The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
"Woman's Advantage Over Man.
By MISS FORTESCUE

Well, YOU see, there always Is the
other side" 10 every question And
that's why. in the midst Of the much
raihing about he legal disabilities Of
Women, wonder that 50 little has
been said of the many points OF the
CIV winch seem to me TO be SO wholly
IN their favor Mind, ( am not say
~. M mat women do not suffer from one
1t the beginning, continues through
nut. and ends only with their life. And
mat wrong is-that they are born
Homen without the smallest choice IL,
The matter. But do not sec that the
granting Of the parliamentary fran
mise, even on the widest basis known
going to remove that particular in
jury. And il seems to me that that
IS the root Of the whole so called "wo-
men trouble. did not want 10 be
!n, porn OF the feminine sex, and If | be-
reasonable, constitutional or unconsti-
tut1onal. polite or impolite could alter
~ wouldn't join it If thought there
vas the remotcst chance of ever curing
that trouble! But failing to see. even
on the dimmest horizon OF the great
est progress, any cure for being born.
Willy nilly, of :. particular sex. ] have
MADE UP my mind to put UP with the
Inevitable. and being OF Il fairly con-
tented disposition, set about me to
perceive what advantages and to ig-
me to-
Being interested in most things. I
near from many people much parlance
OF the wickcdness of the laws with
there Is always that "other side" To
everything. have been looking about
me TO discover whether. IL there are
so many laws which act cruelty TO wo-
men (according to the extreme advo-
Gates OF "Women's rights" they seem
TO be the only laws in existence). on
me other hand. there were not some
laws which We're extremely overland
TO my sex; and it seems to me that
there are several points i'm which the
laws are almost ridiculously lcnient to-
eli framed on the liberal basis which
sotne seemed to be. the immediate ne
cessity fer a mans protection socie-
TX ,ly would ne far more urgent cues
imperial detail OF that kind.
IN soher earnest. much is spoken OF
court laws. But while a petitionins
husband is bound TO support and main.
tain his pcccant wife to the time OF the
hearing Of his petition. there is no
n:hligation whatever, for, the petition.
her pcccant husband. In this point at
least. the divorce court laws are
singnlarly in favor Of the female, and
not the male side
runs into debt? She won't be made
bankrupt Oh. no, all kinds Of de-
vious tricks unworthy nanoeuvres
sailings very near the wind can lie
indulged in, every unworthy trick OF
the trade lie exercised, but when ex-
asperated creditors try to put the bank
rnptcy act In operation against her
the married woman sails mcrrily along
In safety. =
The income tax doesn't seem topic
likely to afford much amusement tt
anybody just now! But even paying
Income tax may have n comic side. and
InsNt time you visit a collector ask
MN 10 tell yon a few OF the possibili-
ties Of husbands liability with re.
gard TO his wife's (earned) income
iaN-thc earnings. mind you, which the
married womcn's property act" espe-
c'aliy secures her against his having
rover over. From his point OF view.
fun" " = - I
And remember that these laws have
ocen nasaed for the protection OF wo-
men, not by women--not n bit Of it
Women may he doctors--blcss 'om
,hcS often arc. Women may he profes.
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