Englishwoman Mary Kingsley’s perilous Africa expedition
English traveler Miss Mary H Kingsley daughter of Kingsley and niece of Charles Kingsley spent months in the French Gaboon region. She studied fetid native customs and collected fishes for the British Museum while navigating the Ogowe river 206 miles to the sea and later trekking 190 miles through Fangwe country to the Rembwe river.
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Wilcox and Women in Arts and Education
A collection of profiles and notes on Ella Wheeler Wilcox refusing to join clubs, mentoring a struggling western writer in New York, and the American College for Girls in Constantinople reporting 161 students from 10 nations, a shift to elective courses, and strong self government among students. The passage also recalls a sensational wedding retention tale and muses on women’s roles in Shakespearean interpretation and the stage. The overall tone reflects early 20th century views on women’s independence and artistic ambition.
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Constantinople
American College For Girls
Mary M. Patrick
Turkey
Woman and the Bicycle in Nineteenth Century Thought
Dr Henry J Garrigues praises cycling as a prophylactic and curative aid for women noting safety cost and endurance benefits. He condemns long skirts while endorsing bloomers with waist and leggings for practical dress. Adeline Whitney criticizes women clubs as life draining and compares female social surge to Alaskan rodents marching toward the sea.
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Henry J. Garrigues
Dr. Garrigues
Pacific
Woman Refuses to Marry Coerced Suitor in Russian Town
In Kharkoff a pretty peasant maiden, pressured by relatives, agreed to wed a local small proprietor she despised. The wedding party assembled at a city church and the ceremony began until the priest asked if she would take him as husband, prompting her to resist.
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London Daily News
Kharkoff
Boston Woman's Business League Promotes Legal Knowledge for Women
The Boston Woman's Business League aims to educate women on legal rights and status, insisting on businesslike principles and practical guidance. It warns that ignorance leads to costly errors in divorce, property, and trusts, and seeks to empower members to act independently if needed.
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Boston Woman’s Business League
Boston Herald
New York minister critiques the new woman at charity event
A New York minister warned that higher education for women has unsettled men by eroding their “supreme consciousness of superior intelligence.” He recalled old flirtations and claimed women now know everything and can support themselves, likening modern society belles to requiring Solon or Aristotle level brain power.
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Solon
Aristotle
The Athletic Corset and Suffrage Sparks Across States
The New York Advertiser notes the rise of sporty fashion as a corset belt for bicyclists reframes female commerce while the Denver News contrasts suffrage losses in Massachusetts with gains in Utah. It cheekily invites women to move west where their sex is valued.
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Lippincott’s
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Denver News
The Power of Jesus in Healing and Forgiveness
A sermon on Luke 5 17 26 notes Jesus teaching to Pharisees and doctors of the law as a paralytic is lowered to Him and forgives sins The faith of the friends is rewarded with healing and forgiveness Jesus demonstrates divine authority to forgive sins and the observers glorify God in awe and reverence.
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