The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-03


rious walks of life and demonstrates
to her competitors of the opposite
sex that she is worthy of their Steel"
The stigma of inferiority which has
chung, for centuries, to the name of
woman has been removed. The clouds
of ignorance and prejudice which have
so long obscured the talents of half
and too the "better half of the
human race have at length been dis
PEELED by the sunlight of truth; and
today, woman stands respondent in,
native lustre, not the weak slave Of
man but, as in truth she is his helper
and equal, able to march with him
up the broad highway Of progress and
to contribute an equal share 10 the
advancement of civilization. While
conditions in the literary world pre-,
sent no exception to the statement
that woman is entering upon new era
of activity in all the various phases of
life, yet it is also true that in things
literary, che has always had liberties
which have until late, been denied her
in other lines. The most conspicuous
personages whose names have adorned
the pages of the worlds literary his
tory, have been women. True, there
are essential differences between the
character of literature from the mascu-
line and the feminine pens-differ-
ences which are but the expression Of
differently constituted minds, differ
ent points of view. In fact, there is
hardly any way of comparing the re-
spective literary production of The
! sexes, for there are such essential diff
/ ferences as to make them well nigh
incommensurable-each incapable ri
being expressed in terms of the other
Then, too, invidious comparisons are
to be avoided; but we can safely say
this much, that in holiness of concept
in purity of ideals, in richness and
power of expression, and In match
less delineation of character, woman
has yielded precedence to none. The
press is peculiarly adapted to woman
as medium of communicating with
the world and giving expression to her
opinions and judgments. It is here
that her brilliant talents are display u
to best advantage. 1t is here that her
powers are capable of reaching their
fullest development. The advantages
Of the press as medium of expression
for woman are numerous, and quite OBJ
vious. There is not the slightest
suggestion of anything unlbecomine
or immodest about "woman's work for
the press" be 1t ever so strong and
vigorous. Through the press it is pos.
sible for woman to handle in the most
virile manner any question which may
be before the public mind, to take the
lead in the great reforms to uncover
before the nations eye the moral rot
tenness which is eating away, canoe,
like, the life of that nation; and the
beauty of it is, that in doing all these
things, she does not for one momen.
sacrifice that becoming modesty and
reserve which are always the work OF
a womanly woman Indeed the
thought on the part of the reader that
the writer is the possessor of these
qualities, inspires within her in nj
vance, careful attention and favorable
INCLINATION toward any proposition that
may be presented.
The most powerful force in A'acr
lea is the press. AS molder of sen
timent director of public opinion
the press wis Ids an influence almost
UNNECESSARILY great. Every great re
form that mas swe. II ever our country