English poetry -- 19th century; Women -- History; Women -- Social conditions; Women -- Suffrage
“The death is announced of Mrs. Eliza E. Cutler, wife of the
doorkeeper of the United States Senate. In February, 1863, her
husband’s regiment was at Fort Donelson and Mrs. Cutler was visiting
him there, stopping at a house just outside the fortification. The
colours of the regiment were also in this house. In the excitement
which followed the first attack on the day of battle, the regiment
went into action without its flag, but just as the fighting became the
hottest, with odds terribly against them, they were cheered by the
appearance of a woman with a sword in one hand, and bearing
triumphantly aloft the regiment’s colours. This was Mrs. Cutler, who
remained on the battlefield until her husband’s regiment was ordered
on board a transport in the Cumberland river. She immediately went to
the upper deck, where, with assistance, she planted the Stars and
Stripes in the face of a galling fire. There she remained, in spite of
all remonstrances, until they passed out of the range of fire.”
Mind, influence on body, _see_ Fictility, Psychical effort.
Modesty, 170, 171, 199.
Monkey, 39.
Morality, double standard of, 57, 67, 68, 71, 73, 148;
connubial, 106, 177, 209.
Mormonism, 132.
Mother-love, 61, 63, 208.
Mutuality, 183, _see_ Community of effort.
Nascent organs, 65.
Nature, 36, 39, 120, 167, 182, 185, 187, 195, 211, 212;
violation of laws of, 106, 110, 111;
relation of man and woman to, 167, 195, 207, 214.
Neo-Malthusianism, 174, 176 to 178, _see_ also the following:—
“A dogmatic conclusion that human life is on the whole more painful
than pleasurable is perhaps rare in England; but it is a widespread
opinion that the average of happiness attained by the masses, even in
civilised communities, is deplorably low, and that the present aim of
philanthropy should be rather to improve the quality of human life
than to increase the quantity.”—Professor Henry Sidgwick (“History of
Ethics,” p. 247).
Nubility, 90, 93, _see_ England, Maturity, Puberty.
Nurses, 200.
Obedience, 69, 73 74.
Observation, 103, 187;
lack of, 118;
power attendant on, 205.
Ourali, _see_ Curare.
Over-population, 173 to 178.
Pain, 110, 111.
Palæolithic art, 40.
Parturition, painless future, 216.
Paternity, 209, _see_ Father.
_Patria potestas_, 62.
Petit treason, 149.
Philosophy, natural, 206.
Physical strength, _see_ Strength.
“Pit-brow” women, 75.
Poetry, spirit of, 206;
future of, 212.
“Police des mœurs,” 193.
Politeness, 201.
Political and legal Position, 197, _see_ Franchise.
Potencies, 108, 110, 203.
Prehistoric times, 37, 40.
Prostitution, 53, 54, 175;
feminine repudiation of, 139;
religious, 46, 138, _see_ Courtesanship, Hetairai.
Prudence after marriage, 176, 177.
Psyche, 41, 103;
_see_ Soul.
Psychical effort, 87, 89, 119, 120.
Psychology, 119.
Puberty, 81;
not nubility, 90, 93.
Puritanism, 72, 135, 140.
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