Sfaturi pentru femei în ziarul „Românul” din Arad
Advice for Women in the „Românul” Newspaper from Arad

Summary/Abstract: The Romanian press in Arad expressed concerns for the education of young Romanian women. The newspaper Românul, for example, inaugurated from the first issues of its appearance in January 1911, columns for women entitled Women's Chronicle and The Housewife's Notebook. It was intended to offer advice to Romanian women, especially those in front or at the beginning of their marriage. "In more culturally advanced nations, issues such as how could the peasantess acquire a culture as solid as possible were also approached". This was the motivation for which the newspaper wanted to contribute to the education of women. In order to bring new arguments that would impel such a concern in the Romanian society in Transylvania, the newspaper's editorial staff used examples of good practices, presenting the measures applied within the German society. The same newspaper Românul, proved to be a promoter of modern women's clothing. In the article "Baggy trousers in Arad", the author spoke admiringly about the new fashion, because "it was not possible for Arad, this city with an American ambition, to lag behind the others". The appearance in Arad of a young lady dressed in baggy trousers provoked a reaction from the conservative crowd. The journalist, however, turned out to be a visionary: "Probably, the more the demonstrations will be repeated, the more the beauties will want to wear such trousers". And so it happened!

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