The Washington times., 1915-07-28
DR.. Woods Hutchinson
Writes In Behalf of the
Woman In Public Life.
Cannot See Her AS a
Menace.
Considers That Her Partici-
patton In Affairs Other
Than Domestic Makes
Both the Woman and the
Home Better.

<(vvY ARE terribly In dread
M that women will be-
come masculinized by
doing mans work; but
we forget that most of this mans
work was originally woman's work
and that men have now for genera
tions been doing womans work
without any sign Of deterioration In
courage. asgressiveness. or so-called
masculine traits
This is but one Of the refreshing
arguments put forth by DR.. Woods
Hutchinson, In his new book, "Civili-
cation and Health IN behalf of the
woman in public life.
The grave subject OF woman as
public character including the proph-
ecies as to the effect of her separa-
ton from the home and entry into
a world comprising more than four
walls. is thoroughly dlssected by
Dr. Hutchinson in the chapter called
women in Public Life" and.
strange to say. he finds only
promise OF good in the results Of her
emancipation.
A Sentiment for Pirates.
Her very lack of business habits
of thought and mind, he AYERS. quot
ing the meantime from Bernard
Shaw, is an argument for her en-
trance into politics. Women have
never got into the habit of worship
ing property and disregarding human
life and suffering" he says. ''or
learned to express the creed eX-
pressed in the phrase, Business is
busness'-a sentiment fit only for
pirates"
Perhaps he would and will still
say that 1t would not be likely that
a woman would have permitted the
crowding which resulted in the
have refused, as is alleged did the
captain. to have the hull of the boat
split 'open in order to save a few
more lives.
He refuses to consider the woman
In public life as menace or
draws up his arguments in her Justi-
fcation and defense.
Something Better at Hand.
First he considers the actual de-
parture OF the woman from the home,
and takes UP whether or not 1t hurts
the home or the woman. and finds
that it even betters both!
The separation Of the home from
the business in life. he points out.
Is a natural progression and desire
for rest and comfort.
With the man and his work re-
moved from the home and with the
heavier work done outside the home,
he sees. in the resultant dwelling,
not decaying, but a flourishing
condition,
Why women leave home and wish
to work is readily disposed of.
ITO put 1t very Crudely," he states,
since from one-half to two-thirds of
the work formerly done in the home
has now been transferred to fac
tories. shops and public agencies. a
like proportion of women have fol-
lowed it or are preparing to follow
it. Why should the work be
either more physically injurious or
morally degrading to her In one
place than in another?
Indeed the much eulogized old
fashioned home may be disappear
Ing. but that is because something
better has taken its place
Stays Another Bogcy.
Anon he slays another bogey
"One Of the most vivid apprehcn-
sions Of the prophets Of misfortune"
he says, appears to be that women
are either losing or will lose their
graces. their attractivencss and their
charm. or, as the phrase il. become
unseXed'-by this new relation to
and contact with the outside world
but whoever seriously breads this