The evening world., 1911-12-27
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AGNES and rejects.
Between washing the baby. scoldins
the butcher. showing the cook nov to
brou Q steak. darning socks, mending
SHIRTS. etc. we'll imagine she has found
. few moments to paint . picture Of the
Madonna, and Just al she 10 dreaming
over the Madonna's eyes. . tremulous
brush poised near the canvas. the door
Of her room u burst open-of course
she has no ~studio-and . male voice
which holds . hint Of reproach ex-
clatms: Say. I can't find . handker.
chief or q pair Of socks to my name.
It's funny I can't keep anything In this
house! Well. all right. then. come and
see II you can md them"
This Is just a little illustration Of the
handicap Of being recognized as a gen.
eral utility person instead Of a special
Ut.
Until recently the only art In
which woman was permitted to
Specialize wss homo making.
Thr hoy remains to-day WON
ans greatest invention, n he
home includes all the arts.
Art, ~ We have heard, 10 long.
An artist cannot serve two .
tiers. to say nothing Of half . dozen
children.
The production of a great work of
art requires these things-Time. Talent.
Patience and Self Confidence.
Now the time OF woman Till the last
hundred years or so has been dedicated
almost universally to the care and cod
,. o., 1xs thAaA ,,r.aASaAa aha
lived and had her being. In odd
hours. between putting the children to
bed and setting the bread for the next
day, she might have written an immor-
tai ode or composed a deafness sonata
unless. of course. her husband wanted
her TO play cribbage with him. Cen
orally he did.
WAS LEFT NO CONFIDENCE IN
HER OWN ABILITY.
Told by man. and taught by religion.
that she was essentially inferior and
| evil. what confidence could she have in
her own power
Until the dawn Of the present
era the sources Of learning. the
springs Of inspiration were closed
to woman merely IN account of
sex. Even now certain great COL
lsgss refuse her admission; scisn-
tinc DO or deny her achievements
recognition.
Nine. ,uric. dscoverer OF rddlum.
whose "A III probably outl.ve Pro-.
Metchnikoirs. Vas denied admission re-
Gently 10 the French Academy o; seq
ences solely because OF the prejudice
a. .Ht.. "a I.nn.n t.4F ~ A.
ne Ingenious scientific gentleman stated
In lie Matdn. when explaining why ne
was opposed to .iIne. Curie's cand.-
dacy:
III 10 the custom for newly elected
members 10 call on older members.
Now. a 'ady cannot call on a man. 1t
would be Impossible for Nine. Curie to
make her sits OF ceremony without
causing grave emoarrassaa ent.'
Such Is the attitude OF a serious-m!nd
ed man scientist toward = woman sclen-
list In the Nv Lueth century-ihe only
century In which woman has had the
slightest Cppo nifty to develop her
powers OF demonstrate !er claims to
greatness.
Certainly the world has known very
few great omea SO Tar. 1t MUD be
folly 10 maintain tina, the achievements
OF the two sexes In science. literature or
the arts are an aNy e eqAal.
But II - one of the pIatitudes Of
history that great men have always
been the sons OF g.eat mothers.
h talents, Nspiga.ioas. IDEALS Of
the woInea ~ tae past found their
expression ~ tho second genera
ton. II transmitted to q daughter,
life ana domestic bondage did much
to submsrgs them. These mute,
inglortous sapphos are stun unsunS.
Only through son could the most
fitted Of mothers hope for immos-
tsltty.
j 1ut. PM. NatchptkQ6 and othar n.