The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-04-03
Vacations of Women.


Vacations of Women.
It is the disposition of philosophl-
cal minds to reflect upon the latter
day tendency of women to enter oc-
cupations that were formerly in the
control of the lords of creation
and to wonder what the outcome will
re. They cite the facts that are cog
infant to any observing person that
the ranks of wage earners are being
entered by women who have no one
to support but themselves, and in
that way deprive the men who must
clothe and educate their families OF
many opportunities to work. But
notwithstanding this objection to
women entering the ranks OF labor,
the world has paid no attention to it.
Women 60 ahead, following their
own inclinations, and employers show
no prejudice toward them.
Recently, a writer who has been
investigating the situation, stated
that ten years ago less than one-fifth
of the wage and salary earners Of
the United States were women. At
tfat time, when the new order Of
things became apparent there was
considerable of an cutlery at the
changed conditions, and alarm over
the supposed outcome, for it indl-
Gated that the old-fashioned woman
Of the fireside, the stoveside and the
cradleside was passing away.
Pessimists continued to sound the
alarm, and curious ones continued to
wonder how men would be able to
support their families if the women
went to teaching school, practicine
medicine, keeping books and doine
many other things that it had beer
supposed that only men could do
But the pessimist and the wonderel
have been crowded out of business
Woman had declared her independ
erce and each year found her better
and better fitted TO do work that ha'
previously been done by men.
It is stated than today nearly one
third of the women Of the United
States are earning their own livins
outside of their own homes, and the.
cOllStllulA ABOUT but-tiillu vi tHC pSo
pie of the country who are engaged
in ganful occupations. It is appar
'ent that the changed conditions ar
not for a brief period, but that the,
are permanent, and the young MAJ
who now enters a business, a pre-
fcssional or a clerical life must ca
culate upon having the women of hi
tic NOT il n
The reason for this new order O
things is not difficult to find. 1t |
not because wouan's nature ha
changed, nor that they are cOmpelle
t. do different than was done b
their mothers. They have been DE-
rrived of the opportunity to do tn
work that was done by women a gel
Grafton ago The industrial systel
has taken away from the homes tn
necessity of spinning. sewing. kni
ting and baking This work is no
done by machinery and the hous
wife is left with idle time on hi
hands if she would employ herse
a.: industriously as her mother an
grandmother did.
A young woman who has no oppo
tunity to learn to spin. or sew.
knit turns her energies to somethil
else, and she is demonstrating tn
she can do anything that man ca
do. and can do it ust as WELL
Today, women have full suffra
liz four states and a limited suffra
IT. many others In all of the stat
they have the right to hold Offit
and under the national governme
as we'll In fact, there is not an {
cupation in which women are n
engaged, unless it be that of soldie
and sailors. Nor are they crowd
the men off the face of the eartl
Any man who has the capacity
work and the disposition, can fl
employment. or an opportunity
give range to his ambitions and alb
ties. The lazy man and the incom
tent are no worse off than they e.
were. They always We're an excr
cense on the social system and
burden to support. The more
looks around, the more eviden
can be seen that our whole so'
system is undergoing reorganizat
dustrial system. While women
as a result of changes in our inc
trial system. While women that
doing work that was formerly d
bv men. the converse is also t
Men are doing work that was Il