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Vol. XII. September 1, 1863. No. 67. m
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I.-WOMEN AND POLITICS.
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Why may not women take an interest In po...
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The
THE
ENGLISH WOMAN'S JOURNAL .
PUBLISHED MONTHLY .
Vol. Xii. September 1, 1863. No. 67. M
Vol . XII . September 1 , 1863 . No . 67 . m
I.-Women And Politics.
I .-WOMEN AND POLITICS .
Why May Not Women Take An Interest In Po...
Why may not women take an interest In politics ? Many will reply at once , " Is it worth while to make suggestions comfortabl , and
propose they are . changes " Yes when it is things better to are have going a on good very reason for every y as existing state of thingsbecause there is such a continual
life natural that change if a thoroug in the phases inves , t iga find domes tion ourselves is tic and t every social often and in political then
se leasan t on t li t , ht we are sometime likely to sin a very deplorable condi no tion very . p S pg we , were never to , " has it iven over raining ?"
how uppose long we , might hold up say umbrellas , ! g When we have once had a thorough clearing in our houses , we find that a simil be ar
overturn must soon take place again ; old curtains must mended excellen , t broken coveri furni for ture the floor repaired at ; the time carpet ceases that to was be an so _
when was a conti tec nuous tion ng t w reading hen it exis has t worn ed , it into y a holes disfi , ; gurement the paint when that
we t kind he t alk o f abou ha manufacture s t blis it ? t ered di answers i scuss t nearl it y wi a , away th purpose our . friends Then better we and th find an neig another that hbour one s ;
, in such short cours we e ventilate as this it the ha s s ubject come as abou well t t as ha the t w house e are . By longer some
living in rooms covered with rushes . Is this an advantage or wh not at ? the the same cleanly housekeeper takes would laceor answer ht that to take it is . lace Some with - p
of Frequent regard things to wheth ventilation social process er hysical political is a necessity or p mental as well , for as oug every domestic health institutions y condition .
understand tak Allow e an us interest to such repeat subjects in p politics the , question owing ? A to read then their . y , wh answer infirm y women is mental , th should ey consti canno not - t their weak
tutions . We will take it so—we will not deny - reason mindedness for their —we exclusion believe from in it . privileges But we which will not are accept vouchsafe that d
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1863, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091863/page/1/
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