The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-23
VOTES FOR WOMEN
BYALICE WALKER TAYLOR.

science OF medicine. which he monopo-
iized until some time during the past
century, when the first wuinan-t,liza-
beth Black well--cntcrcd It amid scorn
and ridicule?
While she could claim no honor OF
nc discovery Of serum or mn anti
toxin. yet If that great moral and ply
seal nialady sometimes referred u as
me "l3lack Plague Is ever conquered.
me honor may In no small part be due
her, FOR II was In her lifetime that
there came a changed medical attitude
toward IT. She WAS the author of sew
eral books and addresses on the So
eial evil. which arc classics In theik
dignity ana mobility OF position. She
and all other women who entered the
medical profession have pcrslstentiy
presented the nobler and more ethical.
more spiritual. aspects OF the questions.
relating to sex physiology and hygiene,
ana they have In this and other com
rics been called upon by their col
Leagues in the profession to carry the
teachings of hygiene TO the women OF
the land.
The comparison OF woman TO the
iiShthouse mas more poetry than truth
IN It. IL lighthouses are all-sufIlcient
lifc- savers. what need TO have life
saving stations where men possessed
~ the courage and endurance OF a
Grace Darling arc frequently risking
,heir lives. AS she did for long years?
Just being good Is not the most cf-
tecuvc way OF doing good. In refuta-
non OF this we have only 10 glance at
he record OF suri lives as Grace Dnr-
ling. Florence Nigh,ingaie and clara
l3arton the great life-savers: Mnude
darlington Booth and Frances Willard,
The great oul-savers.
Of th!s great Srouplof militant wo-
men whose names will be immortal
lied. that Of Frances Willari's looms
largest at the present moment, be-
only statue OF a woman in the Hall OF
famc ~ our nations Capitol is Fran
ces WIZARDS 81 great as Was her
temperance York. it was bat an incl
which. sown in hrr lifetime are ONLY
now beginning tn show a green growth
above the surface. which viii in time
grow - maturity. blossom and fruit.
Ihcrc arc changes coming as the re-
SUIT of her work. which will bring
about results as marked as that no.
tlccaple in tho entirely changed atti-
tude towards intcinncrnnce during tile
ne OF single generation. Thc ono
thina which was undcr and hack OF all
hcr work WAS tho idea az the liberia
.on 9f woman NO sex In citizenship.
waf ever her watcliwo.d. and She saw
quite clearly that alone. by and
through woman's influence and power
IN the direction Of legislation could
many wrongs be r!ghtcd and many
rights enforced The remarkable sd-
vance in public life and affairs is due
.arGciS 10 the quiet, persistent. deter
mined work o. this modern Joan Of
arc. says her bio-raphcr:
Frances Willard was Christian
queen. the symbol. the forerunner. the
promise OF the woman who is coming
coming. not as ). person or Individual.
hut rs 4 principle in Inc cosrnic cvolu-
'ion The woman militant. the woina a
who can and will the woman who will
dare and do. She was one OF the great
signs OF the times She blamed no ono
OF set purpose as causing wrong con-
ditions. Int tho necessary outcome of
INC age OF force, so long in its dura-
ton but certain 10 be followed By the
age or spiritual power. when the gen
tier sen VIII take its rightful place in
hnma nity's famils.', III