Surely the care of babies is open to any woman
--any mother!"
"We do not think so," she gently replied. "Those of us who
are the most highly competent fulfill that office; and a majority
of our girls eagerly try for it--I assure you we have the very
best."
"But the poor mother--bereaved of her baby--"
"Oh no!" she earnestly assured me. "Not in the least bereaved.
It is her baby still--it is with her--she has not lost it. But
she is not the only one to care for it. There are others whom she
knows to be wiser. She knows it because she has studied as they
did, practiced as they did, and honors their real superiority. For
the child's sake, she is glad to have for it this highest care."
I was unconvinced. Besides, this was only hearsay; I had yet
to see the motherhood of Herland.
CHAPTER 8
The Girls of Herland
At last Terry's ambition was realized. We were invited,
always courteously and with free choice on our part, to address
general audiences and classes of girls.
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