The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-23
EDUCATION OF GIRLS
THE LONG FIGHT OF WOMEN FOR
KNOWLEDGE NOT YET ENDED.
Persistent Opposition of Conserva-
tives TO Coeducntion-The West
Has Always Been More Progressive
Than the East.

! ment Of the nineteenth century. \ hun
dred years ago there was no public provi-
sion anywhere in the world for the higher
education Of women. "Why do you want
to 90 10 the academy" said a shrewd
matter of fact New England farmer,
Francis Stone, in 1885, to his bright, as
piring daughter, Lucy. Your mother
learned just enough arithmetic TO count
her eggs and chickens and figure up her
butterA money. She has got along well
enough. What was good enough for her
ought to be good enough for YOU SO he
refused 10 give Lucy money 10 70 to
seminary. and Iucy had to teach coun-
try school ut ~ week year after year.
10 pay her way at Quaboe aud Wilbra
ham and South Hadley. Girls cannot
learn Greek and Hebrew and algebra
said her brother. when Lucy expressed
her wish TO 90 with him 70 cvllege,
50 Lucy had to save up $40 10
enable her 70 travel across the state Of
New York to Buffalo. and thence as
deck passenger on Lake Erie
steamer To Toledo. in order to reach the
brave western college bearing the hon
orcd name Of the missionary Oberlin.
NHI'H ui'At III AlIc NHOlt IOuHN NoI4u
admitted women 10 equM eGucauonaI
opportunities. Graduating there IN ISL
she began her dlvlhely appointed Work
tor w"man's equality IL the same year,
at the age OF ~. b. had cost her IL
years Of toll ana prlvau"n to gain what
The twentieth century girls ENJOY WITH
out The asking
BUT the wave ot sympathy and appre-
a.
eaton Of what ather Shepherd the
founder II oherlIn IL 80 justly called
the lAlslnaGed ana h'EIected sex sNS,
tanned MISS WIZARD ana Mary Lyon anu
talherlne heeeher ~ thelT efforts TO ht
women 10 he the wives OF MISSIONARIES
ana the companions OF scholarly men.
d" Persuasive cloqutAee Of FRANCES
wright and LrhtN'.he l.. lose ana I-u-
cIeta Mott ana AMY Nelly ana the SIS
tiers t''mkc won Tor women the priceless
privilege 81 free speech ana prepared
The way for Lucy stone ana Ahtoinette
L. bfoWn ahi Iantha paIlS ana LIZA
brth '"dy stanton ana susan IS An
thonY, as they IN Their turn biazed the
pain ior JnIA ward howe ana Mary a.
Liyermore ana an army OF women lee
turcrs and reforinerS who followed.
Every state west OF pennsylvania, from
ONO To- NaIifornia' opened ITS colleges
anu uhlvsrsitles 10 women EeheVa col,
iege IN lHto was lhe hrst ihedicaI Schooi
N the Woriu 70 adillIt woman as SUI
cent ana IN lo4' l nau 'he pressure OF
seeing my sister hIlzaoeth blackwell
receive her dlpioma' ana near her pro
nouhced ny the iacuIlY 10 be the leader
III every department u S'uuy oi hef ciass
Oh Low young men: out II had cost her
seven years herolc eHort 10 get What
hulureus oi young women no" op'alh
every year without opposltioh'
nut SoHsei Natisna uies n"lu' aiming
" prevent coeuuca'ion u! ui'ee' i u,
las leso''eu ~ compromises ~ meet
'ne CROWNS ueinanu ny W0Hleh lor h,suer
euuca'ioh Tue "ris'octa'!c eust' Win IT'S
Ciass uis'ihctiohs anu innell'eu pIeJu-
uiceS mas coinQ W. coeuuc",ion W hahA
liio e,neN'S " oiiiei were
es'n r y, AT "esai' smith, "eiiesieS
anu i''r = No"'. "''uu"'eS oit coeuuca-
uohai colieses were enlpioFeu IN many
80 &C p' ~ plu'esso'e anu III
S'f1eeors ~ tnese l'.st''u,ions.
'.'','e suu''J 5 i9iII u 'U,nplo.iiise nus
IS 80 '.'.a,i' W. - - ~ ~ ga,
Ji .-e me, '(tT.p es.tIT l'eserse anu
pr. Il %lN .o.u.il"'n anu IiarNarG nav
p'"e'I''.'5 'Hs'i'u ...' "oIlleh IePar,-
We. u'l''. IG'Li ,i'eS as '''naru' nuu-
IN ,,'5 ~ "a y. eilDon'u ~
~. Gnu WIN IT, Al 'ieSe "oilleii
SINAI >'.,''eS Il. sei'"t''e ri'sses
"' '-'' - 'l'Ss0i9 ~ G'vu VoieSes'
~. u'ly'''''9 ,, ee' .''-'' =! we plesi
a5 - nv "'.'e %
~ a;e,,n,,;'.; anu NV q DIV ,-e" syep
- -, ~ . - u! Sic'"hs
w. l,e,'I'' l'i!' se''i Ieleiior9-
'..'," a. q, iIs'.t VI SoloSe s'u",
~, ,', Nm l,'es',.elils anu PROFESSORS g
~ '''M SeeN 70 warn "L
1.,; = ,'s''t - 'il"1 'l'sst:"i
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~. - De H''ee uHu -
~ "'"Nr "e''"S' C"'iuV'-
e,' ',''I x az u'.I'' ''''h i;,''.al'" ny vaSt-
~ l''ii!e ILLUSIONS " otan'ey nan
" IN "!i'' e,S''E' u " "
49, 80, -: .'"s , sltt'eu western tuu-
C az: - MS H''s'e"''Hs u''eraHces ut
'eS.''H' il"li' ueSciloine nv l'eal
- MS sumner scH'oI at "o'Ces-
tet IN, - "etu"'Is lePorteu as SAYING
He'e are Hl"n' PeoIie VINO never
1"s"t 70 ue euucateu; ana VINO WouIu ue
ue'ser III uiorals II they never had peen
10 scHooi' we are coming 10 uhder-
stahd 'he VANITY OF scuoiarshlp'
Anu again ne proposes 70 sesregate
the sexes AFTER the gir's are thlrteeh ana
'ne boys eieVen years OF age ne says
boys can hereafter rHreiE 90 lheir