Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-01
College Women.

For the sake of convenience LET us
divide college women in America into
two classes-those who intend to do
some definite. serious work, and those
who do not The profession in which
women have done the best is medicine.
Medical women seem to understand what
4 profession demands; that it is not play,
but work, and is not the pastime of
few years, but something for life. In
the medical profession the line of separa-
ton between the results of work of the
two sexes is really disappearing, and a
woman doctor who does the same work
as a man receives the same pay. The
reason may be partly that the success de-
ponds entirely ON the individual. A wom-
an doctor goes out into the world alone,
and proves that she can do as well as
a man by, doing it, while if her posi-
ton depended on the decision of an exec
utive body, as it does, for instance, in
the case of teachers, she would not have
the same opportunity as a man, saws a
writer in Leslie's Weekly.
Very few college women in America
have gone into business, and that is to
be regretted. as there would be another
held where the success would DEPEND on
individual effort. In general. thus far
women who work select something re-
curing small outlay. They will not risk
4 large money investment, or an invest
ment of many. years preparation, but
usually crowd into the teachers profess
SION, where there is so much competition
already that the supply exceeds the de
mand. Some college women are doing
well in journalism, field that is always
open to individual effort, and the woman
OF real genius can make her way as
writer in any land.
Let Us consider, however, especially the
large number of married college women,
md ll4a 4,l-,
the first place, wherever they may be
found, their superiority to other women
is usually recognized. Very few of them
earn money, for their husbands do that
for them. If they are in comfortable
circumstances, the care Of the household
and children does not absorb all their
energies. Their college education has
given them a love of study and desire
to do something. The result is a multi-
tude of women's clubs and societies for
all kinds of philanthropic work. One al
vantage OF these clubs is the training
they give in public speaking, as all the
political and social questions of the day
are freely discussed in them. and there
is an opportunity for public discussion.
as the work Of the club is presented III
the form of a programme. in some hall
belonging TO the club or engaged for that
purpose.
In consequence Of these numerous clubs
and societies the amount Of intelligence
and philanthropy is increasing very rap
idly, especially among women. There
are, however, certain phases Of this state
of affairs that are abnormal. The hus-
baud has TO work hard all day for his
family and for himself, and has no time
for literary or philanthrcpic societies,
however much he might enjoy them. hut
after leaving his place of business h.
needs to rest or to Ike amused. The wife
works just as hard as the husband, but
altogether for culture or for other p4o
Die. and her work brings in no financial
return. The division is rather an unfair
one and its tendency would be in tim.
( to make men more practical than women,
| and women more intelligent than men
Il gives one sex all the work Of support
/ inr society. and the other that Of cducat
/ ing socicty.-Ncw Orleans Picayune.