New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-30
IrOMEN dNu THEIR WOHh

There Is no more obvious or more tr''m"i
comment upon the present age than mat u
an age of womans social and industrial emah-
cipatIon Whether you like II or not. II Is n Iac'
that in tho last score of years tho so-called
weaker sex has come to the fore In social inde-
pondcncc and in professional and business pur-
suits to n greater extent than for n cen'nr! De-
fore Men not old remember when women
we're almost mobbed in this city for seeking 10
study medicine. To-day the woman doctor IS
numerous and respected. \ few years ago the
c,rnloymont of women in business offices was
cycrptlonal Todny II is the rule \ genera
,Ion back the Industrial sphere" OF woman was
distinctly circumscribcd and inferior. if not al
together meniai To-day il rivals in extent ana
dignity that of man, and indeed largely com
cidcs with IT, There are those who dcplOrc ana
will continue to deplOrc this. There are Others
and not n few who regard il with satisfaction
rs thc normal evolution of tho race their view
hrinc that the two sexes should not occupy sop
aratc spheres or move in separate and different
orbits but tremendously move I'm the same one
rs do twin stars each the complement of the
other.
II is not our present purpose 10 discuss or 10
iud.c between those conflicting views but 10
recognize aud to deal with the acknowledged
fact which calls them forth Women are ri
work seeking To make themselves self support
,uo and even 10 win fortune They arc trying
10 do 4 LARGE share of the work of the world.
And I'm many cases more than most people
Imagine II Is necessary that tlcy should do 50.
\ssllrcdlv il is dc Sirablc that far * they Ito
such work they shall do il well. The desire 10
do II we'll to excel in whatcvc" is undertaken
and 10 be competent 10 undertake important
things * dominant feature of the case.
Women arc studying more than ever and study
Ing more practically They are aiming 10 be
not mere servants but employers as well; not
Industrial dependents. but Industrial leaders.
And in whatever capacity they may work, they
ar,. irving To do their work as we'll aS possible.
~ we'll nj least rs Il man could do it, In that
way only can they Justify their attempt to do IT
and establish their claim 10 equal remuneration
with man for equal work.
In furihcrancc Of this ambition Of woman
Kind The Tribune has prepared for publication
On sunday next u noteworthy symposium % In
sfruc,lyc and intensely practical articles on Tho
work ~ women atsthe present day and the way
to attain success. tr,rein. These have been
written by women in few cases by mon
who have had actual experience of the things
Of which they write and who have themselves
attained success They are not made up OF
mere platiiudcs ,aal truSms about pcrscver-
ance and dcyOiiou and ihr like Such advice is
sound enough. hut j j. quite Supcrnuous 10 any
one who has ever practiNcd penmanshp in
copvhooli What Tn" Tribune has aimed to
present is practical information concrete facts
and figures. expert instruction. In lis columns
the working woman including all women who
work for n living or for any worthy achieve
mcnt in any trade or profession Y III Tina Just
what she wants 10 know about Nh" details of
her calling aud ;hr surcst way 10 master them.
Tho range ~ topics treated * wide one II
extends from playing tho piano 10 working the
tyuowrlinc machine: from catalocuing n Ii
net 20 nursing an invalid; from school teaching
to play-nc'nc
TO the industrial or professional woman these
articles win be- Of the greatest practical value.
I:u they will appon 10 far wider constitu-
cncy Whatever concerns womankInd concerns
the whole race II viii hc intensely interesting
20 all thoughtful mon and women 10 know
what working women are doing and how they
nrc doing ~ Such knowledge will perhaps sug-
COST ways and means for hcttcrnc tho indus
trial condition of the SIX. II canno; fail Ia dis
pei prciudiccs. 10 broaden Sympathcs AMI Ia
arouse a more Just appreciation Of what is per
haps the most significant and momcntous social
feature Of tho present ngo.