The Detroit times., 1912-06-03
AWonAah's Rights Mournsd" ey Or.
Keafhe Sohernnacher--Rsvie"sd py
pr. Jpanlta l. Lea

.Won,ah's Rights Mourned" by Or.
Keafhe rnseher--RsvieWed py
Or. JDanlta !. Lea.
Reviewed BY Or. Jaunits !. Lea.
"oppression is opposed TO human
nature
The authov explains in her preface
that from refnotest time man has
tried 70 rule her who ought 10 be
comrade and colleague 10 him. BY
virtue OF the law of might he generally
succeeded. Every protest against this
law Of Knight was "woman's rights
movenlenti
Thai the most significant work
vet Written in protest OF this law OF
might should come from woman
citizen Is poetic. A citizen. moreover,
OF that land where insistence on the
woman I'm the home with the children
has been most. deep.
The woman's suffrage movement is
Z separate phase OF the womans
rights movement and advocated by
the radical wing" of the woman's
rights movements when sanctioned by
themsb The chief demands are the
same IN all countries.
1. In the field OF education and in
etructicn; to enjoy the same educa-
tional opportunities as those OF men.
2. In the field of labor: freedom
70 choose any occupation, and equal
pay for the same work.
3. In the field of civil law: the wife
should be given the full status OF
legal person before the law and full
civil ability. In criminal law; the re-
peal Of all regulations discriminating
against women. The legal RESPONSE
bilityfin sexual matters. In pubic
law; woman's suffrage.
4. In the social field; recognition
OF the high value OF woman's domestic
and social work, and the incomplete |
ness. -harshness. and one-sidedness OF !
every circle OF mans activity from /
which woman is excluded.
"Arhst and happy relationship OF
the sexes is dependent upon the
mutuality, coordination, and the COM
Elementary relations OF man and wo-
man, not upon the subordination or
woman and the predominance of man.
woman, In her peculiar sphere. is en-
tirely the equal Of man in his" The
origin of the international woman $
rights movement IL found In world
wide disregard of this elementary
truths
North America is the cradle Of the
womanfs rights movement. radical
wing IL was the war OF tndepend-
ence OF the Colonies against England
that matured the woman's rights
movement In the name OF freedom
our cause entered the history OF the
world. In these troubled times the
American women had by energetic ac-
tivities and unyielding suffering en-
tireIy fulfilled their duty as citizens,
and at the convention in Philadelphia
in 1857 they demanded as citizens
the right to vote, the state constitu-
ton being based on the principle: mo
taxation without representation"
The grievance of woman under
eight6en headings was drawn up,
modeled upon the declaration OF indie
pendence. About this time a new
impttns was given the cause by the
addition OF several European women
consisted to seek homes in America,
who were greatly surprised TO find
that;in a republic also. political free
dom was withheld from women.
When women attempted at the con-
vention In Philadelphia TO secure a
RECOGNITION OF their civil rights
through the constitution of the whole
federation of states, the convention
refused the request and thus the first
attempt to secure their rights having
failed, the woman's rights movement
OF the United States assumed polit-
cal aspect from the beginning.
The right to vote in this country is
the right of human beings, a natural
right. not q privilege. SO long as wo-
men Are not asked for their consent
the fovernment is acting illegally. II /,
Is nowhere stated that the consent OF
one-hslf, the male half, will suffice to
make a government legal.
This then Is the whole story Of
why woman's rights is synonymous