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used to seem so alluring ; besides a u work- 

 ing woman" is still viewed somewhat as a 

 curiosity, another very annoying position in 

 which to find oneself. On the other side, 

 there is always the fear that in following 

 manual occupations women are very apt to 

 neglect the intellectual side, either from 

 sheer fatigue or indifference, and this is a 

 thing to be strenuously avoided, because a 

 high standard of culture and manners should 

 always be aimed at, otherwise there will be 

 the fear of the whole movement resulting in 

 deterioration. Nevertheless, the point which what 

 undoubtedly has to be faced by those who g i ve up 

 enter the ranks with the definite purpose of 

 carrying the work through to its logical con- 

 clusion, is that like Cortez when he set out 

 to conquer Mexico, the boats of the former 

 irresponsible life must be burnt, so that there 

 will be no return to the sunny lands of Spain 

 until the conquest of the New World has 

 been achieved. Then in her hands she can 

 carry back the fruits of that conquest where- 



a 

 woman must 



