It had been invented by man to scare woman away when she poached too nearly upon his precious preserves.

Every woman should be independent.

Every woman should learn a trade.

It was their duty to push in where they were least welcome.

Then they were martyrs to the cause, and pioneers to their weaker sisters.
Why should the wash-tub, the needle, and the housekeeper's book be eternally theirs?
Might they not reach higher, to the consulting-room, to the bench, and even to the pulpit?
Mrs.Westmacott sacrificed her tricycle ride in her eagerness over her pet subject, and her two fair disciples drank in every word, and noted every suggestion for future use.