The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-03
MODERN PROBLEMS
OF MODERN WOMEN
THIS SUBJECT PLACED IN AN
ERESTlNG LIGHT BY
RABBI SILVER.
Several Phases Of the New Relation
OF Woman Was Discussed In
Regard to Democracy and
Industrial Revolution.

That the woman of today differs
little from her ancestress of 100 or
1000 years ago, formed the main sub
iect matter of an address yesterday
afternoon BY Rabbi Silver of the Eoff
Street temple, before the general
assembly Of the Woman's club. Rabbi
Silver lectured on problems of the
Modern Woman" and fully demon
stratcd his compelling eoquence. Two
of the problems which have affected
the status Of women, said the speaker,
are the rise OF democracy and the
rise of the industrial revolution. In
regard TO the first, he had much TO
say. That democracy is the mother
of indiyidualism, and that the COM
piete development Of every mortal
within the state was the basic princi.
Pile; that a democracy depended
wholly upon experimentation and in
this way, on the great personalities
who dare TO experiment, were points
made by Rabbi Silver. Woman more
than any other has been affected by
this and the first great problem relat.
ing thereto is education. She must
know democracy, its ideals and its
technique, something she is compelled
TO know in exchange for her priv.
ileges. An oigarchy and monarchy,
on the contrary. fosters no such ad-
vantages. as under such government
she Is not needed; but with the birth
of democracy, the birth OF modern
woman was conCommitant, this gave
her freedom, responsibility and scope.
Every new relation demands new ad.
justments, and thus occasions the
problems which are brought before
her for her solution, and which did
not come before the woman of years
ago. The changes which have come
about. other than these two, said the
speaker have been but superficial and
not deep rooted and cannot be defined
as having anything specific to do with
the present position Of womankind
Another salient point mentioned in
the address was the trend of the day,
which Is the outcome Of democracy.
is toward the enfranchiSing Of woman.
This was dwelt upon by Mr. Silver.
1t is her peculiar duty 10 safeguard
the democracy which has placed
woman for the first time in her proper
place. He continued that she Is now
the helpmate of man. not alone his
playmate; that because of the great
differences In the viewpoints and
visions of man and woman she is
entitled by this very quality 10 CO.
operate and work with him In the real
business of life. For this woman
should preserve and inculcare in her
children the principles of fair play.
Industrial Revolution.
The emancipation Of WOMAN is due
to great extent To the industrial rev.
olu,ion, for although she always
worked and shared with man she new
a hnFnra communicable in Il ID
ent and a wage Garner. This has been
productive of great evils as well as It
took her from her home, face TO face
with economic organizations, and from
spontaneous labor to compulsory, with
its attendant social evils. The mod
ern woman is again facing something
which TO the woman Of 100 years ago
was unknown. There now remains to
the modern woman one Of the greatest
problems: How she may resume her
position as Il moral leader Of regulated
society?
Rabbi Silver was extended Il rising
vote Of thanks. by the club. Mrs. {. }.
Bcekman. chairman Of tho Home Eco
Monies Department, under whose au-
spices Mr.. Silver appeared, introduced
the. speaker. Mrs. John b. Garden.
president Of the Womans Club pre-
sided. Invitations were read from The
Equal Suffrage Association, extending
their hospitality for their houSHwarm-
ing this afternoon: also from the Mar
tins Ferry Woman's Club for the at
tendance Of Wheeling club women
al their convention opening on Feb
ruarv y.
Mrs. Andrew Wilson has accepted
the chuirmanship of Wbeelings Baby
Welfare Week. and a meeting has
been called for Monday afternoon at
the Windsor hotel. AT this time The
executive boar& Of the W0mar's Club
and representatives of every nrgani-
cation in the city doing welfare work
will meet for An informal conference.