The Washington herald., 1907-04-14

Of journalists alone. There are many
papers and periodicals run entirely By
women. and no one is surprised. Women
illustrators have become as general as
women writers. Maud Humphrey. AIics
Monroe Pspe, Ida Waugh. Jessie Wilcox
Smith, ana Florence scoveI shinn have
created child pictures that have been an
acquisition to the book world. Madam
Bouguereau some years ago took the first
prize ever given an American woman al
the Paris Salon. and only recently Mary
Cassatt was honOred there with a whole
days exhibit Of her work.
Man was much startled when Maria
Mitchell, demure Quakeress, followed
the mathematical bent Of her mind ana
plunged into the study Of astronomy; yet
when she died at her post at Vassar Col
lege in 1893 there were scores o. other
women in this country eagerly follow
ing the path that she had opened 10
them When Mrs. Harriet Beecher stowe
was given a check for $1,000. represent
Ing the first royalty on "Unole Toms
Cabin" she did not know what 10 do
with IL. having never seen a check be-
fore. yet in the past few years an Ameri-
can woman, Mrs. Ella RaWls Reader. has
been the trusted and able financial agent
OF several South American republics. Now
there are women employed in nearly every
bank in the United States.
A few decades ago a Southern lawyer
would pat the hand Of his wife. If she
asked any question about this or that
case ne might have in court. and give
her to understand that things Of that
kind were not for women TO bother over.
To-day there are about 20o0 women law
yers practicing their profession through
out the country. Tennessee Is the most
recent State to admit women TO the bar.
Miss Marion Griffin. Of Memphis. being
the first woman to qualify under the
new law. Colorado recently had her first
woman in the jury box. Miss Tiiida Smith.
OF Denver, being the pioneer Women
jurors viii, no doubt, soon be an every
day affair with US.
The woman who first taught school a
hundred years ago was a demufe. timid
creature. who promised 10 teach writ
ing, embroidery. the use Of the globes.
and department as pre-eminent branches
OF education. To-day there are nearly
10000 more women teachers than men.
The highest salaried woman in the GOV
ernment service is Miss Estelle Reel. in
spector Of Indian schools. She receives
sSWo year and expenses. The famine
IN messenger boys makes II almost Ger
tain that girls viii soon do this work.
Even the heavier eallings are being taken
up by women. Mrs. PhilO P. Wilcox. OF
Lincoln. Nebr.. is a blacksmith. and Mrs.
Theodosia Beaeham takes contracts for
railroad grading and personally oversees
1t. The conservative Old Dominion state
has named a woman on its medical board
for the first time. DR.. Irene Bullard. Of
Williamsburg, being medical officer for thu
female department Of the State Hospital.
In Illinois. where the cIubwomen have
been instrumental in securing pure food
legislation, Miss Lucy F. Doggett IS as
sistant State analyst.
or late years woman has proved so
versatile that there Is no longer surprise
at anything she may do. Not long azo
Miss Ida Y. Sim0ntou. Of Plttsburg. went
TO the African jungies 10 study the Simian
language by the aid of a phonograph.
The Columbian Museum IN Chicago has
been enriched recently by skins and
skeletons Of animals that Mrs. Carl E.
Akeley helped her husband XIII on
rough African tour Miss Harriet Bovd.
Of smith College. is ranked as. one Of the
leading archeologists Of the day. To her
belongs the credit Of discovering Gournia.
a buried city of the bronze age that was
destroyed 1900 p. c., also one Of the iron
age, which is even older. Fencing became
a fad among women some years ago, and
Miss Ella Haitian. Of San Francisco, has
defeated the worlds champion mounted
feneer, adding to his humiliation by deftly
cutting OF the medals from his breast one
by one.
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