Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-11-13
The N
Woman
Moves On

rRENCHWOMEN are advancing so
@ rapidly that it is possible they
B will earn and receive their full
# rights ahead of American wo-
men. In business enterprises
none of the feminine sex is SO capable
as the Frenchwoman. She has at
length invaded field which no woman
has before occupied Mile. Jeanne de
Villeneuve has been appointed secre-
tary to the French general consulate
in New York city The consular serv-
i've is one to which wolnan is peculiar
ly adapted-that is to say, the new wo-
man. She is we'll educated, takes
broad views of things and is resource
full in every emergency. The college
women ought to be consuls to foreign
ports and cities, a beginning being
made, of course, in the smaller places.
The educated American woman is 4
better linguist than the average intel
ligent American man. The duties of n
consul are in no sense connected with
state diplomacy. The consul must look
after the interests of his countrymen
in the place where he is stationed
that in general In particular he must
acquaint himself thoroughly with the
industrial resources and conditions of
his territory and make report TO the
United States government. These So
cial and economic reports are really
the most important department of the
consuI's duties Industrial. economic
and educational matters are themes
that appeal to all intelligent women.
for woman is the natural economist
and purveyor of the race. President
Roosevelt is in favor of political equal
ity for the feminine sex and the fullest
opportunity for them industrially. Wo-
men have applied for consulships un-
der other presidents. but were refused.
Now let Mr. Roosevelt immortalize
himself and aid women by giving to
some thoroughly we'll qualified ones
few small consulships at least.
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"Women, like men, are swayed by
class sympathies," says an English
writer, commenting OIL the effect of
feminine voting in Australia. Just so.
We are every one of us. man or wo-
man, swayed by our sympathies, and it
is credit to us too.
The reason married life sinks into
such grind of commonplace is that
it is generally union between COM
monplace people.
That gifted lady, Mrs. Elizabeth Ak
ers Allen, who gave happiness to mil
lions when she wrote the little poem
Rock Me to Sleep" has just published
a new book called Sunset Song and
Other Verses"
There are men and women, not a
few. so ugly that one wonders how
they could ever find anybody to marry
them. yet they generally do.
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The italian university at Milan has
a woman professor of anatomy, DR..
Rlna Mastio Has any American uni
versity Il woman professor of anato-
my?
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In the midst of the muddle of views
on the woman question one thing has
at length become clear-a self support
ing single woman willing to continue
supporting herself after marriage can
always get husband.
The girls newly employed to take
the place of the much striking tele-
graph messenger boys in Chicago should
know the eyes of all the world are on
them. If they are prompt, faithful
and courageous. equal to their duties
in all respects, they will give the wom-
ans cause great big lift.
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Here is a woman with noble war
record. Agnes Young was graduated
from the Nurses Training school of
the Asbury Deaconess home in Mime
apolis She was appointed an army
nurse and went to Cuba, serving till
the war ended Then she accompanied
her regiment to China and remained
during the troubles there. After they
were settled Miss Young went next in
her professional capacity to the Phil
ippines. where she remained on duty
until her return to the States recently.
She had four years active service in
war and comes home in excellent
health What man has served his
country more faithfully than she?
Strong women adore strong men, but
strong men are usually attracted to
weak women, while weak men are
drawn to strong women. So it comes
about that eagles seldom mate with
eagles
The person who says audiences of
women never applaud or hiss is evi-
IDENTIFY not familiar with women's club
meetings.
* r. @ M E r
j, and Wenonah, NJ