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    212 OPEN COUNCIL.

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    To the Editor of the English Woman's Jou...

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    To The Editor Of The English Woman's Jou...

    and able how descri important ption of what it is for are herself a woman and ' s peculiar for humanity characteristics that her and great powers influ- , lis took instances from his

    „ tory ence of should the baneful be rightl power y directed exercised . wise Mrs by . and women Ing beneficent , such some as influence Catherin of e Isabella de Medici of

    -Castile and others who , contrasting without in it any with way the departing from the most feminine virtues , had by , courageousl , y and consistentl benefits y protecting her the and cause all of future truth and

    scienceconferred incalculable on own ages . After went mistresses on a , passing to speak tribute servants of the to influence as the teachers excellence exercised as district of b our y women own visitors Soverei as as mothers friends gn , Mr , as & s . c wives Ing & lis c ,

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    and lecturer applauded ; and , , the gave attention good promise and intelli of their gence reap with ing which benefit her from hearers her valuable listened

    suggestions I was . to see one more instance of the difficulty of reaching that jud not The special ge ( working save b rank y sorry the in of a classes appearance the few middle instances were , of as class the ) usual whom audience , onded read it y would , to to the listen the tradespeop be invitation most ; but desirable , le as to of far hear the as to p one what lace impress could had the .

    influence In conclusion of women , I can was , onl and y oug heartil resp ht to y recommend be . any of your readers who have and trusting an opportunity that the of subject hearing may Mrs excuse . Inglis my lecture trespassing , to avail so themselves largely on of your it ,

    space , I amMadam , Your obedient , servant ,

    E . E . R . Mrs P . S B . —Some lis lecture of your reader the s may poetry perhaps of Mrs have Browning had the pleasure I missed of doing hearing so

    . . Ingupon . . myself but , when I was the told lecture and was can g well iven b at elieve Willis that ' s Rooms it was about not onl a year characterized and a half y

    ticism b ago y a ; very but true that appreciation it was , particularl of her y subject remarkable , , and b as y an refined exhibition and intelli of wonderful gent

    crinot power onl , of y with memory great ; poem taste after and an poem excellent , quotation delivery after , quotation but without , being any g refe iven - ,

    rence to the volumes themselves .

    212 Open Council.

    212 OPEN COUNCIL .

    To The Editor Of The English Woman's Jou...

    To the Editor of the English Woman's Journal . Madam , in

    I women find My that attention equal moth to has the whose latel real y duties social been called of position " nurs to e renders the " to great children it impossible difficulty in private for obtaining them families to .

    ers devote their entire time to the care and management of their children , are servants

    obliged to delegate this "highest duty of woman" to half-educated ;

• Citation
  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1860, page 212, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111860/page/68/