The morning call., 1891-04-17
THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN
AS Viewed From the Standpoint of a
Grass Valley Woman.

AS Viewed From the Standpoint of n
Grass Valley Woman.
Editor WOmda'S Column, Morning Call:
Truly the world moves, and this is progress
sive age. else the columns of prominent
morning journal would not be open to all
classes and conditions of women. OF late
! have read with intereSt-sOnetimes with
chagriE-many articles in the Wom1n'S Col
umn Of The MORNING CALL. Why all
this cant and banter about the equality of
men and women-the differences between
women and men? Who wishes to deny the
differences, at least? But reflect how much
these are due to civilization. Among the
natives of Africa, the peasants of Europe
and the abOrigines of America women are
not physically weaker; they are the BURDEN
bearers. They are not valiant in war?
True, as to the majority; but history gives
notable instances where man has failed and
woman has led on to victory.
In the days OF our ancestors, she who
looked well as to the ways of her house
hold held sway over half the world, for
under her supervision were prepared not
only the savory p0ttage, but also the house
hold linen and the family garments. even
from the raw material
Inventions of man devising have changed
all this and the daughters of the household
must earn their bread not by segregation,
but by aggregation; the spinning, the weav-
ing, the making of garments and binding of
shoes, all OF which the most conservative
will admit to be w0manly emplOymentS, all
these things must be done largely or entire
ly, without the home, in the crowded factory
with the relation Of employer and employed.
AS things thus produced must change hands
the avenues If trade must be multiplied.
Another call for women outside the shelter
arms Of home-the Typewriter calls Tor
Office hours, sUperseding the cOpyISt and SO
On ad lnlnltum.
am not considering those who have no
need to toll, neither to spin, aud who can
say, Il have all the rights l want" Let
them e. into the temple and take up the
PhaTisee's song of Thanksgiving, It's their
one great duty. As well look upon the dude
with his cane and monOcle as a representa-
tive man as call these OnlOoberS il the race
of life representative Of the great thrOng OF
working, thinking women Of America.
by the consent of the governed" If a
woman commit theft, il she is a common
drunkard," il reason (, rSake her, is she not
amenable to the same laws, judged in the
same courts, Unsigned to the same tender
mercieS as men under like conditions?
Then there is the old grievance, taxation
without representations; the spinster pays
the SAME per cent upon the valuation OF her
property as her voting brother de alone
can hope for return in a fat official salary,
while if she is so unfortunate as TO have her
name upon the delinquent list no favors are
shown; she is under the law From the one
item, poll tax" woman, like her minor
sons or snperannuated husband, is exempt,
and perhaps some would argue for the same
reasons. l do not charge men with think
Ing their wives inferior to the enfranchised
immigrant. whose vote may be bought and
sold in the Shambles like those of our late
legislators. 1t is only men of the broadest
views, AMI who make a study of the subject,
that can perceive that there are women who
need other rights than those in their own
little cosmos enjoy. NJ. P.
Grass ToL1e5. Af7iL IS 1891,