Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1905 — Subservient to the Master. [ARTICLE]

Subservient to the Master.

Even in these days of gallantry, a woman Is constantly reminded of her old Inferior position in the eyes of the “lords of creation.” The word “lady,” which is supposed to be so complimentary, means “one who serves bread”—a waitress, nothing more nor less; so that when you address a countess even as "My lady,” you are simply saying the equivalent of “my waitress.” “Wife” is another word for “weaver,” the woman wjio weaves het lord’s and her chiklVen’s raiment. “Spinster” is, of course, a "spinner,” a word reminiscent of the days when a girl had to‘ spin her complete outfit of house linen before she was fit to be a wife; and "Mrs.” is an abbreviation of masteress, the most flattering description of all, and yet showing that woman derives her position solely from her master.