The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-24

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The reccnt schoul elections have
brought 10 light the fact that the new
woman" does not represent all tho
brains a her scx There ARE hundreds n
women everywhere iu the United States
who have recently come before the pub
lie through the educational facilities N
10 or even go years ago Nor u their
advent hciplded by the eccentricities
which characterized other movements
looking toward the advancement and
higher education Of woman. Thanks
to the aid Of modern convcnicnccs,
says Mrs Louise Reed Stowell Of Wash
ington. "the woman of today may as
sumo the responsibilities Of public life
without In any way derangiug her do
nestle machinery or allowing her per-
sonal appearance TO suffer ~ The long
ago picture Of the husband rocking the
baby while the wife writes to the heath
en- Of Boorioboola Cha has no place in
/ the American life Of today. One seldom
sees more well groomed tailor made
and altogether satisfactory looking class
Of citizens than are these college bred
! business women. Many Of those who have
/ recently become prominent in school
affairs are women Of more than ordinary
ability.
Mrs. Louise Reed Stowell, who was
| elected few weeks ago one Of the board
Of school trustees in Washington, is not
only prominent in educational circles,
but also is well known AS writer. She
was member Of the international
council of women held in Washington
in 1883, has written more than 100 pa
pers ON educational matters and for sew
eral years edited scientific Journal
She is also author Of II work called mi
croscopical Diagnosis" which was
widely read by scientists.
Mrs Stowell is member of many
societies and in two Of them holds the
unique position of being the only wom-
an ON the rolls Such is her position as
an honorary member of the Michigan
Pharmaceutical society and as an active
member of the Royal Microscopical So
ciety of London. She is also a member
of the Society For the Extension of Uni
versity Teaching and is ex- president of
the National Collegiate Alumn@ asso-
citation.
Mrs. Stowell was graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1876 and was
then employed as one of the faculty of
the university, being the only woman
ever elected to that position.
Mrs. Stowell's colleague on the board
of school trustees in Washington is Mrs.
Mary Church Terrell the daughter of
Robert r. Church, one Of the wealthiest
colored men of the south, and wife Of
, Robert H. Terrell prominent colored
= lawyer and a graduate of Harvard
miss Mary Church, said one of her
college mates recently, twas one of
the most popular colored women who
: ever attended Oberlin. She was always
a little reserved and never sought the
friendship of any except her own race.
!. Nevertheless some Of the most promi.
nent white students We're her friends.
:. Her literary work was of high order
and her extraordinary intellectual at
tainments placed her at the head of her
II class. Her wealth, social position ant
: attractive personality commanded thu
respect and admiration of all who knew
her. "
Mrs. Terrell was graduated from Ober
:, lin in 1884 and then spent some years il
Europe, studying the modern languages
attending school at Lausanne, Berlin
| N GrI. L. ii
Washington for some years, where sh'
has always been prominently identified
with the public schools.
!, In the recent school election in Cleve
land several prominent women were an
: nounced as candidates. Miss Mari
Quintrell, lady living ON one Of tn