Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-21

Regular Trades.
An important and interesting con-
tribution to the statistics of the new
woman movement is that made by
the census bureaus report on occupa.
tions, just out. 1t shows very nearly
100000 Of females 10 years old or
over engaged in gainful occupations
in this country in 1890. The remark
able manner in which woman is in
vading all fields of labor is strikingly
shown by comparison with 1880.
During the decade the increase of
number of males in occupation was
q per cent. and females 40 per cent.
The census report gives list of 221
occupations, and Of those women are
absent from only two-oflicers of the
United States army and navy and
soldiers, sailors and marines in the
service OF the United States. In every
other trade, business, profession, voca-
ton, or occupation, woman is repre-
sented.
Nearly 100000 women are put down
as farmers, planters and agricultural
laborers, though it is explained that
only small proportion of these actu-
ally work for wages, and they are for
most part the wives and daughters of
farmers. 1t is rather surprising to
read that there are 2I9 women coal
miners, 134 other miners OF the same
sex, 80 female quarrymen and 80 wo-
men woodchoppers. One is not sur
prised to see that there are 3,948
actresses, l0,81O artists and teachers
OF art, 2,725 authors, SSS journalists,
34,519 musicians and teachers OF
music. 1t is a little amazing to find
% architects, 1885 clergymen, 337
dentists, 20S lawyers, 4,555 physicians
and surgeons, 634 showmen and theat-
rical managers, and two veterinary
surgeons in the female columns. The
important part played by women in
education in this country is strikingly
shown by the 6gures-735 professors
in colleges and universities and 245,-
23O teachers. There are 2.S25 women
BARRIERS and hairdressers, LAT bartend-
ers, 1858 Observation-Disclosures, AZ
stationary engineers, 6,3l5 hotel
keepers, S6,S05 housekeepers and
stewards, 81 hunters and trappers,
2,7SO janitors, 2l6,6l7 laundresses, 51,-
402 nurses and midwives, 2,416 res
taurant keepers, 2,275 saloonkeepers,
80 sections and 2,OS3 watchmen.
Most people will be surprised to
learn that 22S .3O9 women are engaged
in what the census bureau calls trade
and transportation. or these 64,04S
are clerks and coryists Irrespective of
where they may be employed), q, ,1S5
are stenogrsphers and typewriters,
68,449 are saleswomen, 27,772 are
bookkeepers, 25,941 are merchants,
and 1904 are packers and shippers.
The only wonder is that most OF these
figures are not larger, for few people
will be ready to believe the census
bureau has enumerated all the type
writers and copyists. On the other
hand, one is scarcely prepared fer the
statement that there are 1875 agents
and collectors, two auctioneers, 612
commercial travellers 237 draymen,
hackmen and teamsters, "a hostlers,
2,259 peddlers and hucksters, 4S livery
stable keepers, 4 locomotive engineers
and firemen, 2,9O9 messengers and er.
rand and office "boys," pilot, 325
porters in stores, 20 sailors, l. ,438 steam
railroad employees, y street railway
employees, 8,474 telegraph and tele-
phone operators, 669 linemen and
electric light company employees, 83
undertakers and IS gaugers, measur-
ers and weighers.
More than 1,OOO, 900 women are em-
ployed in what tho census bureau de-
nominates manufacturing and me-
chanical industries. The greatest
number is under the head OF dress
makers-2SS.OO Seamstresses come
next, $4,000; cotton mill operatives
third, with $4,000, and tailorsesses
fourth, with $1,000. Other occupa-
tions in which women largely figure
are: Bookbinders, 1900; boot and
shoe making, $4,000; boxmakers, 49,
600; carpetmakers, 1900; hoisery
and knitting mill operatives, 10000
milliners, 10000; wooden mill opera
tives, $4,000; silk mills, 2l,00O, and
tobacco and cigarette factories, 2S,-
600.
Women literally get into everything,
They are apprentices to blacksmiths,
to carpenters, to wagon-makers, to
masons, to machinists, painters, plumb
ers and tinsmiths. There are 50 wo
men blacksmiths, Y brewers, 194
brickmakers, 10 builders and contrac
tors, l29 butchers, 191 carpenters, s.
coopers, 3 distillers, SO gunsmiths
$50 harness-makers, 663 marble anC
stone cutters, AZ brick and stone ma
sons, SO millers, Al molders, "a paper
hangers, AZ plumbers, AIS powder ant
cartridge-makers, 3 roofers and skaters
3 bostbuilders, 6 boiler-makers, l we'll
borer, l wheelwright and 8 white
washers.
There are few occupations in which
women outnumber men. The womeI
teachers outnumber the men nearl.
three to one, and the same is true
boarding-house keepers. The dis
parity is still greater, OF course, anon
nurses, launderers and laundresse'