Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-11
Epsyea's rasu.


Disz PIP. IA, Boston D. Loshrop Com
psny.
Mrs.. Diax il b no means stranger 70
the fesdins pshlie. She has sIresdy Won
large eoussisaeaey Of fsiends BY the grace
full, entertaining and Instructive work that
has come from her pen. She is always
strongest when dealing With matters tina;
pertain 10 domestic economy. In the pres
ens voiums she urges the importance Of
organization add cooperation among
Women She outlines With much ability tiis
high purposes that may be served by such
movements, if generally participated In by
the ladies Of the land. The work il
heipfal and full Of strong.
sensible Suggestions. In touch
ing. amsng other things, the rights of chill
dren and the best means Of imparting to
them ethical instruction, Mrs. Diaz Is
pointed And foscibls- She writes a. a
mother and reveals very clearly many Of the
faiiaeies ,hA, quite generally obtain in
present methods. Mrs.. Diaz sees the way
Of progress and points il OUT in an admirable
manner. II IL evident that she believes
this indeed 70 be '.woman's golden era and
y DESTROYS that she should make the most
Of il. IT. she says they women are
~ smart ss men. and A. capable, and as in
teIligent. and do have the same kind Of fac
ui,ies, and are a. good, az quick wttsd. as
energetic and a. perseSering, Why
are they considered, and why do
they consider Themselves as the inferior
sex? Why has il come to pass that man
ella woman what she ought to do and lei
alone doing and how much or how little
she nseds To know. and if she may attend
colleges, or study the professions, OF speak
in puipifa. and IL abe may vote, and make
laws for her and tell her what is religion.
and settle matters Of divorce, and be her
Judge and jury and iaiier, and plan the
school systems, and select the teachers, and
say how long her children shall attend
sspooit aDu VIM inr} ShhiA stauJ aHb pfSt-
see all the institutions Of which women are
inmates-~hy does il come to pass that he
does 1t for her instead Of its coming to pass
that she does it for aim
Man and woman started the world together;
how did man range 80 far aheadf"
Barring the slight historical inaccurscy
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deal with truths and are undeniabiy peril
nent. How indeed lid all these things come
to pass. How does it come about that ma
ture has dccreed that a large portion of wo-
| mans time should be- consumed by the re-
sponsibili,ies of motherhood We really
cant tell, but such il the fact, and il I'M
questionably gives man a tremendous al
vantage in dealing with affairs, for he, base
mortal, is able to devote the whole of his
time to them. Why, too, has nature seen
tit to give man 50 much larger share Of
ply seal strength if it did not design him to
engage in activities that were beyond the
physical endurance of women? To be sure
, IL gives MN u tremendous uNfE
members of the weaker sex but we really
don't see what they are going to do about it.
We favor the fullest possible "cmaneipa-
ton for women, and would include the
right to vote, but we cannot wink out of
sight, in dealing with this great question.
any of the obstinate facts Of creation, and
We don't think it will pay any one to attempt
1t. Mrs. DiM undertakes To answer her
ow II questions and il must be admitted that
she does so very skillfully. She goes back
to prehistoric times when physical
proves ruled the human race,
and shows that tho relations of
the sexes touching the affairs
of life, were then established but she
feels that these relations have no right to
exist now that mere physical supremacy has
given place to an intellectual ssceudeucy
that asserts itself through organic law. TN
this broad plane she sees no reason why
men and women should not be possessed of
equal rights.
But there are other problems that Mrs.
Disz would have organized women consider,
ethical, social, material, maternal, educa-
tioual, philanthropic. religious, in short the
whole horizon of womsns possibilities and
woman's opportunities carefully scanned.
Whether or not we find ourselves in SYM
pathy with the suggestions of this book.
csndor will force Us to conccdc both its
ability and its originality. Such work
can scarcely fail, in this progressive age. to
exert a wide influence.