The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-06
LADY wARwck's UTOPIA
1nR lisb woman's Dream of How 90
Help Her Sex.


One more solution of the industrial
problem in England has been offered
this time by woman who has de-
voted much attention TO the subject,
especially as affecting her own sex.
Lady Warwick is responsible for the
scheme, which she has already outlined
in lengthy magazine article. Her
ladyship's investigation of the matter
has continually forced on her atten-
ton two main facts-agriculture is
distressed and there is always super
abundance of female labor in the large
cities. 1t struck her that perhaps the
two evils might perhapS counteract
each other in some degree, so she set
about devising the necessary plan.
This she has now evolved, hut with
Characteristic modesty asks that friend
ly critics will shape her proposals into
what may perhaps be more practical
lines that she has laid down. Her
plan embraces three features: First,
to open new field of work for women;
second, to stay the depopulation Of ru-
raj districts, and, third, to keep in Eng
land some-may be. most-of the
money annually sent abroad in pay
mcnt for imported dairy, poultry and
horticultural produce.
For the attainment of this satisfac-
tory condition of things, Lady Warwick
proposes to establish an agricultural
training college for women in order
that a systematic training may be eff
fcieutly carried out at a moderate cost
70 the students. The college would be
under the control Of a woman principal,
aided by a thoroughly efficient staff of
lecturers and practical instructors. In
addition, women's agricultural settle
ments are also advocated, where the
students may with profit to themselves
and their country make practical use
of the knowledge acquired in the agri-
cultural college or elsewhere. A duly
qualified female warden would have the
control of each settlement, which, il is
suggested, should consist of q. certain
number of holdings or cottages (from
six to ten or twenty is suggested), sit
uated either within easy distance OF
the large manufacturing towns in the
midlands or near railway station in
direct communication with London
| The object of this is that the settlers
might be sure of certain market for
their produce which would naturally
depend upon the district in which /,
was situated.
The practical work would include
dairy work, milk, butter and cheese
making, pig keeping, poultry rearing
turkeys, ducks, geese, guinea fowls
etc. for market; horticulture, market
gardening and fruit growing; bee keep
ing, jam making, the making of home
made wines, etc. The qualifications fos
becoming a settler in Utopia would b,
either demonstration OF practical ex
Derience in one or more branches of TIL,
above industries or the noluIng or Ter
tificates from certain given agricul
tural societies, students from the pro
posed agricultural college being, o.
course, also eligible. Intending settler.
would further be expected to possess
incomes from 500 to $3.50 year, which
according TO the scheme, they SHOULD
substantially increase, besides the fur
Their advantage of living both healthily
and cheaply.
But this appears to be a millennium
from which man is excluded" observed
one of the friendly critics" to WHOM
Lady Warwick outlined her scheme.
mot at ALL" was the reply. "W,
hope by n systematic training TO Civ,
women an opportunity of supplement
ing the work of their husbands anC
brothers, and, moreover, it is not pro
posed to organize the settlements OF
monastic lines, but TO introduce init
them that social element and inter
course which has now been made posi-
bic in the country by increased meth
DDS of communication"
Whether in the proposed schem,
Lady Warwick has allowed sufficient,
for the possible Discrimination of tn,
woman to condemn herself to the com
parative isolation which small in
come must involve in the country sub
sequent events must be left TO prove
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