Show THE WORK OP OF WOMAN THREE WELL KNOWN EXPONENTS OF enterprise AND PROGRESS mr leonard webers practical i I 1 dorn Wi aln clar aind ifer her art work hr olza cann Cm nn a aln lit in llie ibe surgery ir copyright IBM 1603 by american press t tlona ion in comments of the press upon noted women and their work there are somo some names which occur with special frequency qu eticy the movements achievements and personal rt of these women are dwelt upon so freely and persistently that one sets gets almost tired of hearing bearing their praise 4 sounded bounded their reputations 0 havo kiive been well earned and no one would seek to depreciate their importance as pioneers pioneers in the progress of worn wom 1 1 I V I 1 ak 11 I 1 t MRS leonrd en ell but while gi ving iving them due clue credit for their efforts effort it may be well to remember that other and younger women are now in the field and that some recognition of their service eg would bo be both just and timely among such may bo be mentioned mrs leonard weber mrs airs dora wheeler keith and dr olga neyma keymann tin three women who have accomplished much in their respective lines of work somewhat more than SO 20 years ago there came to this country with tier lier parents a i little hungarian girl whose fain family concluded to take up ill their residence lit in Bu buffalo fralo tho the child had unusual beauty and talents aud and though then just entering her thirteenth year her abilities had been cultivated to an uncommon degree a at t a leading pension at buda besth and it was not long before her teachers in her adopted homo home recognized that their new pupil was destined to take a distinguished guis lied place in ill the world of women this young girl subsequently became mrs airs leonard weber and it Js ia to her find and her friend mrs emily Kein kempin pin doctor of laws and professor ut at the university of zurich that women ar indebted forthe opportunities to se ee cara led lod ti cation at the university u of 10 lo u cloy city of now york mrs weber is the wife of a physician long distinguished for his prof professional ess ional skill and lives in a charming home a glimpse into which would indicate the taste refinement and culture of its occupants her charity sympathy and generosity brosi ty have been widely known for years and many working women have come to her for assistance and advice that frequently needed to be supplemented by retaining legal services for which her ter unfortunate petitioners petition ers were unable to pay in order that this mig might lit be secured to them without expense mrs weber 6 became cattle the prime mover it organizing an all arbitration society that was respected to meet the needs of such cases As however it often became apparent t that hat owing to the inexperience of 3 oung lawyers or the indifference of older olde ones rones the objects for which the society was established were not accomplished it occurred to her and mrs airs kempin that it might bo be possible to educate women in the law and upon their Rd admission MiSSiOn to tile bar to find attentive industrious and ambitious counselors who could at least undertake to tight right the N wrongs of oppressed or defrauded sisters P prom rom this beginning grew the wom ans legal education SOLi society ety and on the list of names namen of choso constituting the board of directors one trends readi those of dr mary puanani jacobi mrs abram S hewitt mrs alexander forman and mrs hester s ter hermann vell known as represent representing in g science literature and philanthropy among womankind alio success of the enterprise is a matter se settled tied beyond question 4 Y OLOA OLGA nr L AN D D S the number of pupils enrolled today is sa embracing women of ages varying froin from I 1 17 to ayears ca years many attending the lectures with professional intentions some merely studying tho the liw law for mental culture while a few are women of means who desire legal knowledge as a practical guidance in their business investments mrs weber is of the opinion that a study law idof is of great advantage to all women cultivating their reasoning faculties developing logical qualities les that cannot fail to be of great benefit to them even it if they ire are tie er employed in any other direction than tho the tie tion of their household duties if ono one asks mrs weber it if sho she thinks women can manago manage their clients sho she smiles and answers with her clia charming ruling I 1 piquancy and tho the delightful accent that just suggests her hungarian in nativity they manage their husbands there are few feminine fe names moro more widely known in tho the artistic world in this country than than that of dora wheeler keith nor her mother mrs can ilace wheeler has long been identified with every movement that advanced advance d the interests of women especially in artistic p pursuits and it is not strange that her gifted dau daughter lter should have shown a fois for brush and pallet even i in n h her e r d days a of bib il and pinafore she ha had d