New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-24
EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN.

To NE Edito, Of The ~ Tylbuas
SIR: Your articles on the subject Of Employment for
Women and especially that in your paper Of the 18th,
recall strongly the reflections which made the mat
ter bile living in Europe. The contrast between the
number of ayOcstions open TO women in continental
cities and in the United States is very striking. And
most especially hold that in the vast majority Of retail
trades nan Is OUT % PLACE behind counter When 1
look 81 the miserable, aDk, e'ioat-d specimens Of
hood who figure snopmrns assistants, always feel that
they taking the place Of poor whose brc VI
they ating. How much suitable and titr tc,ivs
lie open to them either cutya0rs Of tbs ground in
Eastern country settlers further West life lead
ing 10 Independence, health respect tblty and giving
the enjoyment IT Gods free air. sound sleep and brtcsd
limbs From this alternative debur-d-t0
themselves from 81 starvation they keep
10 The Of occupations open % them range
still closely limited by the semnacy OF tue hall men
who come into competition with them.
u should be inysrabls rule In the shops Of large
CITIES that in all which pureh assrs
none but unless indeed the proprietor VI the
tabhshmenil should be allowed behind the counter Add
not only h part Of the business should be open to them
Abroad The books ~ retail shops generally KEEP By
won en- and those Of large Wholesale concerns Why
not here Are .ur men less capable An they wantfs
teaching and 4 fair chance
And even ia shops supported by mers there il
large portion whih could be wholly managed assisted
without mprOpristy by women Il Is freqneBty done now
What is coIteBded for thai il h0ud where nprop-
er be done Let Oe done with young men deal
out elver and pms and yards Of tnpeit is out
rage ns6e for rider Work IA woman aud aot
to drive her ont of her sphere ru9rs plenty u
atoms in cities for men and when these ars over
stocked the country l. Unlimited. Here adv age
woman, and be should Mt snatch the food out OF her
mouth by pushing hiuself into hsr place.
II the wealthy part of ths would seriously
6ec the position and the mseri-s u their poorer
sisters they could with e 81 n and 40 ,aerfes Do mneh
to relieve t. LIT them, individually aud each FIR her ,sf
alone decline 10 buy shops and waited on by mem
and then let each influence her reatves friends to do
likewise.
Women Of America we. your husbands and brothers,
love 10 you well dressed but did occur you 10
q ink Of the history of the articles you wesr1 You have
perhaps, collar costing ten dollars Let look 10
the account Of that cot;
One half Of Weni 20 the several dealers through whose
hands he article passed, profit
The other half land this arge estimated vent 10 some
hapaid woman who perhaps Is day for work.
Ing IL It TOOK Der them suPP"sng she did not work on
Sunday som. thing over wEgKs WORK % earn IT,
Would you voluntarily for the ersti alton II wearing
collar KEEP fellow creature six weeks hard york.
barely supplying her with the necessities Of life aud often
Dot even u al And yet this you do only III At dealer
star ds between you and the ycm and do her
/ or even KIN Of her
1t very true that this Is a state Of things for which you
cannot easily apply direct remedy Ihi, yog do
Hst on Do1aeh hiring fair eIHoe at all rays Of
hororobg Earning Likelihood for whtok 5he r fd ID
go at one bgia 10 take If Tie crushing pressure II ce
titlOn from brGhchSs nor 0UersL0cked Viz.