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    XLI.—OPEN COUNCIL.

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    To the Editor of the English Woman's Jou...

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    ( 282 )

    ( 282 )

    Xli.—Open Council.

    XLI . —OPEN COUNCIL . [ As these pages themselves are intended responsible for general for the discussion opinions expressed , the Editors . ] do not hold

    To The Editor Of The English Woman's Jou...

    To the Editor of the English Woman _' s Journal _* I have Madam read , withthe greatest leasure and interest the ahle which

    , p papers ha inions ve appeared advocate in your have publication as mus on t know the emp the loymen sympath t of y women and suppor . _QChe t you

    op t ma of hese the tter more any inions yon serious intelligen thoug t t of ht either , , and tru sex the in who conviction theory have , fairl hu , st t rong y most and in candidl important their minds y given in , their tha the t

    practical op consequences are no , will y inevitabl e y in the , long run enlist public opinion on t your of professions side , in the for protest whichthey against have the the gross requisi injustice te capacity of shutting and from women which

    In no ou t excluding hing hut the them most . When short , - an sig ideals hted selfishness sent forth coul into d the have world succeeded , and graduall so long y those of the whose

    praise ¦ genera conquered wins to l or itself publi censure ; therefore , c op is inion cou alone nt althoug in s wor among many th h regarding a i way ts t present advocate s , and , it we your s may , may fairl views expec y be t are community ob supposed stacles to in be advance thrust of to every have in of

    the kind way sugges of their ted b practical y the prejudice working and , yet ignorance I do not feel of the the crowd slightest misgiving fairl as to y their established ultimate by success common ; and consen we shall t in every , I iirml profession y believe , live which to see they wome may n that

    fro when for hope the what to the furtherance pursue fate it is of with girl of s when credit this and object women . Let are us of ther the realised for middle a changes moment , and class look the assume will boarding forward be very - to school our the differen hopes time and t

    i effaced ts m miserable and wh attempts now en solid ; at usefu gentility , among l education will o be such abolished as their , , and brothers its resul may ts , we receive trust ,

    now in , commercial schoo , lswill be within , the reach of the daughters in a tradesman mapoint ' out s fam as most y , training suitable , them . Let , for us any _suppose profes this sion improvement their taste or in abilities society

    to to which have y taken I would place invite and yet attention there * will . be points left open for consideration your scheme scheme is thrust

    onl our In y manner this tice f age or of the of avoiding f " usefulness therance confusion , " when philan in the th discussion ropic ends upon , of it such may , appear questions that , upon is the to it arises fulland letel

    bu argue t with the h reference merits of onl each t y k to individual the h t tinc projec t objec be considered t t as its existence y te , and subjects t comp o endeavor apart y ,

    although co as mmon muc - sense they possible rul may e that be o in eep t " on w t e a t y hing ma connec y at a ted time with " stands each separa other a better . Indeed chance the of , tttd t the tis

    general sympath being well ly y and done ted a , upon i th d , we , and whe fin i n d f we a a dozen different turn to are the set a list of emp machinery of advertisement ea t , wi same th s t cl t m t aiming ha omen organ t i , our sed be

    i commi magined ttee . , While secretary full , e y tc ., r f or n ev g er in y this concei gen v eral able princi chari p able le as objec the one and ca onl n y guide in endeavoring to methodise the mass of work which will lies be before hereafter us , I

    to t cannot hree women or hel four p which t problems hinki may ng th in be ere our more are social rea at d t life his ily of mo solved intense men if t , taken interest and there collectivel to all , an y d than especiall if we y ,

    after insist l upon ong , and treating anxious each consideration separately . of comment Thi the s is following the of conclusion questions I have , which arrived I will at

    in classes merely circumstances 1 . Mi be state ght turned not , with the to are , very some objectless above few account the words lives necessity in of of influencing man of y of seeking the those my sing a of own livelihood le the women . middle , in and class the whose upper , who

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1860, page 282, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061860/page/66/