and s c n re c 1 entered d her teens wh ell she became boer beer cams came a n pupil of tile tho late william it 11 chase and bea before fore she eho was 20 sit she evaden was enrolled tho the s students lents of tho the fame famous n 3 art school of julian in paris where under a corps of instinct ors that included laurens and lefebe re the he young Ame american girl irl soon won dis distinction i lie for the ideality anil originality tha ire such striking characteristics of her work TOA shortly after returning to this conn ty ry and be before bore rore lier her marriage to sir mr boudinot keith a well known lawyer of cir sow york dora wheeler was the vicarious competitor compa titor for two prizes of kofl 00 ach offered by a publishing firm fur he best designs in christmas cards 3 after fter she lind had carried off these aliese she found herself ler ier self eagerly sought as a designer by business lioi ses and individuals in rate life emco anico that timo time her work has rown r o more and laore inore ambitious am N and excellent examples of her notably distinctive tive stylo in decorative composition have been employed for mural decora tion in some borne palatial american homes her skill in this direction will be exemplified amplified in hi tho the womans comans building at t tho the worlds fair at chicago for ahe ahe is now working upon a canvas intended for a beilin ceiling in that edifice lu in tho center of 7 this appear three female figures embodying fact fancy and romance surrounded by a decorative border in italian renais which will vill also encircle the four pictures for the corners still under lier her brush in ill tile the allery of lionor honor in the same saine building six panels tire lire to bo be decorated of which tho the subject will be ba something illustrative tive of the history of v oman and in ill one of these mrs keith will v ill again bo be represented olga Nevi keymann nann D D S is the fe feminine aai pioneer of lier her profession in new york city where site she established herself more thau than half a dozen years ago modest and retiring shrinking from attracting any undue publicity she lias has pursued her vocation in the face of tho the prejudice and opposition v with ith which a woman usually contends when she enters a path of labor by sister bister work I 1 it t N N DORA KEITH ers with courage industry and perseverance united to ability sho she now commands an exten e and increasing practice that cannot fail to bo gratifying to herself and encouraging to women emboldened to follow her example olga is the dau daughter lliter of mine clara long debt distinguished anguish for her abilities as a writer and a lecturer in the cause ae or of woman suffrage Eun rage andaas and was born in ill milwaukee little more than 15 2 3 ears ago taken abroad belier by her parents at lin an ear early ly age sho she attended for several years some borne of the best known schools of germany but returning later to this country sho she graduated from cornell university and immediately entered upon a course of study at the pennsylvania dental college from which she sha erner emerged ged with high honors and the diploma that entitles entities lier her to add D D S to the name plate pinto on oil lier her door dr is a slender brunette brunet c with an oval shaped face delicately lined ca c obrown and aristocratic features of the slightly lightly fc aquiline type lier her manners indicate her gentle birth and lier her conversation a brilliant and well balanced at iced mind sho she is it a member of the tha first district dental association of new nem york the well comans womans ans dental association of philadelphia the nineteenth century and societies of new york anti and is rarely missed from tho the social gatherings of any of the intellectual clubs if one asks her why she selected the profession of dentistry she all answers that she eho cun considers siders it an excellent field for ill intelligent tell igent and industrious women W alio 10 are compelled to earnal earn an independence and one of the higher callings calling that en enables a a woman to pursue a vocation and superintend a home under the fame roof a union that to one who possesses her fondness for a domestic life presents irresistible attractions she maintains that amon among the few women n who pursue dentistry as compared with the number who are enrolled in tho the profession of medicine hero here ire are none who baa hao 0 not achieved notable success for they either cither abandon an intention to practice lit at once after graduation or follow their chosen vocation avith a concentration of purpose that is ultimately rewarded by distinction and financial success tho ranks of women dentists are annually increased and it will not be many years before the field fiela so lately invaded by womankind will bo be aswell as well fil fillici liei as the kind kindick I 1 ed one of medicine to which the sex lias has contributed tri buted so ao many brilliant examples during the lat last quarter of a century ADA CRISP |