The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-10
BY NlKoLA GSEELEY-SMlTH.
Copyrighted, 1914, by the Newspapsr
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Life observed itIeanor Gates, mas
too many sr9ce.-p particularly Tor
women. was born on a Dakota cat
Jle ranch and until I was -, had
never seen fences. cant say
missed them either, But since
grew up apd came east and began 10
write. I've begun to think that for
women, az least. lie is just one fence
after another, You climb over one
barrier and there YOU are confronted
by another, Just because YOU are o.
woman. For there are men who re
sent genius in a woman, aud the mo-
ment she pokes Ser head over the
fence they strike az H.
Now. don't think | am anti-man-
I'm simply proWOman. AS a matter
OF fact. one sex has 'hogged' every
thing worth while from the beginning
It's about time the other sex had
chance"
Eleanor Gates, personally. has had
her chance and urofited by H. Her
play, The Poor Little Rich Girl" was
one of the greatset successes in New
YORK last season, and her more recent
production. We Are Seven, is now
playing there.
Women have only recently sue
ceeded as playwrights, she informed
re, because, Intil very few years
ago, IL woman had a talent for dra'
matte writing, she usually spent II
boosting some man TO the top.
Men say, Find the woman when
they wish TO account for anything 10
mans discredit But say, Find
Al - oil, al MI an "A
makes q big success Many great
man masquerades In personality that
really belongs TO his wife, could
name 3 dozen so-called great men
whose Ideas would all be In their
wives names II the truth were known
about them, couldn't you2
Perhaps not dozen ] answered,
but | know there is truth in what
you say Man, who prides himsen Oh
being a tower CT strength. is really
very much OF a leaner on bis wife'
That topping tower OF Pisa has noth
ing on him"
"Of course, women don't permit as
much leaning as they used TO- MISS
Gates remarked
mo. indeed" agreed hopefully.
"For instance. woman is no longer
willing TO be the moral crutch OF tn9
world and TO let man be the moran
cripple"
she cant afford to be-" answered
the creator of The Poor Little klcn
Girl" She thinks now of the chill
dren she may have and she realizes
that IL is not worth while 10 marry
man 70 reform him. Even II you do
reform him-which is not likely-you
are liable 10 bring half a dozen chill
dren into the world that somebody
else will have TO reform-or bury
When young girl thinks first of a
man as the possible father or her chill
dren instead OF estimating him at MS
value as a tango-dancer or an expo
nent OF the turkey-trot. II VIII ne
good thing for her husband as we'll "a
I for her children. The more women
know on this subject of tatherhoon'
the better
con the other band l Interrupted
there are women who do not want 10
| be mothers-women absolutely devoid
! OF the maternal instinct which SO
many men foolishlv believe is common
TO our entire sex. In my opinion Ger
tain women are born with a genius
for motherhood as certain as others
come into the world with talent for
writing or painting"
but all women have the motherlng
instinct" Miss Gates replied. They
may not desire children OF their own,
but they must mother something
their husbands. perhaps, or younger
sister or brother That's what ! did.
How about YOU"
"why suppose my convictions are
nv children | answered. quoting
what Mas always seemed TO me the