Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-31
MRS. HUBBARD TALKS
ON WORK OF WOMEN
Wife of Noted Philosopher and Re-
former Urges Audience to Forget
Antiquatcd Ideas of the
Sphere of Women

Mrs. Elbert Hubbard lectured to an
audience composed mostly Of women at
Blanchard hall last night. Her subject
was "women's Work, Inquiry and AS
sumption"
Mrs. Hubbard said: There is but one
theme in life. That is truth. Let us
then by all means be true to ourselves.
1t has been said. Life is but stage and
all the world are players" Is it SO?
'1f 1t is, what about the players? Why
do some with more capabilities than
others hold inferior parts? What about
the star? And the scenery? The human
race are the players, and are working
under sealed orders deceived all the time.
Ages ago men developed passion for
possession and worldly power and claimed
the female as his own personal prop
erty, and she liked it. He required abb
solute obedience and she liked it. He
made her do the things that he did not
want to do, and she liked that too, be-
cause he said 1t was right she should do
so In time woman became recognized
as the weaker sex. Now tell me If she
is, why should it be? 1t formerly was
believed and is yet by some people that
ignorance of all other than domestic
duties makes good women. Is 1t right?
Women have as much gray matter as
men. Eliminate the ages past. Return
to normal. Let the women partake of
everything that will tend to develop the
world, and you will have heaven as it
really is.
"Is it right that she. because she is a
woman, should remain inside of four
walls? Should she cease, because she is
mother, to take an interest in the
management of affairs and the making
of laws that will govern her offspring?
She does not cease for she never had
anything to say about 1t, and the reason
is she is woman.
"Allen Dale has said. Women make
better actors than men, If 1t is SO it is
because she has had thousands of years
of experience, learning to cover up her
feelings, to hide her thoughts. because
man has said that she should do so.
Heaven as it is understood is a thought
for lay minds on a summer afternoon.
What really counts is action, for that is
the essence of life. Build tangible struc-
lures that will beneTit humanity.
"A man who is busily engaged in build
ing or endeavoring to build a home owns
few castles in Spain. Idle brains make
idle dreams and in the course of events
come religion, then gossip which is in
dulged in for want of an idea. Response
bilities to self have more responsibilities
than religion. Mrs Eddy has developed
the only American religion. All others
are of Asiatic origin.
christian Science stands today as a
monument to the powers of women. Mar
riage of two persons which will deprive
neither of equal rights will never deprive
either of caring for. loving and cherish
Ing each other. Moses made laws thou
sands of years ago to govern barbarians.
Now that barbarism has passed should
not the laws be changed? AS long as wo-
men wear rings and earrings as a mark
of bondage just so long will women have
need of some one to stir them on to wo-
mans rights.
Mrs. Hubbard was given an ovation
after her lecture by the women of the
audience who crowded around her shak-
ing her hand and congratulating her
upon her views.