The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . 3 =3 1;. that our lack of art schools and other institutions where women can learn toemploy themselves usefully ami ])rofitably at work which is in itse-lf interesting 96 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. and beautiful, is oneof the causes whichdrives them to sounsex themselves asto seek to engage inmens affairs. Giveour Americanwomen the same artfacihties as their Eu-ropean sisters, andthey will flock to thestudios and let theballot-box alone. On this page weengrave the bronzebust of a womanwho lived, if shelived at al
The masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .. . 3 =3 1;. that our lack of art schools and other institutions where women can learn toemploy themselves usefully ami ])rofitably at work which is in itse-lf interesting 96 THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1S76. and beautiful, is oneof the causes whichdrives them to sounsex themselves asto seek to engage inmens affairs. Giveour Americanwomen the same artfacihties as their Eu-ropean sisters, andthey will flock to thestudios and let theballot-box alone. On this page weengrave the bronzebust of a womanwho lived, if shelived at all, in a timewhen men wouldhave scorned thethought that any ofher sex could minis-ter to their intel-lectual whole duty inlife was to makehe rsel f beau ti fu 1—topresent herself be-fore her lord deckedout in all the braveryof barbaric orna-ment. How elabo-rate this was can beestimated from the
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