CHAPTER XI 

 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARM WOMEN 



While rural life is often supposed to be fatally 

 deficient in facilities for growth because of its 

 isolation, the women living on our farms are 

 thought to be the especial victims of this lack of 

 social opportunity. No doubt there is much 

 of truth in the popular opinion. Modern city 

 life unquestionably tends to enliven, to sharpen, 

 to put a razor-edge on capacity. Naturally the 

 women as well as the men of the city are thus 

 stimulated. An instance of the opportunities 

 constantly presented to the city women is the 

 rapid multiplication of women's clubs, which, 

 especially in smaller towns, are absolutely 

 revolutionizing the life of womankind. But 

 have not the women of the country some re- 

 sources of a similar character? Can they not 

 in some way break the bonds of isolation ? Are 

 there not for them some of the blessings that 

 come from a highly organized society? Are 

 there not, in the country also, opportunities for 

 the co-operation of mind and heart for common 

 service? I think all these questions can be 



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