Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-22
womAws WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS.
what We Mean by Pseaniary Indspend-
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What We Mean by Pseaniary Indspead-
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Some or my friends have been taking
me 70 task for harping 80 constantly On
the ''pecuniary Independence Of women"
Would l have women take all the trades
aud professions ont OF the hands OF men
and have husbands eft at home and be
supported by their wives they say. No;
| would not. IL - evident these good
critics do not understand the meaning
OF pecuniary independence for wonsn.
lt does not mean that all women shall
work IN tho trades and professions for
their bread. or that homes shall De
broken up and our sex cease 10 DC house
keepers. IL only means that for such
women as are Obliged 10 earn their
bread there shall be the fullest. freest
opportunity. They shall have what our
southern brethren would call ''fair
chance" all along the line. All trades
and professions shall be open 10 item
10 select from; they shall have just
as good opportunity for education
and preparation for their work as boys
have, and they shall have equal pay for
equal work. On the other hand, wives
shall cease to go like slaves 10 their
husbands. begging for dollar or dime
that is flung 10 them as bone TO
a dog. The wife shall have a regular.
fixed income for herself 10 spend as she
likes. after all the household expenses
shall be provided for, and be account
able 10 nobody as 70 how she spends it,
The income shall DO neither more nor
less than the husbands wages Justify,
but just the right sum. Further, il
means that girls will always be able to
take care OF themselves and never de-
scend 10 that last, lowest way of getting
a living, marrying for home. Finally,
IL means that all girls shall be educated
70 a fine self respect which will not per-
NIT them 10 hang about men like beg
gars, throwing out hints and suggestions
that men shall take them 10 the theater
or 10 oysters and ice cream, and give
them presents. IL is degrading TO wom-
en- and hard on men for women 10 take
money from men in that way. When
the full industrial emancipation of wom-
en- is achieved women will only marry
when and whom they please. They can
and will pay for their own ice cream.
There is no fear that the worlds work
will give out through the entrance Of
women into the industries, for the field
of labor Is ever broadening. New occu-
pations are constantly arising and will
continue TO arise. This glorious world
or work is big enough for everybody.
Now do you catch on?
A Jewish friend informs me that in
the Hebrew marriage service the bride
does not promise to obey and never did,
even in the old Bible times. Exactly
the same pledge is exacted of both bride
and groom.
For the first time since can remen-
Der, it appears to me that women have
something to hope for from political
party. The Republican party in the
present campaign really seems to begin
TO take women seriously.
That good and talented girl, Cynthia
Westover, can do almost everything,
but have only learned lately that she
is an inventor. She spent her child
hood and early youth with her father
among mines in the west, and while
there invented an improved truck for
conveying earth cut of mines and dig
gings. For this the French Society Of
Inventors have lately made Miss West
over an honorary member of their asso-
citation and have awarded her q gold
medal and first class diploma. 1t is TO
be- added, however, that they did this
under the impression that &C. NJ. West
over" was a man.
Edwin Checkley, the athlete and teach
er of physical culture, says: women
complain always that men are so bad.
Wen. women have always had the train
ing Of men in the most impressionable
years Of their lives. Why have they
not made them better?" l, for one, can
not answer.
Alice Ives says the women who assure
people that they are not in the least
strong minded have no need at all 10 do
that. Nobody would ever accuse them
of it.
There are 81. 600 women telegraphers
in the United States.
Oh, yesi there is Labouchere-"Lab-i
because he was left
out Of the new British cabinet. IL
served him right for opposing women
as he does. lie TO call himself radi-
cal aud be against woInan's rightsl
The president Of tho Womens Ma
tiOual Republican association is Mrs. J.
Ellen Foster. and its headquarters are
at the Hotel Savoy. New York city.
Mrs. N. f. Beasley, of Chicago, has
invented a pipeline for the transporta-
ton of grain over long distances. The
grain viii move twelve miles an hour,
and the cost or transportation from Chi
cage TO New York Is expected to be
three cents . bushel.
Mrs Brooks. of South Berwick, Ne.
is the proprietor and manager Of a
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