Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-06

much notice On account Of their remark
abs clsserDsss. lie declares that these
two women. remarkable As they are.
do net receive the wages that men
wc2ld get for ths same work. visa
women would consider seriously the
wrong they iadict On both men and
women by coasenting 10 do certain work
for less compensation than inch woaid
receiye for the same labor They bring
down the scale Of wages throughout
that occupation, make ii harder than
ever tor nen IN the same employment 10
support their families, and naturally get
the III viii VI such mea. who accordingly
try 70 drive them out Of this industry.
Worse than all. they cheaper and de-
grade the services Of their whole sex
aud strengthen that vie old supersti-
ton that womAn's work is less valu-
able than . mans would rather do
homework or washing and ironing for .
living than to engage in any occupation.
however profitable. where received less
pay than maa would got In the same
place. II some resolute women and
girls would take sach stand for wages
and stick to il that disparity Of pay BE-
tween the sexes would speedily disap-
pear like the relic Of barbarism it Is
When q man has made money and
bought himself high Official place. and
his wife, stupid woman with no more
brains than = turkey. sets herself up on .
pedestal and sneers at woman suffragists
and professional women, it makes me so
weary that long to fly away to Be at
rest.
believe that moro men than women
90 in for woman suffrage, though don't
know how it would be il it came to the
scratch and they were forced to vote on
the question in q legislature
Il is in California Of course. Pomona,
CAL. where two ministers. husband and
wife. Revs. Leslie w. and Lila Frost
Sprague. have been installed as joint
pastors Of a Unitarian church. Great
success to the partnership.
The Medico-Legal society Of New
York was one Of the FIRST important or
CARNATIONS Of mixed scientific and so
cial character to admit women to mem
bership on equal terms. This was done
through the exertions Of Clark Bell,
Esq. president Of the society for many
years. Women doctors, who have given
much attention to the study of insanity
and other departments of medical study.
have been good working members Of
the society and sustained their part very
creditably in its learned deliberations.
Undoubtedly the liberal action Of the
Medico-Legal society has had favor
able influence for our sex, especially in
New York city. which yet looks none
too kindly on professional women.
In New York city women school prin-
cipals get 81 800 year. Men occupy
ing the same position receive 5000 q
year. Just Us long as women viii put up
with this sort OF thing they will have to
do 50, and as long as they will put mp
with it they are not worth cent more.
Boards of education and employers gen.
orally win never invite women to re-
ceive tho Same salaries a. men. Woman
or man who will endure injustice and
III treatment deserves all he or she gets,
and more too. There is an old mystical
saying which runs thus: The king
dom Of heaven must be taken by VIC.
lence." She that hath understanding
let her ponder it. Violence does not,
however, necessarily mean rash and
foolish action.
II a woman viii let her husband bea;
her. he ought to beat her every day, and
thrash her well.
Isabel E. n. Hall. registrar Of the
Normal college. New York. receives
81 500 year.
There are now 2 800 women doctors in
tho United States.
ELIZA ARcHARD COMMA