diff --git a/lib/mail_form/dsl.rb b/lib/mail_form/dsl.rb
index 194db10..5b59b62 100644
--- a/lib/mail_form/dsl.rb
+++ b/lib/mail_form/dsl.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def attribute(*accessors)
         options = accessors.extract_options!
 
         attr_accessor *accessors
+        public *accessors
+        public *accessors.map{|s| "#{s}="}
 
         if options[:attachment]
           write_inheritable_array(:form_attachments, accessors)