ii.] EMANCIPATION— BLACK AND WHITE, 25 



mind of one boy is from that of another ; so that what- 

 ever argument justifies a given education for all boys, 

 justifies its application to girls as well. So far from 

 imposing artificial restrictions upon the acquirement of 

 knowledge by women, throw every facility in their way. 

 Let our Faustinas, if they will, toil through the whole 

 round of 



" Juristcrei unci Medizin, 

 Unci leider ! audi Philosophic. n 



Let us have " sweet girl graduates " by all means. They 

 will be none the less sweet for a little wisdom ; and the 

 "golden hair ;; will not curl less gracefully outside the 

 head by reason of there being brains within. Nay, if 

 obvious practical difficulties can be overcome, let those 

 women who feel inclined to do so descend into the 

 gladiatorial arena of life, not merely in the guise of 

 retiarice, as heretofore, but as bold sicarice, breasting the 

 open fray. Let them, if they so please, become mer- 

 chants, barristers, politicians. Let them have a fair field, 

 but let them understand, as the necessary correlative, 

 that they are to have no favour. Let Nature alone sit 

 high above the lists, " rain influence and judge the 

 prize." 



And the result? For our parts, though loth to 

 prophesy, we believe it will be that of other emanci- 

 pations. Women will find their place, and it will neither 

 be that in which they have been held, nor that to which 

 some of them aspire. Nature's old salicjue law will not 

 be repealed, and no change of dynasty will be effected. 

 The big chests, the massive brains, the vigorous muscles 

 and stout frames, of the best men will carry the day, 

 whenever it is worth their while to contest the prizes of 

 life with the best women. And the hardship of it is, 

 that the very improvement of the women will lessen 



