Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-22


l( I'll Il yond all doubt that
~ the woman of TODAY
4, fo,a L., $50
M ~ "
Wy pfaheh VI human ac-
tivity. One of the
most noticeable features of the government
publication is the disclosure that women are
e,roa,a,I,, Io,,,;,,,r ,os-t,a - -
ie"'is uoiiieS''e pursuits anu
90, e..-...1, :,..-.
tr,,snorta,;on ana j., 49, ,.oeoss;o,,s
since Tho rrav,o,,s .ans,,. ,,,as ,a,.ar tho
nrn,har ~ ,,o,,,o1, onraoa =, nnoe+,ho
ocoun.t;on, no., ino.o,.a. - 49,, 49, I'LL
tho incre.so ,n,ono NO., 10 owl, ,- ,ar oant
Tn 1861 tho ,,,,,hor ~ o,,o, a,.r.,o5 a.,
nro6+.hla oooun.tio,. no, oc,-,s- h,,o
tho nrasent cans,s sbou,s tha r,,,h.r or
Q o11711
~.
"' "o'eii "ie eA'eiiuins 'heii service
IN the professions is shown by the remark
able increase of 10 per cent in that branch
Ten years ago tbsre wore onlv TT 81, wo-
mon in tho nrofassiors. NON, III. n,n,h.r
ii'eii III Tic pioiessiohs' no" Tie hummer
professional service has almost doubled,
those in domestic service has made but
slight advance Ten years 400 tbosa IN
1,a.., -, 20, "
thaI1 serve VIC eo NUMBERED l'lol'ooo' no"
S. 90 uaS - i'oo.,ooo' ..
u' !. Is ~ business occupations tnat Wo-
nea eIom sle 5 go auvailce. me IN
,;sfn.' - at 40 per cent III ,ne suoul-
Nlsioii VI lhCse ehSaseu III traue ana trans
~, .a.ion WINE tLe Increase Is % per cent
aiioe :iioSe eiisaSeu III ,iiahuiacturlis ana
INDUSTRIES ihese large percen-
ea7oa u i,,trease are saso 10 De que 10 lne
500; a. ~ ~, .loil u Spe"li'ihs ma
Ii'l,les anu me ueIidiiu LOT women as DOCK
1922 cielhs, stehosraphers' typeWritefs
anu S''ies"oiileh'
Diversity of OccuDatiou
Rut III. u,i,ua too.,,ro 80 ,,i, o.o,.,,
-. VI ms
iieii' sho"iiS Is III the DIVERSITY Oh occu-
paticnS to which women now turn their
hands. 1t is a singular fact that in the
hundreds of occunatiops sneciaa5 u,,r,on
arc en,,,,,r,.a, ~. -, =, ~ ~.
'eu ''' es"seu III aii pu' y"
and these two are officers and soldiers of
the United States army. There is even a
woman pilot holding a license from the
United States government There are foIIr
women railroad engineers and frema,
There are women blacksmiths women ar.
chitects. women roofers women vetsrinarv
surgeons, women watchmen and deta,tiyes
women molders. women coopers. women
butchers.
~ WIZ piiiis 10y 10 me advocate OF ine
government showing and soc 70 inst What
extent her sisters ere competing with the
men. She VIII find her very well represent
gu, airons proles ss mere are twenty
every citv Of siya IN The .onntrw The ~ ,ul
ciergymen
The lady reporters are enumerated at
90. me women LAWYERS OF the country
md rni,,arsi,;"s ~ H. n,S,t -. s,ss.'
physicians and surgeons has verv ereatIv
Increased in the last ten years, now reach
ing 45o5. The women are In dentistry also
~ cohsiueIaole eAtem,' the women ueh-
50. 50 .u,.1 ~ ~ S Go 20. e aie "S1o az
on .sse ~, anu 1871 al .isss anu ,eaeHers %
aI q. :, me pio.iii ~ u women IN ~.
I ai &c - "oi .n a, ~ nnn 'ne
of cauus l 20 is IN Snnastic Tvs ~ sor-
it, 49, n,or,an ~. 80, fo,nd e,tboTah
~; nc . ", q" ~ i,i Si,iibin
tEbor ~ 80 80, , .Sn, nnI ,yon,an sarXan+s
T. a. a. Iaraast p,,n,ber of won,an angagaJ
IN 49, 80 oecnnation Tbara a-o- 1i,; 1n0
-. g.. ~ n,a, 20, Ia,,n5rassas. :, nno &C
r,,rnos or Ha5 as bomsaLaenars! 9onIO &C
oa s5i,,s hoso bearers and no6 sS i.nj7
&c T.! snoms stIapge to lind 147 women
h.rtandars and OK women saloon keen
ers Tbev are evidently making good de-
ts.,,,as Gov os2 n1oran are In servica in
tsis iina Tbsrs ,re ~ women saxtons
-'S
commerce ana MahuIactures'
In commercial lines women are again
eo,,,a at tho front ,rbere arc go women
e,aI ..a,,o,ors A. r.,l-astota in
coiiiiiieiei S 20. . i
surance, collectloh ana olher agents "oineh
show that they are in demand, as they now
number 1900 There are 500 women bank
org Tho neoul;.rity of tho commercial
I...: -. t,,aS, ~a
lines WHICH 'iey enter Sho" ~" 'heS aie
pushing in every direction. For instance,
there are two women auctioneers; SO boat
men and canal men: 237 women hackmen
ord dr.vn,en. d women bost,ars. A Iooo-
a,l Co.. VI .ar,ro-a WI a,or,s,. 90
motiVe engineers anu hreHheh' - women
sailors; IS women undertakers; 90 women
gaugers Besides these, of course. there
are large numbers in those branches IN
which women are commonly found. There
are 2s,OOO women bookkeepers; $4,000 clerks;
about $4,000 women merchants in various
lines; 21OOO typewriters; $4,000 saleswomen,
anu an ora w, ~ ..
prominent as they are in commercial lines.
There is an aggregate of 1,O2I,O00 women
in various manuIacturlng occupations;
tiaoIss,,iths. Or brassWortars. 20 hrar,r 81
10 builders and contractors: 129 butchers:
l91 carpenters and joiners; 27S carriage
builders; "a coopers; distllers; 3G3 en-
s 81 s, 90 unsi.ns aio 90 sa
=. oiieh f,, anu s'onS niasoite, % noul anu
srIs. iliilieis ~ iiioluels, o. papei nanseis'
dopieis a rn sia.e i - meiiuote, ,