Show queen isabellaa prokp mg mrs martha J lamb in a delightful paper on columbus and his times read before the graduating class of gardnar school expressed some facts concerning conce queen isabella from which the women of today may draw a lesson of modesty it is to be feared the progressive woman of today looks upon herself as rather the most progressive since mother eve but isabellaa progress was phenomenal considering her environment viron ment she had never studied latin till after she became a queen bays mrs lamb but seeing its necessity in diplomatic intercourse ehe applied herself bravely to its acquisition presently it became the fashion to study the ancient tongues italian teachers apra imported into spain and there was great enthusiasm not a few spanish women contributing to the brilliancy of this comparatively unenlightened period it is interesting to look backward years and find learned women as well as men attending academic exam taking part in the public exercises of the gymnasium and lecturing from the chairs of universities but we shall not be likely to find it in any country except spain and to the influence and example of isabella the credit must be given |