Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-10-27
FOR THE LADIES.
Mrs. Palmer Makes Plea For the
IuUcDcnUcncc of Women,

IudenrD.Icncc of Women
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Mrs. Palmer delivered her address in
we'll modulatcd voice. She said in part:
"Otcial representation for women. upon
unprecedented, 1t seems particularly APP
propriatc that this honor should have been
accorded our sex when celebrating the great
deeds of Columbus, who, inspired though
his visions may have been, yet required the
aid of an Isabella to transform them into
realities. The visible evidences of the prog
reSS made since the discovery Of this great
continent will be collected six months hence
in these stately buildings now to be Iedi-
Gated. The magnificent material exhibit
tiH import OIL WhiSn VIII NOT, however, SO
ein tnolsn! as does me Iact mat man.
siaemt partner mas Dc'h invited ny the
s 't II, ~ iea'e ner Ietire!neht 10 as
Si E III ,E ThohuMc.ihE Lreht national enter
nln,e. ne uro'islon OF tne act OF congress
i i,ia,. tne hoard OF ltuy managers appoint u
Jury OF her peers 10 pass judgment upon
t thho lh,'ovn,iom. ioT never peiore was IL
t t1i necessary to apply this fundnmen-
!ni t Pm OF Justice to our sex. Eeallz
uFFt ,p 'Eoh II: ana INSPIRED ny sense
o. tne nonilllF OF IT'S MISSION. the board has.
most ' ihorn r OF us attempted
carry out the intentions OF congress. No
oisani"ation conparaple 70 TINS has ever
acting under government authority and sus-
tanned by government funds. 1t is SO far
r req that it encreies the globe With
irrevelant issues, this unique organization
Of women for Wtmen will devote itself to
the promotion Of their industrial interests.
public sentiment which will favor woman's
industrial equality and her receiving just
compensation for services rendered. it will
ton and respect which 1t deserves, and es-
tor. TO this on! it will endeavor to OBJ
showing the value OF her contributions TO
the
Industries, Sciences mud ARTS.
nc ,vo,l &c s,,ti,t;n, ,,;,,,, .n ..'
nm"nn. a." ~ hnr 49, Siin'S .ne propottiohalc
MI hr chnn"cs thnt hnre cou fsy ~
great Ing, ingenui,y and inveniveness Of the
:" wo,nan tn ao,n H. i'iutIS IL, importance
the pcrformnnce If he W laGh,ety TO
naval from tn hoHso KIT aers, me re,
sniooiius "neln such WORK Is now done or
wcnvns of taxtls f IiSG.s h,ati1 tE Inc
ting and the making of garments. and many
other laborous occupations, has enabled
her to lift her eyes from the druIcerv thnt
has oppressed her since prehistoric days.
The result, is that women as a sex have
l li'r.rri"' they now have lime to
think, to be educated, to plan and pursue
Co., -, u ,.l>r vw.l choosing Consi,irr the
being enabled to throw u:.ide the intolcrabu
bondage of Ignorance that has always
weighed them down! See the innumerable
technical. professional and art schools,
academies and colleges that have been sud
denly called into existence by the unwonted
demand! 1t is only about one hundred
years since girls were first permitted to mt.
tend the free schools of Boston. They we're
then allowed to take the places of bows for.
whom the schools were INSTITUTED during
the season when the latter We're helpng 10
gather IN the harvest. It is not strange
that woman is drinking peepIy of the long
denied fountain of Knowledce. She had
her physician that she was of too delIcate
ani nervous an organization TO endure the