The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-11-02
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How DR.. Mary Walker Will y Make
Women the Equal Of Men.

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How Or. Mary Walker Will Make
Women the Equal Of Men.
DR.. Mary Walker, who 10 years ago
preached the gospel OF dress reform to the
women of this country, and who was ar
4 rested in many cities for dressing and ap-
| pearing in public in male attire, is the
apostle of scheme for the bloomer girls.
! Through Lawyer Henry c.. Benedict, OF
OsWegO, N. Y, DR.. Mary has bought a
farm containing 1875 acres Of land seven
miles west of that city, and proposes to
form colony in which man shall have
no part. Only women who will bind
themselves to life of celibacy while
members of the community and to wear
boomers for life are to be eligible. They
will work the farm in all its details, plant
| and harvest the crops, dispose Of them
In market, and take care of the stock.
we will all live in a large, commo
dious farm house, for: which I ann having
plans prepared said DR.. Walker to a
reporter for the New York Herald"
Every member will have her own room.
Portieres will take the place of doors.
Steam will be employed for heating pur
pose, and there will be bath rooms and
every convenience to be found in a we'll
regulated and modern house.
Il shall give my personal supervision
| to the establishment Members, however,
will elect officers twice year to con-
duct it. There will be an auditing board
to look after the accounts, an improve
ment board to look after improvements
to the property, and a governing board.
1T shall be the duty of the chairman
of the latter to report all infractions Of
| the rules by the members. There will
be two judges chosen. One will have4pow
ers similar to a police magistrate. The
other will have a position analogous to
our general term. Those accused of in
fraction of the rules will be tried by a
jury OF five, and, if not satisfied with
tho judgement of the lower courts, then
can appeal to me. ] will sit as "a court OF
| last resort. -, .-
1.-THE rules of evidence, as governing
our state Judiciary, will apply. There
will be no imprisonm emit; all punish1nents
will consist of withdrawal of privileges
for a certain length of time. If we should
get into our told und esirable women, who
! fiirt or CAD about with men when they
go to market or on other occasions, they
will after suitable warming, be expelled.
! All women of good character between
| the ages of Is and IS years are eligible to
membership. am certain that the farm
can be made to support so to Is persons.
each member will have a share in the
profits after. the expenses for board and
clothing have been deducted. The re-
mainder will go into a general fund for
| ,&e ~ ioY
| ing lands if it is deemed necessary, and
the community grows as rapidly as be-
lieve it will. i have not decided whether
it would be wise to exact an initiation fee
| or not If it is so desired it will be com
paratively small.
ANY member will, after three years in
the community, be eligible to retire, TAX
4 ing with her the amount of the initiation
! fee, if one has been charged, and seven
eighths of her share in the earnings, the
other eighth to go into the general fund.
my great object is to educate and to
1 turn out new women, as the newspaper
men term them. They will be women
who have governed themselves. I ex
pect lots of politics in the community,
and the members will soon be able to
hold their own, / warrant with some OF
4 the so-called statesmen OF the present
day. @5, @
Besides, it will not all be farm work,
There will be many hours each day for
study, and the curriculum will be as
broad and extended as that in any of our
universities. There will be frequent lee
lures in a large assembly room / propose
to have and current literature, politics
and questions the day will be discussed.
| The members can ride bicycles and a
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There will be horses, but no side sad
dies. My girls will ride astride, as do
the men, and i predict that three years
of life in our institution will make the
| members the peers OF any man, physi-
cally or morally. will not make rules
that defy all the laws Of nature and exact
pledges binding fer life. That Of dress
will be the only life pledge that will be
asked. s.,; ,3.ss,
"The site selected for the colony is a
| delightful one, in the very heart of the
finest fruit country in New York state
several acres of the land have been used
| in raising the famous Oswego county
| strawberries. There is a fine apple or
| chard, several hundred pear trees, and
| four acres devoted to vineyard. 1t is a
beautiful place. and unless all my plans
fail it will be a perfect Garden Of Eden,
but without an Adam.
What will it be called? Jan. /, next
! I hope to be able to announce the name.
1t has not yet been selected sft,yl.
The doctor is enjoying good health, and
4 her plans are being carefully made.
Many prominent women Of this city in
terested in the advancement Of women
have been consulted, and approve of tie.
scheme.
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