The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-28

how. We are homeless. This homeless.
ness makes us suffer, makes society suffer,
makes our children criminals, fills the ais
and fits the gAllows. 1t is direct tax upon
capitalists, il is a direct tax upon laborers,
for from the iaborer at last come all taxes
If these homes would cause taxes, il would
also save taxes, Gives US these little homes
in the country where we can raise our own
food. We will then be saved from the aduI.
teratOns which make US sick. The breaL
that we eat from the bakers IS two third %.
1t not nutriment, yet We cannot buf "D
and bake our own bread for we ~ ,,,
! FIRE, Nay, We cannot, sDmotm' II o.r
! cleau-we cannot buy ,oaf ~ ',I;,.,,
! clothing. This is one ofth' D''I'' 80
that wntp.p sutr.r HlsWprse tnAh munger
$500 ct.o,lae's is one ot woman
- .,, Some times we cannot |
I'io"T Oh, time when could not buy !
INV M ~. to wash my clothes. II is not |
syIaP 90, ,ist We are improyiIrHt and shliIIess.
80 lrausc our work is SO iragmentary ! |
! t'',,.r VIZ have not facilities for getting |
! enjoyment ~ remuneratyc prices. Often !
when W. 20 to the shop We have TO wait one,
two three hours for work to be given U.s.
two hours, aud then have to
wait again. When | was younger girls
were taught full trades. They made pants,
coats, overcoAts, and then they learned to
cut Now one stitches the seams, another
makes the button holes, and another puts |
the buttons on. And when the poor girl |
stitches up the seams and finds her |
work slack she goes from shop to shop, per. !
hans TOR weeks, before she can find the |
same KIND Of work. | have known a girl |
under such circumstances to 70 Tor week |
On n i've cent loaf Of bread per day, or on
hat amount Of crackers. They do not com.
plain; they do not mention these things. II
Ou ask how they are getting along they
ay very we'll, work is slack now but it will
Don get better. Nevertheless their coudi
ion none the less needs remedying. Woman
owe home They will do everything for
lomo Home IS wOman's place aud sphere
And for that reason ask that an opportu.
lity be- given as to make homes for our.
elves. We cannot in our present condi.
ion. Only help US to earn home that we
an attach ourselves to, that will make US
eel that we have a country. II has been
aid that we can 70 anywhere and be at
ONE. Women cannot. IL is because they
ave no homes They have husbands or
fathers home, none Of their own. And TO
hose poor working'women they have no
usbaud or brother, only think what boon
home Of their own would be- The price
ould not be so much. The whole thing
Juld probably done for 5000 or $500. They
ay now ia rent SO to 500 year. You
le it would not take them 50 long 20 pay
y their little homes. We ask in this peti.
on that these homes should pass TO our
male heirs, If we should have any; that
icy shc4ld be kept in the hands of women
70 DO not want that by trick and chilean.
they should pass into the hands Ofspccu. a
tors This Is q way it seems to the by Il
hich all women Jnay gain homes. And {
hen all the women have homes, no man :
i'll be homeless. There are now in the u
ate Of Massachusetts. IT is variou7ly estl- !
ated, from 10000 to 100000 more women
IAN men. These must have employment
Jmehow. am met often with tue objrc.
on that these women can 90 20 California
r Nevada But our mothers lived here;
e know not those distant places. We can.
Ut get work where we are acquainted; how :
an we he certain to get it where We are not q
cquantel2 This is the nvariabIe feeling
those girls. Why do they not 90 into
ne country and work in farmhouse?
iris love independence, girls love society,"
lst az much as men do. 4 woman must
ave some intellectual society or she goes
own. / am $40 epecchmaker-o only
'orkcr. have worked hard for myself AMI
thers. ! was thrown into this mode Of lie,