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Mariana Folsom on "What is Feminine"

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Mariana Folsom on "What is Feminine"

What Is Feminine

            In this country there is an organization
seeking to secure the ballot for women which
has caused the organization of a remonstrant
body opposed to women voting because, as
they say, it is unfeminine for women to
express their opinions where they will
be counted.

            In China there is a society seeking
to secure feet for women by asking people
to let their girls [sic] feet grow. This is call-
ed the Anti-foot-binding Society. Their
discussion has caused there the organiza-
tion of a remonstrance society because, as
they say, it is unfeminine to permit
women's feet to grow. What a mistake was
made when God created women in giving then [them]
feet capable of moving their bodies easily, and
brains capable of developing thought. What
a lot of trouble it would save if these various
remonstrants could only teach the Lord
what is feminine and induce him to reme-
dy these grave errors in the making of women.

            Perhaps it would be just as well if the
Lord would make all the people men as
they are extolled for perfection.

Mariana T. Folsom

Austin, Texas

 

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Mariana Folsom on "What is Feminine," Erminia Thompson Folsom Papers, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.



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