Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-07
UNDER SISTER NOT
GIVEN HER CHANCE
Why Two Worlds of Women and
Only One of Men? Asks
Mrs. G. We're Taylor.
DISCUSSES EQUAL RIGHTS
Woman is House Divided Against
ltseif-Those of Half World
Should Not Be outcasts,
She Says.

This is the time when the militant
woman and the independently think
ing woman are demanding great
changes in the relations OF organized
society TO themselves" said Mrs. q.
We're tyler at her studio at No. 12g
East TMcnty-third street. New York.
"lf women are To take their places
side 10y side with men as equals there
must be no two worlds of women, az
there are at present-a world OF
women recognized and a world OF
women not recognized" she explained.
Il wonder how many of our fighters
foH womens rights recognize this UNI
changing law and are ready to abile
by =.
AS long as there is one world OF
women. who make of another world OF
Wonieli outcasts in life's endeav or,
is a house divided against 1T
self. 1t must fall unless a universal
sister-hood is recognized. Will these
forcefil, energetic ONE battling for
a broader life for their sex recognize
the women of the otner side of their
house as sisters?
II have travelled much and have wit
messed the doings of the s~uffragettes
abroad. especially in london. l have
seen their attempts to enter pnrlia-
nlent by force; l have seen them
smashing windows. delnolishing build
ings. attacking high officials and per-
sonailN graphing With policemen. l
nave seen also the half asleep women
OF Germany n France stirring IN
their slunlber. envious of these insur-
gents. l walked nee through IN
streets of London at dusk with "A prom
inent snffragette leader. Suddenly i
saw her turn in contempt from Il pale.
delicate woman who stood like
shadow at a corner. / said nothing,
but he act lifted a veil from the
emo of my childhood. when spent
portions of my time at a famous old
hotel in the down town district OF
Richmond. Directly opposite this hotel
was u small brick house. 1t had red
shades at The windows. always low
cred. and at night through a narrow
apologize transom over the front door
cleaned a mysterious red light. one
day ! heard that one OF h women
VIII" lived there had died. and tina her
bodN was taken out in the night
through the back door and put in a
cart and carried away to Potter's
field. I cried Very much that night. I
now know why. The woman carried
away from the back door was my sis
ter 1T was the vision OF this little
house that rose before me.
Not many months ago a great pa
rade tool place in New York. 1t was
a women parade. and women from all
walks of life marched triumphantly to
$1,000 'St' IbioSlN III T. OH UOIS4.
back: Others on foot. There were art
lists. writer's. lawyers. doctors. stenog-
raphers. ~dressmakers. milliners. shop
keepers. etc. They carried banners
bearing blazing declarations of indie
pendencc. but l saw no banners mark
ed The Other Women leading a brig
ado In that procession.
Would | have approved of such BAN
ners:: would have put them in front.
There should be no recognized Other
Women. How I hate tina expression.
Woman cannot justly discriminate
against woman. She cannot refuse
sanctuary in the new house she is
building to any sister. however differ
ent. according to accepted standards.
She cannot refuse the hand of any sis
erected by woman an inscription must
he engraved over the portals. Unto All
he Door is Open All must have the
privilege of entering or the house will
fail.
"lf oman present struggle is for
qua rights with man, then she must
have all his rights and be equally
respected. But Woman. in building her
house. should want more han equal
rights with man.; she should want the
right to deprive him Of his s~elf-or-
dained right to brutalize her. She will
never be able to take from him these
rights until she opens the door of the
house she is building to that part Of
the woman world that man has un-
fairly captured. AS long as the doors
drawn aside as they pass they will be
the allies of mem
Tvs lie An An;~,l