New-York tribune., 1899-12-17
A CENTURY CALENDAR.
RECORD OF woMAN's PROGRESS FOR
THE LAST HUNDRED YEARS.
soNg OF THE INTERESTING HISTORICAL FACTS
RELATING TO woMAN's STANDING IN
DAYS GONE BY.

DAYS GONE BY
"rhe Womans Century Calendar" edited by
carrie Chapman Gait and published by the Ma
,onal American Woman Suffrage Association In
ga political Science Study Series" is compila-
,on of facts showing the progress OF woman step
BY step for century.
rba record begins with the year 1900 and
,stes the privileges or lack Of privileges accorded
70 women in this country at that time, and also in
cpses a comparison with those of other countries,
notably In England.
The book states that in that year married women
were not permitted in any country to control their
r;roperty nor 10 will II away at death Ihe com
mon law In operation in England and the United
e,ates held the husband and wife to be one and
.h., one the husband The legal existence of the
wife was so merged in that OF her husband that
she was said to be dead in law"
Courts in England restricted the thickness OF the
stick with which man whipped his wne 10 the
,zs OF his thumb If a married woman worked Tor
wages she could not legally collect them. At that
time few occupations were open TO women. and IL
ras accounted a disgrace" for women OF the MID
die or upper classes TO earn money. An unmarried
woman was dubbed "old maid" and she was
co,demned 10 involuntary service In the home or
her nearest male relative
No college in the world admitted women PUBIC
schools were in many places closed TO girls ana
when the girls were admitted they were dissuaded
from studying anything but reading writing ana
elementary arithmetic. Women were not allowed
"a sit by the side of men in church, and were for"
bidden TO pray speak.
Previous to this few protests had been made
Mary Wollstonecraft had pleaded for larger op-
portuntes for women. and used the argument that
they could not be injured by the experiment as IT
was not In the power of men TO render them more
insignificant than they then were. Walpole' upon
the reception Of her appeal, called her hyena IN
petueoats" ,
In iSr Dr. Gregory's Legacy to Ny Daughters
was used in all boarding schools A fair idea OF
tb4 principles incucated by the book may be
eained from one sentence: "If YOU happen to have
any learning, keep It a profound secret especiang
from men, who look with a Jealous, mahghaht eye
on a woman Of great parts and cultivated uhoer-
sanding"
In 1902 Jean Jacques Rousseau's advice regarding
vonoen voiced that OF the times. 1t was this The
,aucation of women should always be relatlVe 10
hat OF men To please. 10 be useful 10 u.s. 10
make us love and esteem them, to educate us
when Young. TO take care OF us when grown up.
N advise TO console US. to render our lives easy
and agreoable; these are the duties OF women at
al times and what they should be taught from
their infancy
In 1sr3 man sold his wife in the same manner
~ u,o,,ld have sold his cow The sale took place
IN the Sheffield England market. The price pro-
cured a guinea
HEALTH CONSIDERED INDEL1CATE.
In 1905 It was thought to be good form FOR
yirl N faint often Robust health was considered
sns.,,.o,o and a display OF mirthful spirits i'm
modest ,,,.,,
In 1906 geography was thought to be "lndehca'e
for girls and they seldom allowed to STUDY IL.
Until 1867 women had voted for every Pres'ueh''al
candidate but in that year they were disfranchiseo
In 1soS q man in Knaresborough, England soid
his wife for sixpence and quid OF tobacco ana
daily paper spoke Of such events as srO"ihs '0o
common" ~
In lsoa thirtv-dve women and children were found
EMPLOYED in factories Of the United States' ana III
that year married women were given i's"' ~
make will. x....
In 1910 Sydney Smith. making a plea TOT Det'er
educational opportunities for women. said: om-
en- NAV be inferior beings but there seems 70 90
no reason why a woman Of forty should DO as
f %siI 6e3 1S were frequently dipped into
riyer as q punishment for scoldns. ,.,.u..
Divorces in which women were SSmptsNit con- ss tsN II
was reported that only three hao ooe"
Women in 1914 taught country district tchsozVstt chsozstt
only during the summer. and , thes rnr ne winter
ene-third the wages men rece'''O -
In 1915 women were first invited TO me"0e's"''
SIss Tss soSengs SSi nnc6mmoh IN in 1877 for husbands TO
viii their children away from ther " WIFI sl states
The Struggle eVSt between men and women in tho
rP.setting industry began in iSlS; SS;s-york in his
annual message in 1920 said: Y cannot 9mI Aemao 10
edl attention to the ACdutiHS
Education at Waterford this Is the ohly atpS .tor ~
eyer made in this country TO promote eoucaaOt
NE female by the patronage OF eo'eet ue9i r,
Troy Female Seminary was opeheu III iott Az Az
sss the first Institution In America TOT 'he 'e
untl 1922 girls had been allowed to attend the
public schools In Boston only during the suminns1,, n1,
months when there were not boys enough 10 MI
them 49,
IN 1893 women were beginning TO make appnca-
uea for patents and several were recoroeu uu''ns
Ma year. 4,
N 1926 high school for girls was opened I'm IN
ss9s!on and created a storm or oPposluou,' -,
Saool yielded 10 opposition in 1873. aithouSh not
tnl had quilted Il in the eighteen months OF its
'SIstence, in spite OF the harsh CRITICISM, -.
crranees Wright began lecturng on mon OF
Snorch ana State" in 1928 She was the nrst woman
fo"h 10 speak on a public platform IN this couh-
d. Ine ne Female Anti-slavery Society was formed IN
,....aoe!phia in 1893 II is believed 10 ne Ihe nLs'
Ie9n e9ihsns organization in the world Opernh 1oi- &
re- was established in the same year, aho was |
est,d Us, school in the world 10 oner coiese eou-
'Selon 70 women
,Ernestine l. Rose delivered the first address ever
r. 1g ~ woman before Legislature, ASKING TOT
u.Snsi. Vhlsement Of women, In 1856. - 49, T.,
isn III ISt Maruneau visited the United states IN
onen nH ~ aepofted that only seven occupauons "eie
kssr,n,oo ~ women They teaching, needIeWorK'
se,tnas poaQefs. working In cotton factories type
IL iss;e lothD ~, Dlncing and household service.
ebine orr Enas Howe invented the first sewing ma
woman DC" Ten 'iii0S "' '"'N Wv
elns ,6Nz1ss6eth Blackwell who graduated in medi-
p.ed,cino I1fS was the first woman graduate IN |
name OF the calendar was suggested by Victor
0oNS "oius, Ihs Is the century OF woman