New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04
TO EVERY GIRL
HER OWN LATCHKEY
Also Her Own Job, Say Dr. Felix Adler
and Representative Women.

, independent nves-well. II seems 10 me-
that is a thing to be decided by individuai
circumstances. A girl has a right to free
dom: but YOU can't seneralize about things
like that"
"Of course, every girl ought to Do
trained 70 earn her living" said MISS
Katherine d. Blake, daughter or LiIic
Devereux Blake and principal OF Pubic
School 6. If she is wealthy she neeos
the training all the more. because her
wealth will give her a position OF power
and only the training-yes. ana the eA-
perience-of earning her living VIII emo"
her with that fellow feeling with WORKERS
which is necessary to the right use OF
her power.
Il think It's a good thing for any giri
to have to go out and face the world; ana
YOU never know when the chances or NO
may require 1t OF you. / didn't expect
once. to have to earn my living. but tho
need came. and remember how the
prettiest girl knew cried on my shoulder
one day. Wish 1 could earn my living
she sobbed. All the girls know do, but
I can't do anything but make hats, ana
that's so vulgar. And my brother keeps
asking me II I'm going to marry tnas
man that called last night"
but about a girls leaving her parents
roof-oh, / don't know what to say MISS .
Blake went on. II do think girl ought
10 have the fullest independence and Tree
dom. And | will say that the unseinsh
mother Is always willing to let her dausn-
ter try her wings But circumstances
alter cases, you know"
Mrs oliver Fl. p Belmont, president OK
the Political Equality Association. 10 en-
phatically Of the opinion that every girl
should have some occupation by which
she can earn her living II 1t Is necessary.
and she desires It; but about every siris
trying bachelor life she was not so sure.
1T would be, 1t is an excellent thing Tor
some girls" she said. but with others
II wouldn't be safe to let them try II.
"Of course. some mothers are very try
ing to live with. There are lot OF Amer
lean women who are very narrow anu
very silly, and nothing can be done with
them. but thank goodness they are grad
ually dying Off.
Mrs. Nora Batch de Forest. who Is
civil engineer, though she has given up
her Job for a while 10 work for suffrage,
says she is for economic independence for
every woman, young or old, married or
unmarried.
And II she has economic independence
II she is earning her own income, MRS.
de Forest said. "she can be happy in her
parents home. Most girls would rather
live with their families, think.
"Of course. It isn't necessary IN all
cases for q girl to work for money IN or
der to be independent ] mean II her no
is full Of interests, and there Is abso-
lutely no need for her to earn. But, OF
course. tie individual circumstances must
decide"
Miss Virginia c. Gidersleeve. dean OF
Barnard College, stands for womans eco
nomic independence, too. every girl 70
be trained to some occupation. though
things may be 80 that she won't want to
| uss It.
"A girl doesn't have to practise law
because she knows how TO practise law
she said. Her life may be full or other
work. social work. home work. but there
is the training II she needs 1t.
LAS to a girls leaving her home TO hVe
her own life-well, that depends. II de-
pends on the conditions Of her home and
its need OF her."