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Identifier: womenofallnation01joyc Title: Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; Year: 1908 (1900s) Authors: Joyce, Thomas Athol, 1878-1942 Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868- Subjects: Women Publisher: London, New York [etc.] : Cassell and Company, limited

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Text Appearing Before Image: of the Indian Woman—HerKindliness By many travellers—especially those of the native, and learns how great is the early days, the Indian woman was re- part played in it by woman; she enjoys presented as an inferior being, _ respect both as wife and Misconcep- ^j^g slave of her hnsband, de- ,„ f. „ „, mother ; she is the equal of tlons of Indian , , , Indian Women. ,.,.;. Character. graded to the position of a her husband, and m diligence soulless beast of burden. Such and artistic skill perhaps even his superior. descriptions are based onsuperficial observationsmade, perhaps, on Indiansliving in contact with thewhite man. In his nativewilds the Indian meetsthe European with dis-trust, for only too manyof our fellow whites areadventurers, not to sayout-and-out rascals. Buttreat the Indian well,and he soon realises thathis visitor means wellwith him, and lays asidehis mistrust. He is aharmless child of nature,who repays the travellersgood deeds with the mostcomplete confidence.

Text Appearing After Image: ■^ t-.c South Atneriean•Oiiary Socidy. During my travels inSouth America in 1903-5I lived nearly two yearswith the wild Indians, andtook a delight in watch-ing their pure family life.Perhaps it is not toomuch to hope that thefollowing pages wiU helpthe Indian woman of SouthAmerica to her rights. \Mien the time comesfor the girl to put offchildishProbationary x\m\s,?, andRites for , , , Girls. take her position as amember of the communitywith full rights, she has LITTLE MAPUCHE GIRL. sometimes to undergo a Thus the traveller who severe probation. On the looks on the Indian as a fellow-man l9ana and Caiary-Uaupes, tributaries of the rather than as a subject for experiment Rio Negro, I observed that the puberty rites soon gets glimpses into the family life of opened with hair-cutting and paintmg the 360 SOUTH AMERICA 361 girls back with dark-blue genipa ; this isdone by the mother, or an old woman, inthe house, her friends sitting round, andat the conclusion each takes a lock of hair

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