Show THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN WOMEN Addressing a recent meeting of ot the Daughters Daughters of Ohio Mrs DeRIvera ar argued argued gued geed for tor an enlargement of of women Among other things she said Now the way that thal every girl is brought up nowadays is to believe that the one thing in life lite for tor her is to be married The cry of the times is that the girls must not go out into the world but go back to their natural sphere the home But what I would like to ask Is how the girl is going to do this If It she have a chance to make the opportunity opp If It she tries to make an opportunity she Is considered unworthy and no good If It a girl In America Is brought up to believe that she must marry then she ought to have the opportunity to get geta a husband It is 15 like teaching a boy a trade and then not letting him practice It ll A girl should not be educated that way As far as we are aware there is no Jaw law that prevents any woman from asking any man to marry her She is isas Isas isas as free as the birds of o the air to pro propose propose propose pose whenever she pleases and as often as she pleases It Is true that she does not pop the th question very often Social conventions seem to act as a barrier But If a woman really loves a man and has reason to believe the man loves her herIt It is up to her to broach the question and find out for sure at the earliest pos possible possible possible sible moment But come to think about it there does seem something radically wrong In pro proposals proposals coming from the gentler sex Man Ian hankers most after what Is hard hardest hardest hardest est to attain He will run after a girl who eludes him until he lIe has lost his breath passing on his way other girls I who might make him a great deal hap happier happier happier pier And the elusive girl if she wants the th man usually lets him catch up with her at Just the psychological moment Mrs thinks every girl ought to have an opportunity to get a husband Bless her heart practically p every girl does have an opportunity Some of them have a great many op opportunities opportunities opportunities and turn them all al down It Itis Itis Itis is Indeed difficult for tor us to believe that more girls would find husbands if pro proposals proposals proposals on their th lr part became general Girls do not marry men merely because men ask them to marry There is in inthis Inthis inthis this country thank goodness goodne s a 0 very general entertainment of the notion that love lov should precede marriage It were better for the woman to remain single all her life lire than to marry a man she does not love And it is not true that only married women are of service to the world Think over your list of acquaintances and see if you cannot find there an old maid whose whole mission seems to ip to scatter sunshine to be helpful to love and be loved Of course you can find her there All of ot us know her We Ve know her In social life and we we know her in business and and professional life and she thoroughly thor deserves the warm place she has in our hearts |