The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-01-28
nAN IN MANS FIELD.
ING RAPIDLY TO THE FRONT
in MANY PROFESSIONS.

Kim MANY PHOf ESSIONS.
IAN and the Ledger-Where We
- ExceI-Woman for the Home
lkstino the Lower Order Of crea
men are coming to the front rap
"A bookkeeperS and accountants
Victor Smith, in the New Ycri
In 1890 over $4,000 filled those
nakible positions in co.nmcrcla
= of the United States, and il
their number had increased tt
n 1900, CT over go per cen.
auntbsr of men in the same bust
N 1890 was $1,000, and in 1896
II 1876, 900, an increase of only
50 per cent. Bookh5 epers re
sa.aries varying from s. a wees
1000 q year. Chartered accounts
ssti6ed public accountants, are
= handsomely compensated for
Skhtening out the books OF involv.
|l1aporationS and commercial part.
kipx. They have a way CT max
41sures speak most eloquently ON
lever side Of the fence they are
Esd to fall.
l1man in mans field is a study. Do
know that 13O women have been
n h this country who are expert
SleAOppers and make their living
! ne ak? There are 100 lumber
IA, as tough and stout as oxen.
e ire $50 female carpenters and
Es, ITO brick and stone masons.
|1|asterers, 2 roofers and skaters
knerciful Provid ence, $50 female
|1bers! There. are other fields of
5lAbor in which women are found
y livelihoods. For instance,
y are 200 female blacksmiths.
4 Sns 600 machinists. $500 iron
Egleel workers. 8 steam boilermak-
IN wheelwrights, lis coopcrs. 40
|bcpk and shoe makers IN repair
20 planning mill employees, 1870 en-
N and firewomen, 800 brick and
mixers, LOO leather tanners and
1ss, 500 brewers and masters, 50
DlaRS and rectifiers! Yet these
fBes are not unsexed.
tAressmaking there are $4,000
II against 1000 men; but there
re male than female hat and
nkers. There are 100000 tail
: ainst 10000 tailuresses. There
7tO0 seamstresses and 5000
Ilers. Bookbinders-women 1G,.
- $4,000. As for teachers and
lors in colleges, women are
dAead-32S.0O0 agains. 11S,000
h ~ musicians and teachers Of
vomen are also in excess-53,- |
10000. In laundry work-wo- |
1000, men, mostly Chinamen.
q Servants and waiters-women
~ men 277,OOo. This is sur
There are no female soldiers,
% marines, but we have 900
Ted watchwomen, policewomen
bNomen. !
II man who is loyal to his moth
sisters is bound to believe
omen should be KEEP. out Of the
nd the factory. Then a great
1en cannot be loyal, because
EeEe 5.500.00O mothers, sisters,
md daughters engaged in the
states in gainful occupations.
supporting themselves, but as
n the support OF their male
Nearly 40 per cent. moro
re working this year at mems
S1An worked ten years ago;
- Increase OF male workers
: trile over 25 per cent. At i
y We are travelling rapidly
ne days when all women were
i toll and men were droles.
h,s contact with the worka-
a Is not degrading, 1t surely !
elevating.
lsate the lower orders Of ere
not advancing in civilization.
~ Wild beasts of the forest ,
Sards Of the air the male Is !
seigneur in gross-that is, i,
nrd without a manor. but en-
euperiority and services. He =
sously marked skin 0. gay =
While the poor little mate is n
dressed domestic servant, =
Z 70 be seen in public. She q
body, . splendid fousekecp- :,
voted wife and mother. Are a
- ready to wear the fine .
- put our women in bond a
4 t
psofessions women take high I.
4 satisfies show that they
ecAing, as elsewhere. There n
actresses. in round numbers: a
fsmale architects, designers T,
lsers; 1900 artists and II
art, 3,40O women preach 4
ssticoated dentists, 400 elec- n
+ surveyors and civil engl- u
skirts, over 1000 Portias, y,
aAlists who can't sharpen a .,
- scientific and literary :;
feniuses, 5000 doctresses,
ie Government officials, L.
= commercial travellers and
aen who sell merchandise at y
800 1t wholesale. There is y
u no industrial o. CONNER =
- which women have not
secure footing. There are
eankers and brokers of the =.