Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-10-17
EDUCATION OF GIRLS
THE LONG FIGHT OF WOMEN FOR
KNOWLEDGE NOT YET ENDED.


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CooJuc,tion is the great social achieve
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sion anywhere III the N"Ilu l"I lHe n'S"e'
education of women. why do you want
To go t. the acadamyE" said a shrewd,
matter of fact New England farmer,
l,,.o.i- Stora I'm 1873. to his bright, as
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her eggs ana 'hIoAeHs anu inquire w "eI
butter money. She mas got along wen
enough. What was good enough lor neI
ought to be good enough Tor you. 30 Ne
refused to CIV" Lucy money TO go 10
seminary. and Lucy had 10 lea'h couu-
try school at - Week year aiIgr EeaF'
20 pay Ati way al Vu"'"- anu " ""'"
ham and South HadIey. 'Hlrls cahhot
learn Greek and Hebrew and algebra
said her brother when Lucy expressed
her wish TO 20 with nm 10 coiIese'
50 Lucy had t" save up so |.
enable her To traFel across me s'"'e W
New YORK To bul&lo' an" '"C"'c 'oS
a deck passenger on Lake ERE
steamer to Toledo. in order to Ieach the
brave western college bearing the non
ored nam" OF the missionary ObeiIiu,
which alone IN the whole round WorlG
admitted women 10 elual educatloh9L
opportunities. Graduating there IN lo1!'
she began Ler diFlneIE appolhteu WORK
tor W'3"N cqH"AtE IN the same year,
at the age Of - II had cost her IL
years of toll and prlyaton to gam what
Dh. t".r 'a century girls enjoy with
."t g.. as'"-
ta. 'A wave "I sympathy ana 2ppLe-
0.a|.'H "t Nhai a'h"F Hhephe'u' InG
tH"A"'E o' '"e'Ilh III lo"-, JuSu! C"'Ie"
tie HlsJ".--.i ana neglected. SEX SuS,
tanned Miss iia'd and Mary Lyon ana
Catherine beccher IN their efforts TO III
women to he the wives OF MISSIONARIES
and the COMPANIONS OF scholarly men.
IN" reTsH"S.ye eioquehce OF RANGES
wright ana LIheslIhe =. l'ose ana Lu-
creia Mott ana Abby Nelly ana tue slS-
ters GilmHe won ior women tne prlc'leSs
privilege "I Iree @pte&h' anu p'ep'Ieu
the way for Lucy stone ana Ahiolnette
l.. brown ana laHIlha DAVIS ana LIIza-
beth 'ady Stant"2 ana susan ~ An
thony, ~ they In ,he!r turn n'szed me
path Tor Juha ara ho"e a"" Mary a
Li'eiLl0Fe ana VI "'1.I ~ "'l"T"
tufeiS ana Iei'.'!.',' ''' '."', ~
Every stare Wes' oi '"'.1l .. .""'"' ol4
ONO 10 OalLioEnl"' "psA'" ~ t""'STS
ana uHI,t,.l'les /" Women Gene" COZ,
iege I'd 1872 was 'nc "Ia' h''o''"' N'uo"i
IN lhe "or." % nliI'I .'5..n as " -
uen'' ""' J" i2f' ~ '., ~. r.,,I, 80 ~
se'lnE ~ S,s'S' - ~,
receive ne4 uip'o"i"' i .l,. .''. 'I'' piV
Z
IN every department Gl study OF her cIass
oil lou young men. baI II h'u cost net
seven years ueIoIC eh''I u Se' N"I'
1Ulu' 'Ds VI pu,'7 -t1;.;.,,, ','S-'
eI'' yea "''-'."' 0p IN, r,.n:
Lux t"ll7e' N"'i9L. uieS ,.! ."iu .l%i %i''1s
" " p'e'e"' - ~, 80,
u - "'' i's'i 'e' - - - L;-I.
lle growing "eIna"u ny "oIIsH Ioi n,sH.'
euu'a'loh 'He "'!slo'L" "'!c e"s'' WIN Us
C!&SS HiS''ilC'i9"7 an" iHhel''eu pIgJu
u''Sa' '"S Gum ~. Gu b" ~ -
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an" 'l3 -h""i' "'"uu"''S -
'lo"" '""'HtS were IN plo!eu III 'I'"nS
cases as pIes'ueu'S' p'oieSSols anu III
s'ruc'orS II LArse INSTITUTIONS
y more subtle form OF compromise mas
FcceH"' Oeth Ge'' 'sTu ~, III o'GeI % saw
on 'Ie '"s, 1t" u''' g." Cen i''Sei " anu
Brown ana l"luilpla ana harvard nave
pIao'I'""I 'I.'Si' 1;tS ...1 "oIt,eu p1 IeP"i ps
uDnIs """'' SuC" ,iues %s '"' H1lu " tII"-
ciite' '''' "hlch nave peeh endowed py
rlch men ana women. IN th'Se' women
pursue similar stuuleS ~ separate cIasseS
uh"tI lne pIoitss"IS ot men eo'IeEes'
'Is ulp'oi'i"S , ,, s'''eu ~ ,o
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e4uoo pIou.'Cn'1' anu "oM HeN s'ep
III ulLiereh'I"lloH i proposed Il! !s'c'"ns
nave Ceos'u T." p'eiie' pnS s,I'l Iel'''o,',
IoH Oh women "s result VI Co"ese sI"u'
res nut certain presidents ana professors
aducation and tho bighar mathematics
unfit women to be wives and mothers.