ABSTRACT
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, Feb. 13th, 1871. The daily and nightly rounds of hospitallife and experienee have
been most pleasurably and interestingly broken in upon from having made tbe acquaintauee of Madame Littron, wife of the Director of Astrouomy in Vienna. Madame L.is a native of Prague, and it ja interesting to find in her lire, experienee, and desires, so mueh that has a comrnon origin with the wornen of our owu country. \Vhen her brothers were taught Greek, L!l.tin, and Mathematics, a1l to a purpose, she wondered why her mi nd could not receive a like healthy stimulus aud discipline. Even as a young girl she wrote upon tbe curse of bondage that law, 8ociety, and custom puts upon Women. I have just read a seventy.two paged brochure of hers -" The social movement in respeet to wom:lll "-not espeeially original to us who have heard the subject so fully discussed in a1l of its phases, from A. to Z. But it is elearly written, with conclusive arguments in reference to the more thorough education of women whieh sha11 render them se1f-supporting, or if as housewives, more practical, and as mothers, more capable to meet the growing demands in the rearing of childrcn. By invitation of Madame L., I have visited a few times the meetings of the Woman Association, founded four years since. From a very humb!e beginning the assoeiation has waxed strong and influential, and more has been done by its numerous and Rtearlily illcreasing nllmbcrs than the most hopefu! dared predict. The members of the A.ssoeiation first assembled in a small room, where was established a schoo} for women, in which tbey were qualified to enter into the various spheres of trade and industry open to them. Three bundred and thirty-two women shllred in the opportunities offered them the first year. Now they oceupy several commodious, light rooms, and their twig of a school has grown into a wide-spreading protective tree.
