The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-11

strictly domestic was rare. Even women teachers were few. Today. 100000 wo~ men are engaged in the United States m 400 different wage-earning occupations.
 In 1840, there was not a college in the world open to women. In 1890, in this country, 303 colleges were open to both men and women, 127 to men alone, ana ITO to women alone-an actual advant- age of forty-three in favor of women.
 'In 1900. there were in colleges in this country 5S,4s7 men and 34407 women-that is, nearly 60 per cent as many women as men,"
 If we want further figures, let us LOOK in literary matters and take the october magazines as a guide, and we find from ten to fifty per centum of the articles from the pen of women
 And, as an orator said in Latin, but English seems good enough for us,-h you want monument, look around you look at the engagements of women in- creasing from day to day, from running engines to guiding parties through for eign lands, and we soon reach the con- cluslon that there is no occupation to which she will not aspire and few which she will not fill. Let us look at what happened yesterday: One woman went before the legislature of Alabama, ask ing for an act making osteopathy of sub stantially equal rank with other branches of medicine; she was defeated, but it took the entire state medical association with one of it's members as president of the senate to defeat her.
 Necessarily, women must be the mother of the future generation, but this per emptory engagement does not take all of her time, and new strength acquired by her will be reflected in the offspring;- the better and stronger the woman, the better and stronger the son or daughter.
 The force which woman has brought to man came, in part, naturally from her numbers; she has almost doubled the army of workmen, and her activity in all things has assigned her 10 the place where she can do the most good. Wo- men not only work hard, but they play hard. They are coming in outdoor sports, in tennis and golf. in cycling and walking, and this will make healthier women and better men.
 Pioneers Deserve Credit.
 Be 1t far from me to minimize the trials of pioneers In any undertaking in any change of a former course of events; no explorer of untrodden lands deserves more credit than the first woman lawyer. doctor, engineer or clerk; they broke the ice; others followed Woman's clubs have arisen in the land and have flourish ed and are fourishing like green bay trees and right here we are reminded to read the following:
 Memo taken from the tape of "The Greater Birmingham Official Record" North Side Burough, of October ', 2O03:
 This evening Frances White Qemale), spoke to the Married Men Moral Max CTS Club" at 10 o'clock This club com prises one hundred voters of ward Five She was introduced by Melvina Drennen Qemale), our former mayor. She handled the question under discussion, "The Re- enfranchisement of Men" without gloves, and at the conclusion, the club gave her on motion of Georgie Smith (male), vote of thanks, and pledged themselves to re- frain from further agitation of the sub ject."
 It will not be necessary to discuss the news which has just been read to you, but we shall address ourselves to the pres ent in contradiction to any other time in the history of the country, past or fu- ture.
 Mental activity in one line induces it ! to another;-the hand that can write a paper and make a logical conclusion from proper premises, ought to be able the | better to turn batter-cakes and sew but tons. A strong mind and lily done work or play can not go together, and when | adds to her virtues; when she broadens her mind, she begins to quiet her alleged l faults.
 l Let 1t not go forth that it was said to- night that women have no faults; but | rather, that the speaker has a special lecture on that subject reserved for pri- vate delivery; and too much regard for his own safety to tempt Providence on , this occasion. If the speaker was called upon, as he is not, to give his ideas about the present fashion, he would decline, and say it was a matter of form only; fashion has already been reserved as part of future lecture.
 Women Should Organize Clubs.
 There does not seem to be any good req son why women should not organize such clubs as they desire. It may be that the logical end of such clubs is the vote but many things more hurtful than this could come to this country. And then, this log ical end is so far away, that it need not be taken into account now. Especially in the south, the franchise is a rather dell- cate matter, is now safely handled and can be let alone for generation, at least.
 Society is under untold obligations to womens clubs; the eternal cards and the everlasting dance are. actually having rivals, and it marks a distinct advance in this country when women can meet and enjoy themselves, and improve them selvesf and not think of cards or dancing; and still, on proper occasion, turn to either as a pleasure enjoyed the more when used least.
 The womans club is now over the trial etc oer0 f1 ernfk |