Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05
The Woman Yet 10 Come.

written upon the new" woman What
she is. and what she will be. is dis
cussed from the comic. the sarcastic
and the serious standpoints How
much depends upon her, this coming
woman, How great the work for her
to do; how great the need that she be
we'll fitted for that work: how intelli
gent. how resourceful how steadfast.
how noble. how true must she needs be.
who would face the problem of life ana
solve it to the benefit of humanity ana
the honor of her womanhooti Not that
she will be perfect; far from it. she viii
still be human and:
"a creature not too bright and good.
For human natures daily food
Physically, the coming woman viii be
well developed and healthy; and re-
aliZinS that "a sound mind in sound
body, is as essential as in the days OF
Juvenal. will take that intelligent care
of the body necessary to its proper
preservation. She will know that only
through the physical can the mental
land moral be educated. find expression
land do the work necessary to the
fullest development of character
Because physically Well nigh perfect.
this coming woman will have large in
tellectuality; no superficial smatterine
of a so-called intellectual culture. but
the true culture that comes from an
education which develops her self
respect and her sense of personal re-
sponsibility and duty to others: thu
culture that comes of a doing and liN-
ing intelligence. mind active in good
works constantly directing and con-
trolling the actions that nothing may
be done unless sanctioned by sound
reason.
out of. and with. the physical and in
tellectual training necessary to produce
the above mentioned state of body and
mind Will come moral Development
la morality that comes Of the constant
doing of what is right. 1t will be a
morality of habit as well as of heredty.
a morality which sees and resents an
injury done to others as much as when
done to self, morality not overawed
by fashion. place or power; but which
sees the right to do it.
To this coming woman the social
duties will be easy of solution, she viii
have no servant problem for she will
know that they who do the world 5
necessary work are the foundation
stones of the social superstructure, and
are absolutely essential to it's stability
and continuance. Therefore. the COM
ing woman will not look down upon
her hard handwriting sister, for she
will realize that the difference between
them is very slight if each does her
duty conscientiously. Neither will she
disdain the humble task herself, for
she Will know that the loWliest work.
if done in the proper spirit is ennob
ling; that there is nothing degrading
where all is necessary; that it is not
the work that degradeS but the re-
movable conditions by which that work
is environed: that the more disagree
able the work. the more praiseworthy
the conscientious worker. She will not
reap where others have sown. neither
will she make the burdens of others
greater by Sinking her share of the
worlds hard work. The coming woman
will do more and better work than We
do because better prepared. She will
scOrn the idler and the SLOUGH whether
rich or poor: the worker alone will she
honor. Surely. she who cleans is as
worthy as they who make unclean.
AS citizen our coming woman will
be as active as such a woman should
be. and will aid by voice and vote in
establishing the right. She will not be
a political cipher. and consequently will
take an active. intelligent part in all
governmental affairs.
The coming woman will not be in
tolerant of kindly criticism, knowing
full we'll that only those who truly love
her and have her interests at heart will
ever have the courage to tell her of her
faults Such woman could not be
other than a desirable wife, every way