New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-03
WOMAN AND SCIENCE.
HER MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
LEARNED BRANCHES.
INTERESTING PAPERS READ BEFORE THE
LEAGUE OF UNITARIAN WOMEN
REMEDY FOR SWEATSHOPS

The New-York League of Unitarian Women met
yesterday morning in the Church of the Saviour
in Brooklyn Mrs. A Wendell Jackson presiding
After a few words OF welcome from the president
to the out-of-town delegates. Mrs. Emil A. Boas
secretary, read the report which stated that the
last meeting 1920 was collected for the Mcadville
student. Mrs. II. N. Donnelly. of Brooklyn re-
ported balance of $1S4 in the treasury The report
of the Philarthropic News Committee was read
by Mrs Goater, of Brooklyn, in the absence of the
chairman, Mrs. Gustav Becker. It dealt largely
with the aims and work Of the Messiah Home No
400 Mott-ave., Manhattan, and appealed for new
associate managers, who, by a regular yearly sub
scription, insure steady income to the home
Sweatshops and their evils briefly described
and suggestions for their remedy outlined. notably
the restriction of undesirable immigration. Mrs.
Warren made appeal for subscriptions to the
Emma Hertzog Scholarship in Barnard College.
Miss Hertzog was an active member of the league
and this memorial TO her Is being earnestly sup
ported by the officers. The report of the Religious
News Committee by the chairman. Mrs. Franklin
w. Hooper. most interesting 1t mentioned
briefly the articles in the various newspapers the
late DR.. Martineau and their peculiar unanimIty
especially on his labors against materialism and
agnosticism. Reference made to the gift OF
$1,000 by friends Of Robert Collyer 10 Meadye
College to be used in library work there and 10
constitute Coyer memorial
The subject Of the day, Progress of Science in
the Nineteenth Century," was divided into three
parts The first of these THE Discoveries of Sci
ence,' was introduced by Mrs John S. Mckay.
She spoke first Of the discoveries In astronomy and
then passed on to geology and biology.
The second part of the subject THE Effect OF
Science Upon Daily Life" was treated by Miss
Katharine Rolston Fisher
Mrs. A E. De Friese took up the subject of
Woman's Contribution to Science" She said in
part:
The evolution Of woman during the last half of
the century has been Of surprising swftness Since
a md GFoaIf he Lee nD1
Of the fr1fs of the tree ~ nIedge '' once for
Miss Fleming, a young woman assistant IN the
AstroAoInlS CpSeIFStQty az laIVdIG gMclIs Du
Torrance. Miss Dorothy Klumpke, another Amer
lean woman famous in the world OF astronomy, is
the first woman obtain from the Paris University
a doctors degree in mathematics and astronomy
American universities more liberal to women.
Miss Charlotte Scott, OF Bryn Mawr; Miss Whitney,
of Vassar and Miss Byrd are all astronomers OF
good standing Mrs Brown Davis Is one OF me
chief computers engaged upon the Nautical Alma
nae at the Naval Observatory in washington.
Florence Bascom was recently enployed ny IN, inc
Government TO make the geological survey OF mes 3
ter County. Penn. The late annie St3ckI%m III ~
yersity and her contributions to science III botah-
icaI research have been highly appreciate ba,,e
In the science OF political economy MoIe" his
made slow but steady progress Last year , ms
wr Tersit ioi hy Jessie wallace Hughan on The
Place Of Henry George N economics Hd Hber n6Iiti
cal economists, IN rr9arrtcai inventions it was
,o,L siri that invented the door hinge, ana she
merely copied the idea from her own elbow, VI
the hundreds OF woman's patents now on eXhp ,
60 Tho pa tent Office in Washington ne-tenths nave
been issued within the past twenty years g., IT,,
Civa women a few more oppoI tunltles IN the
,obarot ory and the great Koch, Edison, Westing-
boee and other successful men will ind Their com
ieIeecone was the production of woman, MRS
b. Mather of New-York another ot Mew- ,ioIn
able Inventions patented by women include frost
N oro,,od methods for COMPRISING sea salt and
cbtmicaIs having the qualities building blocks
tnr~a hnT a
attachments to sewing machines ana an improved
washing machine: l., ;ob l., -as,,Its rho
inventors .ometimes securing large royalties and
me Jnven+ions being of practical a nature that
tbe raInr ~ thousands of women is lessened by
their Introduction
At the close Of this paper the meeting was open
for discussion in which Miss Ethel Blackwell Miss
Chapman and Miss Ovington. head worker al the
Settlement in Greenpoint, took part Inc meeting
Was closod NV a short address from the Rev. John
P Forbes pastor of the church