Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-04-26

men. While derloring the injustice often
shown to women in the matter of pay, it is
important to every young girl to remember
the better she justihes herself, and the higher
she gets,the less inequality she will encounter.
In the hi hest walks there is no Inequality at
all. Authors, artists, musicians, lecturers.
and the like, there is absolutely no difference
between the pay Of the man and Of the wo-
man--at least above . certain grade. Ii
there is, it is likely to be in tie wop,ans
favor
Thus, Mrs. Stowe was At one time paid more
per page than any writer Of the ATLANTIC
stat. Anna Dickinson probably averages
more compensation per lecture than any mar
now in the field Ristori is certainly paid
more than any male actor. Rosa Bonheur
and Harriet Hhsmer probably obtain higher
prices 70, their works than if they were men :;
certsinly not less high. Aud these profes.
sions are not filled and show NO sign. of being
filled by women. There is positive dearth
Of hrst class female writer's for our magazines
very few women can write a good story for
instance, even if sure Of receiving ffty or
hundred dollars for it. 1t is equally hard 10
md in our cities good female vocalist, who
VIII sing at concert Of the highest character
Tor nifty dollars night. There are plenty Of
poor candidates in these occupations. bu, few
good ones.
Every school committee man knows that
while there is always food of applications
TO teach primary schools, the competition ran
idiy dim:nshes as the grade ascends: while
TO obtain good high-schcol teacher. who cal
'aAe Glasses IN Latin and French, is exceed
ingiy hard. As to Greek il Is hardly 70 bc
thought OF. 1t is very common to find women
: who are better mathematiciaus, though /, used
10 oe thought that women were denied ,ba,
faculty. But it is very rare 10 find American
, bred girls who are good linguists, whether a.
70 ancient or modern tongues. OF those WHO
seek places as teachers the French accen. ia
usually very bad, while The knowledge Of
Latin IS of the most shallow a. superficial
kind. French must therefore be ,ancb, bv a
foreigner and Latin By man.
FOR these reasons the pay Of assistants in
our high schools is s.cs lily aseeud;az aud j,
Is hard to get good one, at any price. in the
language department We know Of a com
mi'ee which recently advertised for such a
teacher, in New England city. Out o. half
dozen applicants, ,uly one proved at all
competent. She was engaged a, salary Of
sou, which was soon raised at er request, to
$500. At that time there were three male
'eachcrs::employed By the city. All had fami-
lies to support; all had far severcr duties
than hers; yet two out Of the three had sala.
ries less than hers. And this is only . spcci.
men Of what is going on all over New Eng,
land. 1t is hard TO tell what becomes Of the
really we'll educated girls il is certainly hard
TO get them for teachers in the high schools.
One more instance and we have DONE
Thousands Of women are now employed as
type-settcrs, trade which has been open TO
them for thirty years. Yet i, is very rare to
ind among these good proof-reader. 1t is
work scommanding far higher pay, and d..
mand;ny more thorough education, and a more
accurate habitof mind. We know Of one Of
one Of the largest book printing establish.
menis in the country, famous oil over the
land, where the rropretors had tried in vain
to find really good proof reader among their
work-women. They had almost given up in
despair when young lady Of remarkably
thorough and accurate education was recon-
mended to them. She soon learned the busi-
ness, and now receives a. high wages as any
man in their employ.
We have not now space 70 20 into the cause.
Of this difficulty in getting frst-claes work
from women. Some Of the same difficulties
lie in way OF obtaining it for men also Then
there is the absence or infcriority Of collegiate
education for women: and the lower pay in
the lower stages, which no doubt discourages
many, A greater draw back than any Of
these, in our judgment, is the fact that ali
young men, preparing themselves for any
asocation. expect to make il q means of sup
port for life, and have for therefore more in
ducementt to thorough preparation than women.
| who only expect TO make their own living in
case Of need, or until matrimony gives them
other duties. In that invaluable but little
known book, Virginia pcnny's Cyelopa.dia
OF the Employment Of, Americaa Women,"
Boston; Walker, Wise & Co., this fact con.
stantiy appears among her masses Of statistics
Of all avoca,ions. A young man mus, learn his
business and stick 70 il q woman msT that
is the great difference.
/ Besides all this, there is much injustice
which ought to he cured, and against which
The Independent has arraycd itself. Eut for
every young woman who has her own way to
make in the world the motto should be, +" There
is always room higher up. ''-Iadepeadenk
A shrewd Operation.