Dedication I

TO THE SUPERIOR PERSONS

--Who would not come to hear a woman speak being firmly convinced that it is not 'natural.'

--Who takes the rather unassailable ground that 'men are men and women are women.'

--Who answers all arguments by saying, 'Woman's place is in the home' and, 'The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.' and even sometimes flashes out with the brilliant retort, 'It would suit those women better to stay at home and darn their chlldren's stockings.'

--To all these Superior Persons, men and women, who are inhospitable to new ideas, and even suspicious of them, this book is respectfully dedicated by- - - THE AUTHOR

Upon further deliberation I am beset with the fear that the above dedication may not 'take.' The Superior Person may not appreciate the kind and neighborly spirit I have tried to show. So I will dedicate this book again.