The Washington times., 1918-12-04
Yes, Woman Is Great and Won
derful, But Her Gifts Should
Be Devoted to Babies

She Is Too Good Too Important to Spend Her Time i
Making Money
Professors are digging up many facts and theories
in these modern days.
They find the microbe that kills and his brother that
cures u.s. They catch the yellow fever germs the
mosquitoes BILL they discuss sentiment and political econ
omy on alternate days They interesting collection
Of modern Baeons with "an knowledge chosen their
province.
One Of them has catalogued woman's virtues and
mperiorities. Here few Of them:
Gas an actor she has greater ability andmore frequently
shows it."
"She is noticeably better in adaptabilty."
'She is much more charitable in money matters"
- ''Under reasonable opportunities she is gifted
at diplomacy
"She has greater genius in politics"
"She more commonly has executive ability
"Her hearing is acute"
"Her intuitions are greater"
"Her memory is better"
"Her patience is greater
4 "Her perceptions more rapid"
4 "She has greater religious devotion"
'Her instinct for sacrifice is greater
z "She bears pain more heroicaly."
"HG sympathy is greater
"She has greater TACT
"She has more acute taste. -
"She has greater vitality
Shs has more huenCy in the low forms Of speech !"
Not bad list, not a bad analysis is it?
Let's consider it.
4She has greater power actor" Yes; why, be-
she FEELS intensely and she is less sefcon
scious less vain. She likes compliments in pleasant
childish manner but she is far less concted than She
can express emoton-BECAUSE SHE POSSESSES IT
"She is adaptable Yes; any American girl can
ft herself into any kind of place. she married the
King of Sheb she would look and act just like Queen
of sheba in less than week. but her brother married
the Queen of Sheba would always look silly
She more charitable" OF course-the whole nature
Of tends toward giving She gladly gives her life to
her children It is her nature to GIVE whatever she has
Men must protect their widows against their kindness
ga better diplomat" That is because she has been
trained from her dwelling days to dssembe for the
sake Of her children ground sparrow utterng away
distract attention from its nest is diplomat How much
greater the bigger mother with brain think for those
that depend on herr
Woman exceeds man in HEARING-for a hundred
centuries she listened for wild beasts before civilization
dawnedand she listens now with the anxious ear
to hear her baby cry at night.
She exceeds man in patience and ability to bear suffer
gagan because love of children makes her forget her
self and forget pain as men can never do
"Her instinct for selfsacrifce is greater" Surely
the life of the mother with children dependent upon her
ALL self -sacrifce.
'Her sympathy is greater The worlds work is done
by men whose strongest memory is that of mothers sym
pathy and devotion.
All that is said. of woman's superiority is true.
And is it not clear that her very superiority so great
and complex-AND BEARING ALWAYS UPON HER
ROLE AS MOTHER proves that her chief role should BE
MOTHERHOOD? In order that anti-suffragist shall
quote this in support of that let say that mother
hood Of the best prosuage arguments The mother
win vote right for her childrens sake lot of fathers
do not.
Is not CREATION the greatest possible function of
beng9 Is not the very power that is worshped in all
religions?
And is it not shame that so many superior women
ha al IN