Review of reviews and world's work . oman is now pit* eeding The man ened to the r< n that, in keeping his womenfolk »bedhimself of th<- p with an educated •?? da II nt Nihal ^in^h. I * 1 It is in Japan woman has advanced mostrapidly; and this movement is separately dealtwith in the second half of thi- article. Natu-rally the progression of woman in the Mikadosland was bound to inspire similar a< tivity in thein Empire. The late Dowager Empressdid much to mitigate the sorry condition ofher women subject-: principally owing to herinfluent c footbinding was done away with; andnatu


Review of reviews and world's work . oman is now pit* eeding The man ened to the r< n that, in keeping his womenfolk »bedhimself of th<- p with an educated •?? da II nt Nihal ^in^h. I * 1 It is in Japan woman has advanced mostrapidly; and this movement is separately dealtwith in the second half of thi- article. Natu-rally the progression of woman in the Mikadosland was bound to inspire similar a< tivity in thein Empire. The late Dowager Empressdid much to mitigate the sorry condition ofher women subject-: principally owing to herinfluent c footbinding was done away with; andnatural feet an- now fashionable in the Middie Kingdom. Education free and compulsory is rapidly opening the eyes of theDeration of < hii to their limi tations and possibilitu Hindustan in woman eman< ipa lion is tn ii the heels of < hina I he in the J I Indi in I women 1 ii 11, < Imili Hindu d .1I1. 1)1(1 ? i,.,1 hi Id m nnii n ilow n in I lindu 1 • d ..11 . 11 104 I III. AMERICAN REVIEW of- R/AI/. \ ? N Y. A CLASS OF GRADUATES OF A GIRLS SCHOOL IN PEKINGr the edict of the Empress Dowager approving of female educati schools were set up not only in Peking but through the whole Empire) common in the land of the coral strand. InIndia, l .ill Asian lands, widowhood has been en-forced li\ society with the extremes! rjgor; buteven this cruel custom is in^ out. Here andilnrc young widows are being remarried; and theintelligent, high-caste Hindu- are setting a com-mendable example in this respect. In Burma the position of woman is uniqueShe is the virtual head oi the family, the soleowner of her property, and the custodian of herchildren. We read further: There i- no limit to her activity outside thehome She ma) engage in whatever profession orihe maj choose, from the mango-seller in the -met to the operator on the stockexchangi Her income maintain- the householdand the children, and frequently the husband,who, < lad in peacock attire. around with


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