The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-25

time in bed but that every cent Of thus
$1,000 belonged 10 her husband. This
has been now corrected b. a statute
only two years ago.
There are many other instances
might give. in which this has been
the treatment awarded women. not
only in North Carolina and in other
States, our State. has been. / be-
lieve. the slowest OF any in the Union
to correct these determinations.
There are many other Determinations
against your sex IN the law which
have not mentioned. What has been
said. however will show YOU the evo-
| luton which has slowly been bringing
about greater rights. and luSter re-
spect for the maintenance OF those
| rights regards the women OF This
| country.
First Woman's College
| I y TO less than 30 years ago there
was no college for the education OF
| women ii existence anywhere In the
world. About that time. Mrs. Willard
established the first college for wom-
| en- at Troy n Y. When il was done.
| there went up a cry everywhere that
if women we're educated. and knew as
much IS men. there would be no mar
! riages and divorces would flourish
among those already married. The
evil that had been brought into the
garden of Eden by plucking the fruit
Of the tree of knowledge was in
|
propheSied from the innovation.
Yet the Creates benefit that has
come from education has come from
the education of the women. When
: YOU educate boy. that l. most often
the final result But when woman
is educated. she knows its value and
she will never consent that her child
rem shall grow up without education.
: The splendid institution here. and at
Meredith. st. MarXs. the State Nor
; NAL ana the other colleges for women
in the State have done more for the
; education and the progress of the
. | State than all the boys colleges
:, !, that have existed for double the
q length Of time. The University was
4 founded in 1872. but the State Col
II lege for women was not founded un-
til nearly a hundred years later, and
T the other colleges for boys. AT Wake
+ Forest. Davidson and Trinity We're
e founded long years before the similar
S, institutions for the girls. Yet the
e benefit from the latter has already
y been many fold greater to the people
e, Of the State.
if After the women became enlight-
r. ened and educated in the academies.
at and what few colleges there We're for
at women, there came an lnSIStent de-
1t mand for their property rights. Then
he there went up indeed howl OF
- terror It vas said that if women
e, owned their own property, there
Sc would be no controlling them: that
MARRIAGES indeed would cease and
he | controversy over property would
ng cause divorces in every case. We
in the women quietly went on with thei
I'd education and their upward progress
Id and their attractlveneSs has lncreaS
r. ed and not diminished.
he The Woman Voice.
II Seeing. notwithstanding the laws 10
lis the betterment Of women as to the
he property rights and personal rights
en- that there were still discrimination
er against them both the statut
he books and in the construction of tn
statutes by the courts. a moVemen
lat began to give women the only pOWe
he that can secure them their rights
if voice in eieCting these who make tn
lid laws and the judges who can cOnstruc
nj or miscOnStrue. them to the detrimen
it. OF women.
by This movement for suffrage bega
about 80 years ago but has been ]
active agitation not more than /
my years. Yet already full suffrage ha
ar- been bestowed upon women in |
if States and / territory. They have SUI
ro- frage in voting for schools or loca
Ike tax assessments, in 20 other States an
she in other States including such gres
by States as Massachusetts. New Yorl
ner and New Jersey. full suffrage he
md been adopted as constitution;
Or amendment by their legislatures al
will be voted on by the people a II
t a next election. In southern States
be West Virginia. Tennessee and Arkal
and sas-the legislation has passed II
me | Equal Suffrage Amendment and
and lacked only two votes of the nece
a sary two-thirds of passing the legi
vas | latlOn in the Imperial state or 1eXa
rO- 1t lacked only one vote Of the r
To- quired two thirds in the Legislatu
ere of Maine
54 Suffrage Elsewhere.
the
+ p Besides this, women have full su
or frage, as the equals Of men, thrOue
Australia a country as large IS Il
ion | Cmted StateS,, IN Ne" Lealaho, De
was mark, Norway, finland ana lreiah
and Ihey nave the rlght 10 Mumclpal Su
of frage (that is the right to vote
(t..ar 4.