Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1912 — Why Feminine Angels? [ARTICLE]

Why Feminine Angels?

The “feminine angel" appears to be the Invention of Christmas eard producers and “monumental masons," as the makers of tombstones call themselves. In Milton’s heaven there Is no equality of sex, for there Is never a mention of a foman, even as a celestial camp follower. Guerclno’s angel at Fano, which inspired Browning’s beautiful “Guardian Angela Is a man. The feminist, however, will hardly cite this as another example of the unfair predominance of man, since even man, as an angel, has no concern with government or the vote.