The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-24
GENUINE WOMAN,s RIGHTS.

A Gricvous and Unnecessary Evil which
Calls for Prompt Redress-A Working
Girls Appeal for an Hour Two Of
Life-The Barbarous System Of Employ
ment In Retail stores.
10 me Editor Of The sun
Sra: Is there any possible way by which the
stores where young ladies are employed as saleswo-
might be closed at Z 7. N. at the latestf Win
not the Clerks Early Closing Association assist my
in obtaining the evenings for little recreation
and culturet II Is a shame to observe those poor
saleswomen standing their weary feet (remem.
ber they not allowed to sit down throughout the
entire day and evening" from A. M. till II r. NJ,
and then compelled to travel the streets OF this
great city unprotected and some of them utterly
unable to spare six cents for car fare.
The Broadway stores close early, and most OF
them give fair pay, with one exception, the dollar
Store" where the young ladies are fined rs cents II
they are 10 minutes late by the clock In the store
and certainly am correct when ! state that that
are not aware OF that fine" l do not think that
they would commit such mean action, decreasing
the meagrc salaries 20 almost nothing.
II you could only take stroll through some Of the
stores on Sixth aud Eighth avenues Grand and Cath
arine streets and hear from the lips OF the young
| ladies'. how swollen their limbs, how painful the
.oles OF their feet, and how weak their backs are
from excessive standing, and how their eyes become
make yonr heart ache and you would wonder II the
employers wives ever cast one Thought OF pity to-
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tured IN order that they may live In grandeur. God
| never intended when woman was mace that she
| should stand twelve successive hours on her feet
| year IN and out, N hundreds or my doing
| every day. No wonder when they get married they
| are totally unnt for wives or mothers,
| think, II number OF our leadingt doctors would
| unite win the Association mentioned before In
sending petition TO the proprietors OF those stores
| where young ladies' are employed after L. NJ, re-
questng the employers TO close at that hour here.
after, except on Saturday evenings that 1t would
| the means OF saving hundreds OF my sex nom that
| fatal disease (consumption) born OF OverWOrk and
| exposure TO the damp night air which Is carrying
| The Women's Rights Association also assist the
sex, by sending couple of their members to the EN-.
| ployers' wives and appealing to them 10 urge the
cause with their husbands, The young sales wome n
brighter on the following morning when they hnd
prayers and blessings will descend on the heads o.
| all who will help them, for feel that God will listen
20 their prayers and grant prosperity To all who will
favor their II tile Association will then pub
lisL the names Of those willing 70 close N7P. NJ.
feel that the real ladies OF New York will Datronzs
| those stores, where they will be waited ON with
| more alacrity than heretofore.
| Now, young men Of the Association, STIR up FOL
tie caas. aud Ia the end you win Ind such pear'
| and happiness you never dreamed OF before. VIZ
arc your eolaborers We ask for nothing more thar
| you have requested from your Employer and re
| eeived. Help now, aud great will b yonr reward
] Hkv YoRx. May 3 1870 META