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Editorial
August 3, 1849
Wisconsin Tribune
Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
The editor of the National Era responds to a correspondent, affirming orthodox beliefs in the interdependence of men and women, their equal roles in family life governed by love and reason, and the absence of natural conflict between the sexes.
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RELATIONS OF THE SEXES
The editor of the National Era, in reply to a correspondent, says: As to our own creed we think it highly orthodox. We believe that woman was taken at first from the side of man, but that ever since, man has been born of woman; that they are both very indispensable to each other, and
"If man, the hermit sighed, till woman smiled"
she would have done the same thing, had not her full gaze, on first awaking to life, rested upon him that if, in a certain sense, man is the head of the woman, woman is the heart of man in a good many senses, that there is no conflict of rights, or so far as we have ascertained, no natural hostility between the sexes: that the crowning glory of each is the well ordered family, where husband and wife rule each other by love and reason, without rude appeals to prerogative on one side, or suffering submission on the other—both equally loved and respected by their children, both equally loving and reverencing the great Father of All.
The editor of the National Era, in reply to a correspondent, says: As to our own creed we think it highly orthodox. We believe that woman was taken at first from the side of man, but that ever since, man has been born of woman; that they are both very indispensable to each other, and
"If man, the hermit sighed, till woman smiled"
she would have done the same thing, had not her full gaze, on first awaking to life, rested upon him that if, in a certain sense, man is the head of the woman, woman is the heart of man in a good many senses, that there is no conflict of rights, or so far as we have ascertained, no natural hostility between the sexes: that the crowning glory of each is the well ordered family, where husband and wife rule each other by love and reason, without rude appeals to prerogative on one side, or suffering submission on the other—both equally loved and respected by their children, both equally loving and reverencing the great Father of All.
What sub-type of article is it?
Feminism
Social Reform
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Gender Relations
Family Equality
Women's Roles
Mutual Dependence
Orthodox Creed
No Sex Conflict
What entities or persons were involved?
National Era Editor
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Harmonious Gender Relations And Family Equality
Stance / Tone
Affirmative And Orthodox On Gender Interdependence
Key Figures
National Era Editor
Key Arguments
Woman Created From Man's Side, But Men Born Of Women Since
Both Sexes Indispensable To Each Other
No Natural Hostility Or Conflict Of Rights Between Sexes
Man As Head, Woman As Heart
Ideal Family Ruled By Love And Reason, Without Prerogative Or Submission
Both Parents Equally Loved And Respected By Children