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… young soul burned with rebellion at the injustice to women which she heard rehearsed in her father’s law office and when she found the college closed to her because of her sex, although she was a more brilliant scholar than any of her brothers. She was chiefly responsible for the holding of the first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca, 1848.
The spirit which drove these wonderful women is the spirit of the Woodcraft Girl. The Woodcraft Girl of to-day is healthy. She knows how to live so as to have the overflowing sense of power. She is eager to get acquainted with the things in nature, the birds, the trees, the flowers, and to protect the beautiful things of her country. She sees the beauty of the sky and knows something of the mystery of the stars. She knows where to camp, how to sleep, how to cook, how to live comfortably in primitive conditions. She knows, too, how to make home happy and attractive, how to make her clothing, how to care for and make friends with the little children. She knows how to meet people simply and in a manner which makes every one at their best. She is brave in the presence of external dangers and in facing her own problems. She does her best, whatever her station may be, conscious of the Great Spirit’s presence and honors Him in her life.
Woodcraft says to all girls who would know the secrets of the woods, who would know the youth which comes from service and the secret trail to the upland of success: come, learn the meaning of the Council Ring, the Council Fire, and the friendship of the Tribe.
As you learn them the other things will come into your heart as gently as the crystal is formed in the heart of the rough hard emery ro…, to be known at length as the best and rarest of all gems. And it may be that it can be said of you, as it was said of old of one of the first great women of America, Wetamoo, the woman Sachem of Pocassett (1662):
“She was straight and supple; her simpie habits, active life, and her daily exposure to the healing sun rays had kept her figure girlish even at late age. She knew the ways of the Council Hall, so that she was never embarrassed by questions or interruptions. She was at home in the woods so that neither deep waters nor prowling dangers of the night could shake her heart with dismay, and she found the lasting interest that all may find in the simple daily things of the outdoor world. She was gentle and courteous because she knew her rights and the rights of others, and when she spoke to man or woman, old or young, it was in the same quiet dignity, so that the lowliest were not ..text pokračuje
