Mother Right discussed in Cooke lecture on family rule
George Willis Cooke argued for a matriarchal family model in which women hold autonomous authority. He surveyed historical cycles where mothers dictated marriage, property, and tribal leadership, citing Sappho, Hypatia, and various cultures from Africa to India. He contrasted with father centered systems and noted mother right persisted in many regions.
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George Willis Cooke
School of Social Science
Laughlin Studio
China
Persia
Globe
Cooke
Sappho
Hypatia
Rome
North America
Africa
India
Islands
Pacific
Germany
Maeterlinck Seeks Melisande Role For Pelleas Opera
Henry Russell and Georgette Maeterlinck discuss Pelleas and Melisande. Maeterlinck says the work is hers and asks if she resembles Melisande. Russell agrees she embodies Melisande more than any other woman.
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Henry Russell
Georgette Maeterlinck
Pelleas
Melisande
Maeterlinck
Russell
Maeterlinck's Pelleas Vision Shared By Opera Team
In Boston, Madame Maeterlinck and Mr. Russell discuss staging Pelleas and Melisande with Debussy's music. They stress artistic expense over $50,000, labor, set design, and the need for public patience and precise audience behavior during performances.
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Melisande
Ariane
Maeterlinck
Monsieur Dukas
Paris
Mr. Russell
Madame
St. Wandrille
Mme. Maeterlinck
America
Pelleas
Debussy
France
Pelleas Et Melisande
Faure
Bayreuth
Female the Deadlier Asserts Jack London Interview
New York January 7 Jack London aligns with Kipling in saying the female of the species is more deadly than the male He cites modern marriage economics and a pursuing instinct attributing it to mothers Eve and the drive for better comforts He notes New York amplifies these traits and that women distrust their female friends in social circles
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New York
Jack London
Kipling
Eve
Bernard Shaw
Mr. London
New York City
Galway Port Revival Urged for Transatlantic Trade
Lord Killanin urges Galway Ireland be established as a transatlantic port in the Empire Review. He says a Galway port would revive trade once second only to London and shorten routes to Newfoundland Canada and the United States, with direct service becoming essential as North America expands.
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London
Galway
Ireland
Lord Killanin
Empire Review
Newfoundland
Canada
England
United States
North America
Treland
Trish Sea
Channel
Carey Engagement Promises Brighton Woman to Charlestown Man
The engagement is announced of Miss Alice M. Carey daughter of Mr and Mrs Nicholas Carey of Washington Street Hill Brighton to Thomas J Stevens of Charlestown. Miss Carey has been employed as telephone operator for the Boston News Bureau for some time.
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Alice M. Carey
Nicholas Carey
Washington Street Hill
Brighton
Thomas J. Stevens
Charlestown
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