New-York tribune., 1909-04-27
FEMININE UNREST.
Article, "ShaH Woman Tote| by
"Omda." Just Published.

Keen and caustic are the remarks Of "ouida'
Nile Louise de Ia Ranee} on "shaH women omen
Eo-e2' in a posthumous article n 'He cUl '
.T5nnincott'sr This study Of Feminine Unrest
as The subtitle has IL. viii never be USED d q
campaign document by the sUhragettes' ILi@' ii''>
Is certain - .,,.
The history Of the article Is as interesting as lLe
article itself Il written when me "oliiaH
question was III rather different stage rom ~
,,ressnr one twenty-five years ago. and s"ld 20
II ,3nco,t-s. with the stipulation that it should
~, - n,,h1ished until after the writer's dealh. IL
-re editors safe the manuscript has lam an tle
Years passing through one great hre ulilia' iii'l
and r,ovy '.Ctsida- IS dead and the arcle ls 6i'
10 the world II might, from the sonA" @ a. 10"
feen written Yesterday; for, after all thoush %"
.t,a surface the womans movement changes llle
Thing at the heart of il remains lhe same.
i : that thinz-the desire fer equality with men
that 'Cuida~ attacks with her trellchaht Po"ei
Women demanding equality with men and rousHs
CRYING for equality in government are boIh u
them. she SAYS asking for that for Whlch u-eS
are not willing TO pay the price IN oolh III
stances the rights Of citizenship are oehlaiiueu"
hut the responsibilities Of citizenship are sLlIheu
TIE woman demands the exercise o. pcHuCdl Po'
- the rough does the same But as the roush
,,-1l rot relngllish his enjoyment Of laWlessnesS
md license 50 the woman viii not rehnqulsh heI
claim, On social Difference and social PTeceueiiOe
Roth za;rrendering nothing, are 20 receive
@ rr.1E and free grant Of all elecloIai anu iel
sent
DEGREES and invade the domain OF those VINO eN
(5sj,,, r,oI5tical power do also bear the burden
of rolitical responsibilities. Now &S NC
todv Of educated and respectable men Go ieSl5l -
mis- monopoly as proposed by the roughs 50 II -
scarcely wonderful do they also TeslS' lIo 0l0'
as nroposed by women IA
..C,1i5a- states in this article 1ha1 sne i''-- ~
known many women VINO were pIeLaieU
rant loudly Of their wrongs 0ul "0 :. -
of 1F,srn would endure the suggestion u g.
7aT-
ing up. for the honoTs she clalili1u' ,-e Ito
ant privileges conferred on her pF lhe loS4'o-
= - epx. she evidently looked with some
horror on America, where anomalous woman
seemed to her a trife more anomalous tii"iI c. ~-s
-, in America. where the Clamor
- -. -.rr,s &c raised most loudly, there also
are courtesy and obedience and suoserVlencE 70
,,-,,a- as women ezacted IN the most rdlcuIouslS
e-aprerated manner. Fer woman to staJe lHaI
she has the right TO knock you out OF your sea- ~
CONGRESS- or Parliament and occupy your seat Le1
self vet that she has the right also TO expect YOU
% e5,s I'D YOUR seat IL railway carriage ana
cd for her accommodation through Journey OF
1,ntlrs is 3 form Of oppression as absurd as II =
i1oefcal The strength that can achleFe 1he poi.'
fcal conquest and the weakness that can exact INC
social courtesy cannot possibly be leashed 10
- , ,,-o-,,sn must choose between the two
,,7s al Is that she wishes the sex at large could
t coy,,,alled 70 choose, for ait were idle TO DENY
that women are becoming extremely discontenteo
with the position they occupy ana Lle pest 'lilils
for .
D. lea "a consider the subject impersonally and
nationally. Il possible
\ .o;,jda, thinks herself that women haven't much
u 10 complain of ION the whole they are very fairly
r,lacea " She isn't vel satisfied with women
themselves But for the backward pressure of
woman she says. woman ever conservative ever
welded To fern and precedent and 10 traditions
TIE world oF men would have forsaken many a
cJlrls built on fable, many limbo Of woInout and
,---essi,-e cra5uTi7v Il is from his mother 5
lns-sse meanwhile believing that she holds 10 his
lfps the waters Of Hfe-thet the young boy drinks
sr the poisons Of prescraft of religious fear, OF
--e5-1ors bfas Therefore everything that
can be done for the extension OF female intelligence
Is invaluable"
In what she calls vomen's tardy awakening for
greater Intellectual light -Ouida great prom
ise She doubts, however, II their manner Of agl-
tating for greater rights is going 10 have very
fortunate result on vornan-s education and she
questions r they have al all considered the issue
or the consequences Of the feminist movement