New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-15
apROGRESS OF WOMEN"
1or1sE STEVENS ADDRESSES
NJ. W. SOCIETY FOR POLITICAL STUDY.
- LEGAL STATUS HAS EvoLvTn" a
SUBJECT ABLY DISCUSSED BY THE
CHR MEMBERS.

wv
wi. e,u OF roses. given by Individual mem
- the Society for Political S'udy IN 'ecot' l,
ter' .ro faithful services Of Miss Howes' formed
ton Of Wv I'D Yesterday 10 the weekly meeting
6 pfe'| -. at Genealogical Hall No 226 West
o. l" .,,e+h-st Miss Il. Louise stevens N 'he
fHS 20 zine DAY How the Legal status OF
paper ~. Evolved" treated that difficult sub
W., cou,prehcnsively and accurately as 10 e'0i'
;ct - communication OF all present.
'ne ,r,ing with the earliest OF historic rec"ruS'
pee--. enc alternate rise and fall Of women
the .es Eeyptians Israelites. Greeks ana
sn'0"e and down through the feudal ages wheh
.o,s sold their wives and daughters II mar
rage ~o~., American Indians" said
~. s,evcrs "there were found laws regarding
NJ which the early settlers might better nave
w. tnau the laws brought with them from 'ne
SUI .,..rtry The Church claims that H. ana
me las been the factor that has elevated
-, Fas %? Every religion founded OIL jews"
o,naisnl has kept women IN suojecuon MAI
=, rutber foo she declared. was aosoiu'eY " NC
- ~ treatment OF women. while the atutuoe %
.sr,y Nev-Eugland theolosians was most u''N''D
towomer ~, 1900, T., New
- " said Miss Stevens. has been largely
49, % ~. substitution Of steam power for manu-
- ~ gill. home where women were the nous-
80 workers but not the wage-earners IL was
49, uro-,er who made the candles. who spun "oNe
- manufactured the clothing besides an ihnn-
- NJ other things but no wages attended the"
49,, When tho Knitting spinning AND weaving
- taken from her hands 10 the factory she
- res t0 follow Much IS said about woman
- ,,,- o. Aor home She has been Obliged 20.
. century $50 hut hall a dozen professions "''e
s-sraba for woman. To-day al kinds OF INDUS
-. are .uen to her TIE laws are largely the
or,grourh az economic conditions. All great re-
.,,ns need heroic leaders and these were founo
n Lacy stone Susan 3 Anthony Theodore FHiAel
a93 7- Ts, .,.d criticism ob'oquy and ridicule such
- sew NJ las IN this generation can reaHze ~,
MIS- stevens closed hy urging htI hea ci ~ %
sPnCoitr.. status as Wei as property we cannQt
Yer me prolonged applause following the read
ne ~ lie peper had died away. ne society Went Went
~ ~ "a c,r,raittee " the whole. with Or. tu dah
Cum tn the chair. Mrs Blake was the hrst "
I. Is oheer4ng 20 US" she said who have been
Ions tine IL The fight 70 see yoahg WUle Sas
ENev-YorK to-day IS due 20 agitation pF WHine u,
+ isf F-rs-tire l. Rose sent the first petition 10
Iharv asking s0r the hestowal OF properly rsi >
On w5mer The most Infamous law o. an IN ms tis
este continued Mrs. Blake. emphau any, =
.ss iaw chat no woman has right 10 her Cflliu-
TIE father can even viii II away %. foI II 5 De-
never address rhe Il gislature IN tins SA's WIN
on, speaking u THIS law. ,... 81 on,
Ms RavenhI rose 10 he same sNIJect - -
r-oe6" sh- said, chat New-Jersey wat me nlrsl
State 20 releal that Jaw Mrs. SfnittI, 80
America Phillips and Mrs. Rotter also SPOKE a S
tfs ssrne general lines The Rev Pnehe Hama tolc
rsserrtng 70 some structures mad upon ne jews
sait q know great many noble Je"lsn VIZ, ,Sn
~ SAe- quoted his NJ ernoOn. was a JeWess. hud
"a ms h. given yyhere Il Is due. belong 70
a. o..s. ~ ~ 1roDbesv. 4 better day Is com ng
- ~ women = he United States. men and
s-s--Sss. Te-ion on tie face Of the "a IT,"
isstsHa:lor Of officers closed the afternoon.