The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-11-11
WOMEN Of WORLD
B|COTRY WEARY
SAYS FEMINIST

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.-Hy-
patia, daughter of Theon, the mathe-
matician, stood in the lecture hall of
ancient Alexanv ia, teaching the doc
trines of Plato and of Aristotle. Hy-
patia was the exponent of free think
ing. Her lectures on philosophy and
her teachings on the sciences of the
day had attracted wide attention. She
had become the leader of thought in
the most intellectual and cultured city
Of all time.
But there were those who were op-
posed to free thinking" There were
those who would defend the morals
Of the times; those who said, "These
lecturers and street speakers ought to
be done away wtth-driven out of the
country. This woan is changing the
most cherished ideas Of al our people.
Noman's place is in the home!"
So Hypatia was taken from the
temple Of learning, dragged into the
street, stripped naked and dragged
about the city. Her corpse was cut
to pieces and the flesh scraped from
the bones and thrown into fire.
Progress Given Check.
Thus did intolerance bring the death
of woman, and with it the end of
philosophy and learning; thus were
ushered in the dark >.ges, and thus
woman took her "place in the home"
1t was the crucifixion of progressive
thinking and progressive action.
DR.. Kate w. Baldwin, one of the
70 i1oI n1v II
the American College of Surgeons, a
member of the Clinical Congress of
Surgeons, the first woman inferno in a
Phila delphia hospital and a member
of the general surgical staff of the
Woman's hospital, believes that today,
with woman returned to her political
rights, has come the Resurrection" of
progressive thinking, and consequently
progressive action.
In her office, DR.. Baldwin, small,
very active, quick-thinking woman, sat
dreaming of the past and of the des-
tiny Of her sex.
NO" she said, II do not believe
that woman will transcend man in the
science and art Of surgery. This talk
abo' the sureriority of woman over
man and of man over woman is all
bosh. There is no dividing line be-
tween the thought and activities Of
woman and man, We lnust consider
the individual and not the sex. The
sexes must supplement and help each
other; they must intermingle in ac-
cordance with the dictates of mind
and ambition of the individual men,
bers."
Sees Vital Problems.
DR.. Baldwin's philosophy will not
let her dwell long on a question like
suffrage or woman's rights. Her phil
osophy enables her to see almoct at
a glance all the various things that
revolve around such a question. She
sees what intoleranc of woman's
rights has done and what it can do
again. She sees what intolerance of
most of the present day agitations
may do.
But progress can not be halted or
storped now as it could in the an
cient days." she said. 1--WE are think
ing less of the dollar every day and
more of humanity. America is now
holding up to the world, the light Of
humanity. Intolerance Is being trod-
den down.
Twenty five years from now there
will be birth co +-ol in America. Hol-
Ind. after 20 years Of Just such argu-
ments as the ignorant are making
here now, has law controlling birth.
New Zealand now demands birth con-
troll. It must come, It merica is to
lead the wor: =, as she seems about
ready to do.
Birth Rate Gains.
I'm those countries ,here birth is
controlled, the popnla lions have in
creased, instead OF Diminishing. az .he
oppono y Of birth contrc' in America
nronhesy it will do, here. The morals
Of those countries have improved
'loa" with the control Of birth.
Yet we are hearing neor,e cry out
'saipst 1t rs a question not even t, he
publicly discussed. They are really
he people whose ideas and whose In
@"'erance uld bring aeain the dark
'ges. They would oppose woman SUIT
rage. world peace and all the things
for the betterrent Of the world If
they knew as little about those things
as they know cut birth control.
''1gnorance Is usually the parent Of
intolerance y to, and intolera nee once nut