact. She was always
woman in her mental and social ca
pacities as she is now like man, yet
not like him, not inferior or superior,
but making up in quality what she
lacks in quantity. They are always
the equal offspring of the same parent
age, but in business, politics, art and
diplomacy man has been educated
while woman was not, this with nat
ural superior strength of muscle, has
given him the supremacy which he
has so long sustained. 1t is not be
cause man has looked down on woman,
for he has always been proud of her,
loved her and been much under her
influence, but because in his coarser
development, he was unable to appre-
ciate her more subtle worth. But now
70 her credit as well as his, her worth
is more properly estimated. and her
education is held with equal import
ance with his. 1t has gwen her power
that her sister in olden times did not
dream of, for legal enactment gives
right TO the wife of to-day which she
thought of a few years ago and
social restraints are removed, which
not long ago appeared as though they
would endure forever. 1t has widen
ed her sphere of thought and action
and changed her whole being with
new energies, but in all this educa
ton has not created a single power
it has only developed and trained
what was in woman. Educated stu
pidity is not brightness; no grindsUon,
can give good edge to iron; clay rocl
win not receive a polish. Equally i'm
possible is it to give mind by process
of education. There must be some
thing first to educate, to receive it
polish, It's edge. The enlarged inteI
ligence of the women of our da,
greatly increases the intelligence o
the homes of men and carries int
their management increased wisdom
which it is reasonable to believe vii
greatly improve them. Ignorance il
a mother never made her childre
better. Ignorance in the wife neve
made her husband manlier. Ignoranc
in the women of a neighborhood neye
promotes the best interests of tn
neighborhood. It does promote go;
sip, scandal; d~issension and folly, bu
the reign of ignorance in women i
now broken. Even our little sister
the child widows of India, are no,
receiving ~intruction from the courag,
Gus Ramaebai. The arts, the science
and employment of skill are no
open to women. As a result the HON
is made better, with books, with ar
with taste, with the news of the ola
and the knowledge of the earth.
Wonan's day has come with reney
ed life, renewed BY her own awakene
powers and her brothers noble syn
pathy in her behalf, she win take u
her part in the great work before he
But some object to our work on til
plea that the apostles taught subje