Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
Copyright, by Joseph b. Boules)


Copyright, by Joseph b. BouleA)
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thilss susa Young Gates. daughter OF
arighnm Young. Is one OF the leading
q ne a writer and lecturer, She hns had Il
prominent part IN the work OF the Inter.
national nat ,nl. Council OF Women; For year,
7 young Women's Journal of Salt Lake
sty. she Is u trustee OF Brigham YOUNG
- university, md for u long period was II
member OF It's faculty. She In also 4
snembtr OF the board OF the Utah state
s,aI ,nn college. Her nfileth birth.
kathering of leading citizens OF utah)
IL Is impossible Tint any intelligent
g person should be ignorant of the fact
that women of all classes and In every
= civilized country have become force
IN the history of nations.
The most progressive are wide
awake co the tremendous possibilities
& for themselves M n sex and as indi.
viduals. But this Is not all. Women
OF every class and color arc rubbing
tho sleep out of their eyes and try
Ing to catch hint of the glorious
color scheme which pa.nta the dawn
OF this new err for womanhood.
10 know how the cultured women
OF the world are Interesting them
Pelyep In humanitarian development.
one must ask each country OF Eu.
rope the aeparate question, while the
United States has an answer peculiar
70 Itself and It's conditions.
In the United States the intellectual
women are. rs rule, found rather
among the professional classes than
I'm n
\ For tue strong and intellectual found
ers OF this nation left to their de-
scendnnts little besides the rich in.
heritance OF energy. integrity. and n
love for the beautiful. The daugh.
ters and the granddaughters of
these great parents have reached out
into professional life with tho pur
pose not only of getting money with
which to cultivate their native gifts
but as well 10 make their lives OF servs
ice TO humanity. True. many OF these
energetic mental pioneers i,nye mar
ried into wealth. nnd their daughters
arc now certain of the ultracultured
minority.
When 90 years ago the American
woman discovered herself, she f.rst
came out so strongly OH political and
other unpopular questions that she an
tngonized almost everybody. Then
as she advanced In her methods OF
preparing the fruit of the tree OF
+ knowledge appetzingly the more
courageous among her sex adyancey
I TO meet her and dared the terrible op
probrinm- of "cernlean hose ant
strong minds" at length even Tho
Hociety woman felt the thrill OF iii,
pulsntinS deliciously along her blast
4, serves, and She said: IL will awake
end arise and put on some menta
garments of my own; not the bloom
err nor watstless sacking OF my sis
ters in the reform movement but 1
dashing. purple lined eiderdowi
trimmed royal robe OF knowledge
which shall emanate culture as san
4 datwood perfumes closed box
All this was TO be achieved by tn,
society lady with the greatest expend
ituye OF money and the least outla,
al mental effort. Hence arose cir
cles, societies and clubs, which ven
tured out upon the sea of knowledg,
In silken barges. touching ut ever,
known port between Egyptian prehis
foric culture and the folk songs q
tho negro. The result for The gla,
y6yagsnTs was delightfully."- incon
sruous collection of mental curio
from every nation and cult
On the other hand. the professionn
woman. whose ranks We're more an,
more crowded with the bright tn
eager, the progressive and the broad
minded women, addressed one cues
tion to the future: What is Their
can do. singly or combined With M
Sister women. to help this sinsick oil
world TO grow healthy. strong an
beautiful" And the answer is foun
ii the millions of faithful workc.
81; the great reform movements q
the day.
"a woman is a woman wherever yo
ind her. When the woman with
ciIsb found there were other gates /
progress besides the one that led froI