New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-14
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PROPER INTELLECTUAL FOOD FOR THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY WOMAN.

BOOKS WHICH BENEFIT MEN AND FIT THEM FoR
USEFUL AND SUCCESSFUL. CAREERS SHOULD
ALSO BE MASTERED BY THE CENTER
sEx-A TIMELY SUGGESTION.
Time was when women In the higher walks
of life were divine creatures to be admired,
loved and kept to grace the home OF the great
moguI'-man.
A little latter in the history Of social life many
men, through accident or force of circumstances
found wife or daughter most useful aids az wen
as ornaments and fit TO sit In library and study.
yea, and burn the midnight oil" az well a. %
dawdle in drawlng-room or at the dance
But now she has passed even beyond the
sphere OF simple auxiliary and has boldly
struck out for herself, pressing to the front ana
standing shoulder to shoulder with man az an
equal ally in the struggle OF life. or even push
ing on In advance and alone into the field OF
independent action and endeavor.
Which means that women have been released
from social bondage and in the future must be
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since 1T thu .makes her not only self-suporting.
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upon her own resources, which, alas. too often
happens.
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