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 out of gaol had a vote while the woman who had supported his children had none. Women were equally interested with men in everything affecting good government. It had often been said that a woman's sphere is at home among her children. This was quite true, and she filled it in a manner that was a credit to herself and a blessing to us all. But other people had their spheres. The doctor, the lawyer, the artisan and the seaman had their special spheres of action but were not prevented from voting. With reference to the alleged inferiority of woman's brain the University results had answered the intellect question. "We cannot afford," he said, "to bid