ts upon which it is
founded.

Suppose, now, that an effort were made to develop the facts of
woman's wrongs. For instance:

1st. We say that the laws of every State of this Union do great
wrong to woman, married and single, as to her person and
property, in her private and public relations. Why not procure a
digest of the laws on these subjects, then; prepared carefully,
arranged systematically, corrected up to the latest improvements,
and accompanied by brief and judicious commentaries? No such work
exists, except that by Mansfield, which is now obsolete, and in
many respects defective.

2d. We complain of the great educational inequalities between the
sexes. Why not have a report, elaborate, statistical, and
accurate, on the provision for female education, public and
private, throughout the free States of this Union, at least? No
such work now exists.

3d. We complain of the industrial disadvantages of women, and
indicate at the same time, their capacities for a greater variety
of pursuits. Why not obtain a statement, on as large a scale as
possible, first, of what women are doing now, commercially and
mechanically, throughout the Union (thus indicating their
powers); and secondly, of the embarrassments with which they
meet, the inequality of their wages, and all the other
peculiarities of their position, in these respects? An essay, in
short, on the Business Employments and Interests of Women; such
an essay as Mr. Hunt has expressed to me his willingness to
publish in his Merchants' Magazine. No such essay now exists.

Each of these three documents would be an arsenal of arms for the
Woman's Rights advocate. A hundred dollars, appropriated to each
of these, would more than repay itself in the increased
subscriptions it would soon bring into the treasury of the cause.
That sum would, however, be hardly sufficient to repay even the
expenses of correspondence and traveling necessary for the last
two essays, or the legal knowledge necessary for the first.

If there is, however, known to the Convention at Cleveland any
person qualified and ready to undertake either of the above
duties for the above sum (no person should undertake more than
one of the three investigations), I would urge you to make the
appointment. It will