The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-07-22

~ high schools and colleges is an
,ho, seems to be steadily gaining
ground.
II got another recommendation the
.,hsr day when DIR. Simon katzof, a
well-known psychoanolyst. told the
bridgeport board of education that 1t
.hould Immediately establish high
80, classes for the purpose Of
.~.,r,rg girls in the difficult business
A. being wives. He said that Ameri-
IN Girls get no training at home In
mia line. and that therefore the
..hools must give 1t. He placed all
,bs blame for divorce and the gen.
.rsl failure of marriage on the ignor-
ance Of American girls.
Apparently DR.. Katzoff was con-
..rned chiefly with the girls position
=. wife rather than as mother, and
h,s criticism of the American wife
contained nothing new. He simply
limited what every international OBJ
carver has stated. that the American
woman is a tyrant in her home, and
the American man the most petticoat
dominated man on earth. In the
typical household, the husband Is de-
priyed Of a large part OF his personal
liberty in the matter of his associa-
tions. engagements and habits. His
wife's wishes are presented to him,
NOT in the form Of requests. but OF
demands. Yet the average American
male accepts this situation philos-
opbically. For one thing. he has
heen trained to feminine domination
from early childhood. for the Ameri-
can youth is ruled by his mother far
more thar by his father, and he is
commonly enslaved by his elder sis
ters as we'll. Its seems quite natural
TO him to have his wife take a sim
liar attitude OF ownership.
In some cases doubtless he would
feel lost without II. Certain 1t is
that he Is generally shocked by the
way a German or a Frenchman treats
his wife, while the orient attitude
of regarding her frankly as an infer
Tor seems horrible to him.
wOMAN's OPPORTUNITY
Doubtless the American attitude
is in many ways admirable. II gives
woman an unusual opportunity to rea-
lie herself as an individual and de-
velop my abilities she may have. For
q woman of good character and in
telligence It is an excellent system.
But the flaw in it is that the Ameri-
can tradition does not demand
enough OF the m to Justify the
large amount of freedom she is given.
The American girl to-day. stepping
out OF high school or college, faces a
wealth OF opportunity, such as women
have never enjoyed before in any age
or country. II is true that she has
certain legal disabilities. and that
she is apt to be paid less for the same
work than a man. But her sisters
are organized to remove those legal
disabilities and her situation in all
sorts Of work is steadily improving. |
while there are few things in life
from which she is barred by her sex. /
She can get as much education as any |
man. Science and medicine both Of |
fer her opportunities of which many
women have already awaited them
selves. In journalism, literature and |
the other arts she already enjoys al
most as much success and influence
as men. Business opportunities are
open to her on every hand. She has
almost as much social freedom as a
man. She can and does travel and
go about alone. and choose her own
associations. The chaperon and the
escort play just about as large a part
In her life as she wishes them to
Piay' anu no larger. |
This creates an ideal situation for
the woman of brains and energy. who
wants to enter a profession or bust
ness. who has a definite craving for
Independence and self-development
There are many thousand OF women
In America who have awaited them
selves OF their unusual opportunities
TO the full, and who present to the
world a heartening spectacle OF
feminine achievement and independ-
ence. But the great majority of wo-
men do not strongly crave achieve
ment and independence. nor have
tney any considerable capacity for 1t.
They probably do not differ In this
respect from the great majority Of
men. But the man is subject to a
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