“In the struggle of the races, keeping in view the teachings of evolutionists, the most reasonable and sensible thing, in addition to its justness, appears to be this:
“First, to place women on an equal footing with men, socially, and in the eyes of the law. Before that is done, it is useless to talk about women’s superiority or equality. It is all breath and words, or paper and ink. In the eyes of the law she is man’s inferior. That is not all. In the eyes of the law the most cultured woman is inferior to the most uncultured man; she is, in fact, pretty much on a level with a baby, or a boy or girl under age. Moreover, the most cultured woman in the United Kingdom is considered inferior, politically, to the American negro!
“Second, let the two sexes settle matters among themselves, as far as intellect is concerned, as men now settle matters among themselves, without imposing on each other any disability. Those of both sexes who are weak will soon find their intellectual level; and those of both sexes who are strong will soon come to the front.”—Emanuel Bonavia, M.D. (“Woman’s Frontal Lobes”).
XXXIX.
2.—“... equal power of rule ...”
“Where women walk in public processions in the streets the same as the men,
Where they enter the public assembly and take places the same as the men; ...
Where the city of the cleanliness of the sexes stands,
Where the city of the healthiest fathers stands,
Where the city of the best bodied mothers stands,