The Other Seems To Me To Be Worthy Of No Consideration, To
Be Capable Of No Action, To Admit Of No Grave Discussion.
This
refers to the political rights of women:
How far the political
working of the world, which is now entirely in the hands of men,
should be divided between them and women? The first question is
being debated on our side of the Atlantic as keenly perhaps as on
the American side. As to that other question, I do not know that
much has ever been said about it in Europe.
"You are doing nothing in England toward the employment of
females," a lady said to me in one of the States soon after my
arrival in America. "Pardon me," I answered, "I think we are doing
much, perhaps too much. At any rate we are doing something." I
then explained to her how Miss Faithful had instituted a printing
establishment in London; how all the work in that concern was done
by females, except such heavy tasks as those for which women could
not be fitted, and I handed to her one of Miss Faithful's cards.
"Ah," said my American friend, "poor creatures! I have no doubt
their very flesh will be worked off their bones." I thought this a
little unjust on her part; but nevertheless it occurred to me as an
answer not unfit to be made by some other lady - by some woman who
had not already advocated the increased employment of women.
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