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Vox.. III. June 1, 1859. No. 16.
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XXXVI—THE DETAILS OF WOMAN'S WORK IN SANITARY REFORM. ^
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" I conclude that all our endowments for...
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The
THE
ENGLISH WOMAN'S JOURNAL .
PUBLISHED MONTHLY .
Vox.. Iii. June 1, 1859. No. 16.
Vox .. III . June 1 , 1859 . No . 16 .
Xxxvi—The Details Of Woman's Work In Sanitary Reform. ^
XXXVI—THE DETAILS OF WOMAN'S WORK IN SANITARY REFORM . _^
" I Conclude That All Our Endowments For...
" I conclude that all our endowments for social good , whatever their especial ill purpose and or fulfil denomina their obj tion ects , educa in so tional far as , we sanitary _, out chari the table princi , penal le — of
will or combining w i fail prosp or e it r become in . " due propor perverted tion the into masculine some form and of evil the carry feminine in so far element as we neg p , and lect gnore
Mrs , Jameson * _Sanitabx Repobm is an object claiming the most serious attention
of every conscientious woman . We , the inhabitants of this wonderful little Englandhave attained to a height of civilization beyond that
of any other peop , le ; but it is a lamentable fact that the improvement in our hysical condition is far from being commensurate with our
general p progress . Among us are seen examples of mental and moral dignityequalled by few of the most advanced nations ; but
among us also , exist physical degradation and suffering unknown to many of the most savage tribes ; to all the blessings of Christian
civilization our children are heirs , but a third of them die before thcan enjtheir heritage . * Our productions win for us
worldwide ey renown oy , but it is too often at the sacrifice of the producer ' s health or life . What can woman do , in her domestic and social
capacities , to remedy these evils ? To answer this question fully , is not possible within the limits of
a short paper ; it is here _intended merely to offer a few general hints , with the hope of leading to a further study of the subjects
touched upon . The great field of sanitary labor may be divided into two parts :
the amelioration of injurious external circumstances , and the reform of injurious habits and customs . Of these parts the former belongs
thousand * Earl still Shaftesbury born infants stated are in annuall an address produced delivered in this last country year , that and from sixty
thoso the Registrar born alive - Ge die neral _befora ' s last they annual attain repor y to t their , we learn fifth year that . nearly one , third of
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1859, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061859/page/1/
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