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To the Editor of the Girls’ Friendly Society Associates’ Journal
[February 1890]

MS location unknown. Printed in the Girls’ Friendly Society Associates’ Journal and Advertiser (February 1890) 23.

THE WOMEN’S REBELLION

Dear Madam,-
In the criticism of the Christmas number of the Monthly Packet, ‘The Women’s Rebellion’ is said to be incorrect because parish priests are always secular clergy.1 What may have been the ecclesiastical arrangements I do not know, but the author, who well knows the north of Italy, has seen several parishes in charge of Capuchin friars; for instance Bordighiera. The incident really happened.

I remain, &c.,
C.M. Yonge.

1This letter is followed on the same page with a letter headed 'AN APOLOGY' and signed 'Your penitent Reviewer'. The author says she consulted 'two Roman Catholics, a Frenchwoman and an Italian,' who both 'held my view', but admits that 'as facts are "stubborn things," we are obviously as wrong as the authoress of the Women’s Rebellion is right.'
Cite this letter


The Letters of Charlotte Mary Yonge(1823-1901) edited by Charlotte Mitchell, Ellen Jordan and Helen Schinske.

URL to this Letter is: https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/yonge/9418/to-the-editor-of-the-girls%e2%80%99-friendly-society-associates%e2%80%99-journal-11

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