The Jersey City news., 1901-11-11

Fhs reproach continually maac tfAt
women arc entering isifo Ganpctitsofs
Win men: naturally raises the question.
.VFES4 ;s wrfnan's Legitimate occupa-
-,pAp is II nursing the sick, caring for
50, gos ,sass looking after the unfor-
t,,ns4ss u was only after struggle OF
vears that she was permitted to enter OUT
r,,,h,ie institutions and share with men III
n,,rssns the sick. the insane the asep's.
,,ss,,sas. in hut few OF these Is she nos
Ssss...d ~ nractice the healing arr OF
~ .,,,,,ssrsan and is very often exciuueo
s.s-.s7 -,.>,,fss ~ management. even from
ts,se institutions for the care OF sii'iu'eis
xs~s..a,, have fought for decades 20 ss7
~ privilege of receiving ana 'ooHs
- sta, women and children in staeion
.1l9 a,,a ,,r,sons-all of these positions.
.,ai,,,,. within womans sphere, oeahs
asa,o,,zea s'a.s, bv men The public has not
foraotten the bitter contest which was
waged at the beginning OF our recent
war with Spain to obtain for Trained ana
efficient women the opportunity TO MINIS
tar RI sick and wounded soldiers, even
the position of nurse being elailmed by
men as their right
II We are TO divide the work OF the
world into mans province and woman >
prnvfnce. shall we place the profession
or teaching within the latter2 But even
here she must divide with men, IN the
universities and colleges the latter nave
a practical monopoly In the pnphc
schools they ill vast majority oi ene
highest salaried and most influentiai posi-
1ions and considerapla portion o. AZ
the others, while there is 4 constant 2 81
4at;o, "a give them larger representa-
tion.
If then. woman IS not TO come into
competition with man in the indussral
field we must decide what constitutes her
own undisputed, individual sphere Is y
cooking. laundry work scrubbins, Wash-
ing windows and making beds? IN al
fhe hotels, restaurants. hospitals. ass-
Inns. prisons and Institutions OF every
kind we find the cooks and most OF their
assistants TO be men: the cheis IN t,ie
Families of the wealthy are men. and the
butler who superintends. the dining room
aud walls ON the door is man. Ina
la,,paries of the country, which now DO
large mart Of the household washing.
are almost exclusively in the hands o.
men. In offices and public buildings
there are quite as many men as women
cleaning the floors and windows On the
paeific Coast and in other Western States
tie chamber work is almost entirely done
by male Chinese and Japanese
Do dressmaking. millinery. tailoring
Rnlttinxg. Guilt piecing. carding. spin
nina. weaving, bread. butter, cheese, cam
die and soap making. canning, picking
soa preserving-sdo these come within the
legitimate sphere of women's occupa-
tons?
Formerly all of these industries We're
carried IN within the home by the women
of the household and furnished employ
rnent TO millions OF them. Now practical
IL an of them have been taken. without
leave or license, forever out Of the home
no, by women, but by men. The largest
drsssmaking. millinery and tailoring es-
tabushments in all our cities are con-
trolled and managed by men. and thou
sands of men are employed therein
Men now would not make the clothes
made in the family. The great concerns
for the manufacture of even women's and
.htidren's garments of all kinds, wholly
:, he nands of men and employing thou
sands of them, have very nearly taken'
4b;s xyors also out of the household. The
buga factories have absorbed the indus
ynnre men than women are employed IA
+ta,, Thev manufacture bed covering
which renders the piecing of quilts
waste of time and the knitting needles IN
womeu's hands can not compete with tne
l-n,,tine machines in the hands Of men.
Even the so-called fancy work.. the
making of shawls. fsscinators, tides,
mats. embroidery and needleworK Of every
,ofa from
willing fingers Of women to macnnes
,oanarea bv themselves The bakeries,
1re creameries the candle. soap and can
n,ne factories, all controlled by men aid
giving employment to more men than
women have completed the destruction o'
these industries in the household and left
milllors of women without any occupa-
ton.
What are these women doing about y
Are they whining ard fresting ara ne-
c,aring from the housetops thaa neh
shave entered into competition WITH
women ard they are golng to be re-
verrea7 Not at all. They simply accept
f,,e situation as the inevitable result OF
charged economic conditions ai1d since
they have been arbitrarily robbed Of tnsiF
work ia the household they simply follow
ii into the shops and factories Is tney
have a perfect rieht 70 DO.
when they find that men have very
largely taken possession OF i here, ana
IN addition. have also entered ths homes
a,,d asaurned the duties there. they are
forced 10 accept whatever oceupaf'on thes
cas ana which viii yield an honest living.
There is no desire to ENTER into conpe.
sifson.'' there IS no wish to 'underb'd,
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