Women and marriage advice from 1886 columns
A 1886 column argues against marrying young, urging women to wait until age 25 to avoid sorrow and conflict. It contrasts male and female virtues, cites Bishop J L Spalding’s views, and notes Boston Globe editorial support for woman suffrage with Britain’s reform trend and expected enfranchisement.
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University Girl Credits Classical Education for Stable Marriage
The Vassar student cites New York Evening Post reasoning that constant exposure to the world and ideas leads husbands to outgrow wives who stay home. She argues a good classical education for young women prevents such divergence, noting broader mobility and weaker local attachments in modern life.
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Vassar College
New York Evening Post
Love of Home and Duty Guides Mothers and Girls
The piece urges strong love of home to shape national pride and advises mothers to cherish devotion to family. It critiques street conduct for young women, urging modest dress, restraint, staying home, education, and virtue to avoid public scorn and gossip.
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Emily S. Bouton
Fairbury News
Fairbury
Three Million Women on Sillaries Discuss Employment
Mrs P Mitchell notes rising female labor in the United States with three million women in nonhousehold work as of July 1 1886. The National Bureau of Education and Labor plans an exhaustive study next year. 600000 agricultural workers 640000 factories 580000 laundries 690000 sales teachers telegraphers bookkeepers nurses and more.
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