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64 NOTICES OF BOOKS.
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North America. By Anthony Trollope. In 2...
Is not that the mother ' s wish ? Is it not notorious that such is the wish ( other us all men as to ' s g our irls that daug we hters think ? , In never advocating of our own the . " rights of women , it is c
This is quite true , but Mr . Trollope has forgotten to inquire int < the wishes of the girls themselves . author Among favorite them , many word may uh n <
doubt be foundwhoto use our 's , wo iC elect" to go on , in a , life of indolent luxury , taking the chances o in due time getting a " bon parti ; " but these would not be th <
most womanly of their sex . A true woman is full of energies anc activitiesand longs to use them . It is in these latter days that th <
doctrine has , been broached that to " stand and wait" is the norma condition of le in full healthand vigor . And if it be
answered that peop this is only recommended , as the proper attitude foi women until Providence leads them into their true position , th €
married statewe rejoin that while in no wise wishing to cas 1 , discredit on marriagein which probably both , men and women are
intended to reach their , highest development , we maintain that to < c stand and wait" for itis neither dignified nor becoming , and
that those women will do , their duty best in whichever state unto whichit may please God to call them , who have passed their youtli
in stead , y , energetic , hopeful work . Having been compelled to differ with Mr . Trollope in his views
on women ' s workwe are the more anxious to express our entire sympathin his indi , gnation against women whowhile claiming
their full y shareor more than their shareof chivalrous , deference from menhave , no idea of acknowledging , their obligation by
graceful courtesy , . We have revolting pictures of the pseudo-ladies to be met with , in street-cars , and _" walking down Broadway . "
But — " even The according room world , enoug she to her supposes h in theory a crowded owes she her owes thoroug everything the hfare world to , because nothing drag it of in along her return unmolested silken . She train is .
World a woman , the with honor perhaps of wearing a hundred , them dollars in the on world her ' s back , and having expects done to the be
presence , nothing repaid by thoug the world h she ' s wal homage k about and beneath chivalry . a hundred But chivalry times owes a hundred her nothing dollars , — ;
nothing chivalry , , owe even s her thoug nothing h she unless be a woman she also . ! acknowledge Let every wo her man debt learn to this chivalry —that . itand then will not be
backward She must in acknowle making d good ge it her claim pay s upon ; it . " chivalry
We heartily accept the admonition , acknowledging that the lesson manot be altogether superfluous in England . Such , women
as liave y been described are sometimes seen in our own streetveMcles and places of public resort . Our readers wiU bear us out
in affirming that they are not to be looked for among the assertors of women the ' s ri ghts of and education responsibilities in America . always an important
, subject , much interesting information is given , including sketches of the principal educational institutions .
praise " As . to I the am schools speaking , it is here almost speciall impossible y of . New to mention York , thoug them h with 1 mi too ght hig say h a
64 Notices Of Books.
64 NOTICES OF BOOKS .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1862, page 64, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091862/page/64/
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