And the zest of faith is measured by the mirth that toys with care;
And he who plays the hardest and dares to sing aloud,
Beyond the shadows’ caverns may some day work with God.”
The Difference
By Olive Schreiner
(From “Woman and Labor.”)
To the male, the giving of life is a laugh; to the female, blood, anguish and sometimes death. Here we touch one of the few yet important differences between man and woman as such.
The Unfair Status
By Matilda Jocelyn Gage