El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-25
TREAT WOMEN
of EGYPT As
THEIR SLAVES
Husbands Make Them Mates.
Mothers and Servants
to Own Comfort.
FEEBLE ATTEMPT AT
REVOLT UNDER WAY

NAIRO' Egypt July 25.-While a
very few Egyptian women are
married to men who have imbibed
western education for themselves, and
have out Of their own country the right
70 go shopping and TO theaters and
OIner public places unveiled, even these
N their own land are cut off from all
intercourse with men save those of
their own household and never appear
out OF their own homes unless closely
yelled.
Many OF these women are highly
educated, and pass examinations SINH
lar to those passed by their brothers
ana fathers; but their education is of
little use TO them. after they have left
lnelr SCHOOLS or their governesses, be-
yond making many of them bitterly
olscontented with their lot
Women Held as Inferior.
An eastern man, however educated,
never regards woman as an equal
sne IS there, she is created for his
needs, his pleasures. If it amuses her
IN her youth to learn French and Eng
lsh, to know something of science and
history, well and good; but she belongs
would as soon think of discussing any
thing with her or taking her opinions
seriously as he would that Of a certi-
fed lunatiC.
Against this attitude Of man the
Egyptian woman is beginning TO make
her first feeble protest and revolt.
Those who have learned Of history
and art IN their youth are making q
valiant effort to continue their learn
ing in after life, by forming little So
cleties among themselves for mutual /
help and instruction even arranging !
for lectures and papers to be read TO /
them by western women But in this I
they are in no wise helped by their i
menkind, who think that Woman's one (
and only function is to be mate and 4
mother and slave to mans comfort.
Do Most Of Work
Amongst the lower classes it is the
women who do the greater part Of the
work, while the men spend their days
In luxurious idleness For not only
to dignity their soualid. furniture
less. mud huts-fetch the water
from long distances carrying their
huge cOnical based water jars on their I
heads, but they also work long hours
in the field wedding, hoeing, planting
There is no one place where can be
typicaally seen side by side the com
struggle Of women for eman-
CipatiOn and their utter subservience
to mans dominance and brutality so
well as in the great hospitals Of Cairo
Learning to Be Nurses
For in them are to be found the first
Instances Of women endeavOring to Sc
cure a career Of their own since many
young Egyptian women are being
trained as Hakina. or nurses Ihey
are drawn mostly from the lawyer or
doctor class, and while many OF them
are very pretty and very Intelligent.
hey are utterly unreliable, and do not
know the meaning Of truth They lie 4 :
about things that do not matter, and :
while they are kind to their patients.
make utterly false reports I
and statements about them ObliviOus Z
u Indifferent to the fact that the doc I
or may be mystified or utterly misled I
But they are at the beginning Of {
hings, and in so far as they have made c
he first step towards emancipation and
making a career for themselves, they S
nay be regarded as pioneers for their d"
sex and their faults forgiven. while =
heir many good qualities of cheerful
less, good temper and kindness, be | y
admitted [