, 1874-08-09
Women and University Desrees---1he
neriVal Of a Lost Art.
HoT THEY Dress at Saratoga-A kentucky
Female Cattle-Drorer.
Huntino Wild Girl in ldaho---A Good
Word for Trousers.
Miscellaneous Notes on Feminine
Topics.

Shall Necessity Ese the Law OF Wages!
MosMou1H, Ill, Aug. 7, l574
70 tie Editor Of Tic C1ieaqo T5ttunes
Sm +: Heading tho following statement III your
last Sundays paper concerning the enr1nng-eo-
pacitv OF woman a5 compared to man, / AN
tempted to ask If
NECESSITY rs TO rE TIE LAW or WAGES
The etatement was as follows: " For it must
be taken into consideration that man, u he
-sants to supply his natural wants, must earn
enough to support himself md female, the
botlersone company Of whom. beng necessity
to his happy existence, he wants to hnVo aoonI
him while tho working woman only needs to
earn sufficient to support her own self. This 1s
m item worthy OF consideration to Gil those re-
formers who cry so Justify about the terrible IN
justice Of unequal pay to the male aud female.
Is the assertion, "Nhi1e the working woman
needs only to earn sufficient to support herself.
strictly true? And, IT so is the principle l1Il-
piled, viz: that man should receive more tlan
woman for the same quality and quantity OF
work, because men, generally speaking. support
at least themselves and wivcs,-a fair one!
Firs.-Is it true that tho working vonlan Of
our country is required to support only herself
think that it will be found, on investigation,
that out Of tho number of unmarried women
supporting themselves
GREAT ST1Egn
assist III the support 0f their fathers fanl1iv or
portions or it; often 8 widowed mother; often
needy brothers and sisters IEeu there IS tue
vast ciaes Of workers composed Of widows and
viyes We find large numbers of these III every
department OF fem21e labor, and 1t IS supposa-
bic csBe that, out OF this vast number. none or
few arc encumbered with families dependent
1ton them for eu1ne or partial support. Hard-
i. Ak the multitude Of boarding. 5-house-keep-
ers, the legion of female agents. printers, tele-
graph agents, clerks. teachers, copJists, book
Keepers, Louse-eeryauts. Iaundresses, seam
stresses, and vasherwoInen ; ask this vast class
OF women-workers throughout tie broad States,
comprising probably ml1lonn of female workers.
if it is fo- themselves 0lonc they toll. Ask them,
and We will Wsrrant that
At LEAST HALF
VIII point to parents, husbands, Children SIS
ters, or fas1crs, in response. Il vour CORE
tpoudent can Drocc by statistics, or q reasonable
theory lis statcneut, I will believe 1t. But l
have seen too nl1uy wives md widows support
Ing themselves aud families, and girls assisting
parents. brothers, and sisters, to believe the
qualified statement, .:wi,le the vorliing-wun7n
needs oulY to ear. sufficient TO support herself"
Is the principle implied. VIZ tLct man should
receive moro wages than woman for the snnle
quantity, and quallty Of work, because, generally
spcak.ng. men support themselves and w1fes,-
is this principle
Is necessity the true Law Of wages S1lan re
reak9 :ae number Of persons which tho Worker
suptortd rhe standard OF wages II men. as 3
c!a1,-, should receive more pay than women fer
tue same work because the minority of men have
families to support, ''wh1lo WOMAN needs onlg
earn sufficient to support herself" then be fair
md also lot the married man receive twice as
much rs tie unmarried man. Let the qnestioa
10 to al applicants for work, How many persons
have pou to support ?--not, How much nor how
well can ypu do this work Let the woman
ba1e chance. too. Give the widow, supporting
herself and hye children, more than the man
supporting only hin,zclf Is it fair, is it just, to
lay down that principle No; let us give al
AN EQUAL CHANCE;
let quantity, quality, and competition be the
standard. the same to both sexes
If it bo true that women are inferior in pbysl-
cal strength and therefore can't perform as much
work as men, don't drive them to tho streets by
unequal paJ for what they do perform. Let us
raise up the weak instead Of pulling them down
And, il no principle Of humanity inspires us, ct
least let US be Just, and make no false discrmi-
nation on account Of sex. But We thank God
that your ccrreslondents last statement is tile
standard Of ali work: Inpetitiou-quantity-
quaiity. Very truly, II. e. CHARLTON.