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THE WORKHOUSE VISITING SOCIETY. 389
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far anxious from to say devote ing that themselve every s to woman them require is fitted a for training them before ? Even they those can enter most
upon such duties , and this is not easily attainable in England . It is true for that learning there are in opportunities hospitals those now duties which in there the care never of were the before sick which in thi should s country be would render
taught to all women , and a knowledge of which every woman more ing that be useful gaine experience in d in her the station in institution more ; but general there of Kaiserswerth matters is hardly connected yet near the Dusseldorf opportunity with the . " poor of acquir which
can mistakes " As long are - as made no systematic and scattered training and impulsive is afforded efforts we cannot here wonder and there if many start up . The following , notice of proceedings in the recent to shew meeting that of Convocation work
is ( February beginning , 1858 to ) take gives its this place proposal in , the which minds seems of the most serious women . ' It s was \ proposed and to the , * Bishops That this of house the U do agree House to present a _resj ) to ectful his address grace the Archbishop ing their ,
lordships to deliberate and pper agree on certain , rules by which , women pray , whose hearts charity Grod has be move associated d to devote on terms themselve and conditions s exclusivel distinctl y to works known of piety as those and
, may y which which is the iven Church in the of other England countrie has sanctioned s of Europe and proves prescribed the importance . ' The attached training g lihtlwithout due
to the workwhich is not to be undertaken gy or a preparation vows , lasting or devotion , for three for , life five would , or even attend seven this years training . In , Eng it would land , where be most no should be able to avail themselves of it
desirable well as those that women who intend in general to devote themselves exclusively to this work , in as after and in life . It respects might be it made would supp be lementary the most to important the common part school of it education . A year ,
other spent matters in many learning of intercourse how to nurse with the the poor sick and would take be a care most of valuable children prepara , besides
tion for after lifewherever it might be spent , . To those who were to become * the sketches might wives then of of hop the clergymen e Owlet , to see of fewer this Owlstone training of such JEdr would examp / . e les be There as esp are e are ciall exhibited many y acceptable others in the also , and clever who we
would would have afford reason . Persons to bless hi the gh prep in position aration in for our their colonie duties s , which now scattered this training over be alled to
the globe , and settlers in new countries everywhere , may cupon perform routine of duties learning for which and accomp the usual lishments education would thi of kind be g quit irls will ' e school useless s . in be But the desirable common whether
at home or abroad , practical knowledge of s always , if duties not absolutel . It is now y necessary become for the the fashion duo fulfilment to advocate of the a large industrial portion of training women of ' s of it is nearl the
upper girls of . the A woman lower ' classes s life cannot . The be need passed in either y acquiring as great for or its amongst display sake ing
lishmentsor even in the higher pursuit of learning own . strenuous accomp A time of efforts longing , after for practical married work life comes which to are all , made and is by at the the generalit root of y the of
a pacities young ladies is without after leaving doubt the school management . The most of natural a household field and for woman family ' , s and camaintain this to be the onlitimate and
things there and natural intention are in occupation this some world And persons of , amongst things woman who which . them It may are be diverted perhaps so . But from be there considered their are y m ori leg any g the inal unnatural fact desi that gn
there are no fewer . than 500000 more may women than men in this country , and this who fact are _istot be occup we ied still with ask , the for work care for of their them own to do families , believing . Unnatural that many as ¦
gether strongest are longing . may of Hitherto and all b , willing arriers the , to customs has do been it , if of against it our were country the possible opening , to and bring out iniblic of them any opinion and new it , line the to-
The Workhouse Visiting Society. 389
THE WORKHOUSE VISITING SOCIETY . 389
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1858, page 389, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081858/page/29/
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