El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-21

"HE feminism movement its
causes, its meaning and the re-
\ suits TO be expected were dis
cussed in three papers given by Mrs
Olga Kohiberg, Mrs. Charles A. kinkel
and Mrs r. c. Phillips, Wednesday
afternoon at the meeting, of the cur
rent events and literature department
OF the Woman's club, held I'm the high
school auditorium. Mrs. kohlberg pre-
scented the causes that have brought
about the feminism movement Mrs
kinkel discussed the extremes, both or
the advocates and the opponents OF the
movement. and Mrs. T. &. Phillips, who
was the chairman of the program dis
cussed the task at hand.
in introducing the subject Mrs. Phil
lips said that it, was in line with the
work OF the club for this year IN
studying the big modern movements
that were affecting the present day
Movement Dates From EHrly Times.
Mrs. Kohlberg in discussing the
causes OF womans unrest said the cry
Of women for rights Of opportunity
and consideration equal with the men,
dated back 30 early times She Said
the feminisuf movement was Tor eQuaA
opportunity Tor women as Tor men IN
every line Of human activity, equal
freedom for women, equal justice Tor
women, equal fair play for women as
men equal citizenship for women win
men, and equal pay for women oolhs
the same work as men,
LARGE Families No Longer Demanded
Mrs. KohlberE said: In former times
the whole productive life of woman
was given to child bearing ana chlIu
rearing. Even in our grandmotners
times large families were the ruie-l
through our modern civilization the
conditions have been greatly altered
The duty of the primitive woman 70
produce many children is not now de-
manded by the race, as the queston OF
importance now is better born chlldren
and parents Of intelligence and con-
scientiousness hesitate at brlnBlhk
children into the world IL they do nos
see their way to properly educate ana
couiD the child for life. The complex
tiles that surround our modern IRE
make it n difficult matter now 10 even
train one child satisfactorily.
i'Teminism is the cry Of the women
Of an the races and all classes Tor
the readjustment TO lie. Inc very
physiological differences between Inelt
and women make women all me ul lOI &
valuable as the CO-Worker with man
Extremes Of Eeminsm
Mrs. Charles A. Kinkel, in discussing
the extremes. said; That there IS
great tide OF human progress carey
feminism, irresistible, lesltlmate an
fraught with great good to the hun li,is
race. has been proved Wouiu usLlnG
this worldwide movement as the eN-
mansion Of woman's legitimate func7
tions. The prejudice against feminism
is that which always greets anything
new or strange. Anything strange iH
always considered extreme. whereas
the creation of new forms and ideals
lis a sign OF vitality and growth OF
the beneficent force Of evolution. No
woman of today is so ultra conserva+
tive that she has not granted that the
tenets of feminism are legitimate ana
wise, but on every hand she sees dam
ger posts saying dare not
"Of the many arguments against the
fcmfnism movement, many are not the
results OF the movement at all, but are
falsely attributed to feminism by UNI
fair, illogical opponents. The extreme
opponents are the militants and the
tremes of physical violence and phys
ical force. the other promoting unnec-
essary and injurious sex war. OF these
the militant has the higher moral con-
-ceptiOn and conviction.
1.-THE women of England became
militants as the women Of France at
an earlier time became the crazed, re-
vcngeful fanatics Of the French revo-
luton, products Of outrage and exas-
peration.
sex Agitntor Not Feminism Product.
The sex agitator, the other ex-
fremist, is no mere the product of real
feminism than is a gossiping, SANDER
ing woman the product Of real domes-
tic life.
Legislation against woman is the
cause Of women's demand for the bal
lot and mans most effective weapon
To prevent her attainment Of civic
comes less each year in America be-