The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-25

Besides the old occupations we mo w..
men planning houses ana orcvi a''''7
them: I'm the chemical ldnoi'l ioi "'
ministering gas and pulling teeth uesl-.,
no ana invonting. and graphing with
Tho difficult problems of civil chflntDlii-.
She is ON the road ass theatilcti "br". "'..
manager and I'm the role OF Ntt'i '''"i
surgeon administers TO the allih'"t7 "'
dumb animals. Note also the great 'i-
crease of women journalists from .' D"
1870 to SIS i'm 1870. and as auliHI7 ii'ln
15q 10 . rs. There are siN times as lii'uf
women on the stage or iciuimi- iI
selves as ACTRESSES 90 l''V 't3 ili l''''
times as many professors ana teacher
"a fines as many women governments o4-
ncials: nine TIRES ass many NyHn-"
eicions and surgeons, more than ioiY
fines as many women lawyers flN tlll-
as many women musicians ana teachers
of music TWENTY-FIVE times as many
artists and teachers OF ART Mhht ti,
number of women occupying tlt Wuiil'
has Increased from 90 in l>iu To l.iil W'"-
~ years later Summed up we ma ai
army If over 00OOO. or about ohe-l"iIu v-
an persOns engaged in professional SER
vices in the United States 10 DEE women
This Is not only large actual increase
but relatively 10 the men The huinhei Oh
women is greater than in lh.l
Turning from this brilliant advent mo
professional life let Us follow woman
Progress I'm what the dry tables OF lAt
Census Office gcncrically term dones.it
and profession al service. icsldee lH'
Old standby occupations. lod5inf- pu7f
keepers. laundrcsses, nurses, mld"l F'r'
and servants. We find the new woman
pushing into heretofore unhcafd-ol pro-
fossions As "a barber. her deNtcrous in-
gers lightly remove mans griZzy beard
Nineteen women brave TIE wllds OF loi-
est and mountain as hunters. ua'p. I-.
guides and scouts. while. more Slhtuial
stul tWenty-cirht evince no lear OF
ghosts and spirits do th' sonic" 'l'
mCurnful occupations or sections ail'
seven times as many women commune
with other kind of spirits MS saloon keep
ers and barteIdcrs ms I'M NJ mere are
three tin as as many women hotel Keep
ers as i'm 1870; nearly twenty Tunes as
many ianitOrs while cntlr ly now oftu-
nations fer the gentle sex have been u--
covered as engineers ana hr'n'en tn''
lcccmotive). and AS Waichmoil. ponce
men, and detectives. under when ldfl
head 90 are returned.
It is I'm uade and Transportation INA,
woman has made her tremendous record
between 1870 and iNm From li'-, Do ~
42l means that over two hundred tnou-
sand intelligent Industrious, Ciranle WOO
men have found sure aud htnc-i Way
% making Twins. AS nooh-keap' rs.
clerks. typeWritcrs. stcnoefapners. cifh-
iers tclecraph ana telephone operators.
women have found profitable Held OF
labor and occupation. for Wh they are
as we'll qualified af men, DO not better. il
me largest C.''s. '."NN'. .i.e
stleshti' lN' ,,r, mi
hoinelal -l'.''',', ., d.. Va tl ,.,.ro fi.n
eg IN l''' lIo.N l'.',' .'.ti, a.00 o, TO-
l'iUV ni i.if.,'t.,,s ti,e num-
us'4. rs "sCl.' .,'..'.l fro,, oni,. q- in
ncI OF N..ll," t ,, ,,..r, ,...,e NV tirncs
io'v 10 100 ~. .,'...,.1 . merchants
"a many We . - r-. ,....,. fn I>-D
ana "e'I'ts l.' 90. l ,,..,,. ,,n,ior tha
ono o'S' ."li y, .''" .bi,,ners.' .,rar.-
head OF la,H...s .., 49,, I'm, ~, nn-
gazing in ~ 49, ,,',i..e,.,,b md feio-
ct l.oi9 III l,'.' d" i,'....d IN s. ia iu
pl, ne VP.'"I' r,r,i..r "a round ,og
~ "Hu pio'"'''f, ,.itil ,,.o,,,.,' ..op 90
lhourdhu no" ul'' ',,,l,i,,i,- an
nourlsh tnl l..D' '. t,.,,t,.,.s and
trade ana uhisl'Di - ''' ..,',.,lit- J,,f,.-
brokers. ,'Hll"'i . b,t-
men, n1c hnn'n, ", ',lii, ,,.,f-h.r-
lers' huchst'i7 ""W e.iiors
ana Eaut'i9, ~ ''.H 49,. - r,f,,or,l s
ana IN lile i'l,..'" ',i..tf,,,e.rs boatnrr
as ungei var vis' "' ,,. ,,,nt vim ma e,t.
ana P'1V's Non 40. women ancfirnoefs
cess ncit ~ 1l-, s,,.lr boatrnen white
no" l,,an ~ -, rlof Who occuplad
tnc sViitalS ~, ,t,.. ,drlorous census VOL
Wloie my III we t.-i,,e. IL, 1Ss1 ana