New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21

Professional women wa:
the topic that inspired vari
Gus members Of the Feminist Alliance
70 reveal the struggles they had under
gone 10 achieve success in an outer
world that was, until recently, mans
own. Lawyer, actress, physician
writer. teacher, one after the other
they told of the handicaps they had
been forced TO fight against in their
uofessions-just because they were
women.
Il was at the home Of Mrs. Joseph
Eise. IS West 74th Street, that this
confessional was held last Thursday
evening. And all of the feminls's
whose names stand for something were
here Inez Milholland presented the
,onar LAWYERS side Of the question;
With Fills Furness told of the strug-
d, Of the actress and the woman
,,vu.riqht in a man-made world;
ynlv Barringer revealed the hanal-
aD, Of the woman physician; NiXola
crselev-Smith, Of the woman journal
il, And Henrietta Rodman told OF the
l,n5ieaps placed on the teacher
The meeting was held under the
,gspiees Of the Feminist Alliance ana
Committee on Married Women
teachers. consisting Of Mrs. Marion
Co,3ren. Mrs. Rheta Childe Dorr'
", Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Mrs
Marie Jenney Howe, Mrs. Alice Duer
Miller Mrs. Nina Wilcox Putnam MIS-
Ogden Mills Reid and Mrs. Norman
% P Wbitehouse. The feminists lis
tened proudly to the protests, for al
ter all. each Of the speakers, as well
a. many in the audience, had made
GOOD in her profession in spite OF the
Handicap Of being a woman"
Miss Nixola Greeley-Smith, who pre-
m,ed the case Of woman in journal
hn, is employed by a newspaper syn
Geate 10 spread the cult Of feminlsm'
and she receives distinctive salary
for doing this agreeable work. 1t 49,
therefore. interesting to know where
in lie the faults of a system when
seemingly favors her, and Miss Gree
lsy.smith showed the Feminist ALI
snee how insidiously the world OF man
has ehoked the blossom of Journalism
for women.
Women Journalists Write as Men Die
tate.
"The field Of journalism is more
open to women than are many OF tne
other fields" she declared. but they
have never gone very far in it. They
may do work which men deem suit
able for women, and no other. They
nay write about cooking; they may
write about dress. And they may
write on one other subject-sex. Ihey
may have interviews with well known
people. But they must discuss sex
And they must see sex as man sees
H. not as they really find 1t. ana
they may talk about it in the way IN
yhieh man has prescribed for them
They talk about their 'erring sister
tad what she wants. They never talk
about what they want. Ellen hey
aid that there are women who wah'
Ho,herhood regardless Of marriage
ceremonies. She did not say; i want
70 be absolved Of pasts, just MS m!
husband is
"Of course. when ] believe in one
Standard Of morality, | do not NEAR
low one. / mean one better stanu
ard. There are, however, women WHIT
Do believe that certain rights are de-
'isd them. They want pssts' bu'
hey do not say so. They speak o.
ether women who want them. To mos
SOmen the prohibition Of ages has
sn&lly become inhibition. To Others
4 has become unjust discrimination
No Women Executive Journalists.
There are no city editors, there are
no managing editors and there are M
editorial writer's among women
Why" said Miss Greeley-Smith
Why, because they are women. Tha
Is sll. Women who write must writ
about love, and pour out sweet sugar.
stuff. That is the only sort that maj
likes TO receive from them. You know
nan is Of the sentimental sex. Th'
best sob-sister is always the man
he woman sees the facts and th'
hal truth of the matter. The mar