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OPEN COUNCIL. 355
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To the Editors of the English Womarts Jo...
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To The Mditors Of The English Woman's Jo...
These instances are exceptional to the rule of separation of the sexes , a rule that which Respecting they is found should the to be be titles necessary of borne the common b in y medical domestic gender women life , leaving . , it appear the sexes s to me to be advisable
distinto guished distinguish by the the use sexes of the , but Christi confusion an name will . arise It may the if distinction be thoug when ht be unnecessary not medical made .
It be askedwhat will happen regarding name a followed woman may marries namel ? , that I imag of ine ending that the the custom married of name dramatic in a bracket artistes , will or that be app
will the be married taken , nam in y , exchange e will be conj for the oined maiden by a h name yphen and , or entered that the in married the Medi name cal
Reg In ister conclusion according 1 l desir y . Any e to mak one e of a these few remark methods s , on would the subject answer of the apprentice jmrpose - .
ship to trades hland in , general to lace . them I highl in y approve loyments of the suitable proposal to to their educate individual girls
communi capacity thoroug , c both y ated , with physical p to obtain and mental from emp them . I advise permissory that Icavs the , Trades so that ' g Unions irls mig be ht
not be debarred from , apprenticeship to any trade . The present is the day for are There free some trade , unsuitable are , some not onl emp to y men loyments for . inen We the but women do matter also not for wish will to women their rarel to see y . women undertake and actin , to just g their as as soldiers jud there
ment and sailors . If , women but we were will leav to be e soldiersand men feelings nursery-maids , this indeed gin woul ordinary d be a p biz eriods arre spectacle not to extraordinary ; but these , remarks occasion app s , for ly history only to emp is graced loyments by
the deeds of heroines , . MD
F . J . B ., ..
Open Council. 355
OPEN COUNCIL . 355
To The Editors Of The English Womarts Jo...
To the Editors of the English _Womarts Journal . It Ladies is now , very generally acknowled is better ged that women may th " work the latter " as well for
as " weep , " and that the former employment an even Your the admirable weaker sex Journal . lias been the means of rousing many an indolent suffererwhen it is
dreamerof cheering and strengthening many a desponding , doubtful ideasit , whether is an unfailing " a new feminine stitch in resource fancy-work ) would " ( accordin have g succeede to some d masculine with the
first other one , or , . Women the most are urgent of now their not representations lives so universall in preparin y of educated the for fitness matrimony as of of old tilings to the spend with second the the
twenty attainment tweifty in of strugg years it . ling The for great it , ch and ange the acknowled which third is twenty gradu g to all in y the taking lamenting place , and their in steadfast publi non c -
inion is duewe must thankfully ge , quiet to op efforts steer of clear a few , themselves whose truly and feminine to guard tact others and gentleness from , the have dangerous enabled absur them
dities of some extravagant , reformers , and we may cheeringly hope also that ¦ the ing while ly rising against excelling generation them them ) may ( thoug in emulat mental h their e the acquirements present has retiring sty virtues le to and of costume general oice of their in is the skill grandmothers rather bri . There htening alarm is - ,
prospects one class which of the , above sex , I all allude others to , the unmarried now cause look back rej daughters their of professional childhood g men and . early How youth many spent middle in -aged "vain women struggle for those advantages upon of education
which taken earl were from freely ev bestowed en inferior upon schools their and more expected fortunat to e brothers impart their ; elder scanty girls - y sisters at homethat miht be
forthstores coming of to inform secure ation the to successful younger career of the boys , . We mon all ey know g how con-
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1861, page 355, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071861/page/67/
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