The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-17
A WoMAN's MUSEUM.
The Latest Movement On Foot In
Progre ssive Paris.
Noted Ladies Haro Demanded Building
for the Purpose-What WIN De
Put into Tt-Sociallsts to
the Support.

French advocates of womcn's
rights are going ahead at rapid
speed. Not content with formu!at-
ing long list OF their rights and
prerogatives, which is now before the
chamber of deputies, they want to
follow in the footsteps OF their Sis
ters in the United States and create,
in the city OF Paris, museum,
sort of woman's building such as
was built for the first time at the
worlds Columbian exposition in
Chicago.
At . recent meeting OF the League
for Woman Rights, in the presence
OF forty delegates, the president Of
one of the most important feminine
groups of France, Nine. Griess-
Traut, proposed that the different
groups present should set to work
aud study the organization OF a
woman's museum in Paris. y
separate building, or special Sec
tion of one of the important edlhces
that are the property of the city OF
Paris ought, in this lady's opinion,
be set aside for q museum, or home,
of feminine evolution.
In conversation with q repre-
sentative of the New York World
she explained that her idea consisted
in having q sort of chronological de-
pot, in which would be placed all the
archives of interest to woman, con-
sidercd from a sociological point of
view. These archives would be
made to contain the annals, tradi
tions, laws, DEGREES, customs, ETC.,
which have ruled, and which govern
woman at the present day. The
newspapers and periodicals of all.
countries and in all languages that
are specially devoted to woman
would be included in the depot. The
articles, contributions, speeches
pronounced by men who have been
in favor of the feminist movement
would also have place in the
museum, and many other very in
teresting documents Of all descrip-
tions would be added to these.
| NImeE Griess-Traut formulated q
petition, which in due course is to
be addressed to the municipal coun
ell Of Paris, and in which space will
be demanded in one of the city's
buildings, or in which small build
ing will be asked for, so as to enable
a start to be made without delay.
This petition will Designed by Mines.
Potonie-Pierre, Maria Martin,
Maria Pognon, CheligaLevy, Vim
cent, Ollier, Coutant and other lead
ers OF feminine groups. The forty
members present decided to support
the motion OF Nine Griess-Traut,
Notwithstanding the observations
of one lady present, who insisted
that "they had nothing to place in
the museum. /"
1t has been suggested that at this
early stage a library would be more
fitted for the requirements of the
feminists. Pictures and objects Of
artwill have no placein the museum,
for lady artists have for years past
expositions of their own in Paris.
The feminine museum will not be a
feast for the eyes and conseq uently
will at the outset be unworthy the
name Of museum. But as a library
it will no doubt be interesting.
However, it is more than probable
that the municipal council of Paris
will allow the womer the space they
require, if it does not concedc them
special building The members of
the municipal council are almost all
socialists, and the socialists are the
great supporters of the feminine
movement in both the council and
the chamber of deputies.