New Britain herald., 1915-06-03

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York Tribune.)
men.
Women are not big minded
I Women do not know how to work.
The average working woman of to-
day is inefficient. Only the excep-
tional woman, who works because she
wants to, is of any great moment
These are some Of the sentiments
of Miss Jane J. Martin, who occupies,
one Of the most important posts, that
of advertising manager in the firm of
Sperry & Hutchinson. Miss Martin,
who started work as young girl be-
cause she wanted to and in defiance
of the shocked protests of her
guardians, declares nevertheless that
she is the greatest possible friend Of
woman, and wishes economic indie
pendence for all, married or single.
Women Inferior.
But even when all women work;
as work they must, the inferiority of
ali but the exceptional woman will
not be altered. And why will they
continue to be inferior in accom-
plishment to men? That's easy
= AASJ 0CAi hilOW AlOW dIu they
won't learn how to really work. It's
just as said. They aren't big mind
ed. The women who are in business
today are there because they have to,
because in a lot Of cases somebody
Is dependent upon them. And just as
the man who was daring and had
initiative before he was married loses
those qualities because he must take
care of the wife and his children, she
is afraid to do anything at all. She
shows those symptoms of fear all the
time. And more than that. She just
drifts along. She is content to be a
stenographer all her life. She does
just SO much and no more You
couldn't put the average man in a
place like that without seeing him
sooner or later poking around some
where else doing a bit besides the
stipulated amount. / have some
stenogra pliers here that / have been
trying to stir up for years, and have
just given up the job as hopeless
And yet you believe that all wom-
Ell should work ~ she was asked
Men Are Cheated.
why, yes" she answered there
is no reason why women can't try to
do everything that man does. And
women should work for their living
just as men do now. They will have
more respect for themselves. their
husbands will have more respect for
them and so will their children. I
don't think a woman should sink her
personality in a man just because she
is fond of him. How idiotic that is!
"A man loves a woman just because
she Is an Independent, thinking be-
Ing and Immediately he marries her
she becomes something else. He is
cheated. In the same way, / don't
think that any woman who has made
a name for herself should change it
because she is fond of a man. Why
should she give up. the advertising
advantage that lies in the name she
has made for herself?
But as / was saying, when all
women work their fondness for 1t
will not be increased. You see, in
that case they'll all have to work,
and they won't love it, bit more.
The economies of the situation will
merely be readjusted to include the
women"
Miss Martin, as she was talking,
rocked back and forth in her big desk
chair, signed numerous letters, an
swered one telephone call after, an
line of people that surrounded her
desk, some asking for advice and
others merely fooling with her, talk
ing agreeable nonsense. And never
for moment did her voice lose it's
humorous drawl, never did she be-
come excited or seem at loss as to
the manner in which three things
might be done at once. Never did
she belle her statement that she
adored work and was happiest when
she had an uncountable number of
things to do at one time.
,,1.O.~ 900 Advertising.
Her laughing personality pervades
the office and makes the fun and ex-
element of work seem to be a tam
gible feature and one which she de-
clares is the greatest asset of of all
ii, doing work. You can never do
work well If you don't love it. That's
as old as the hills. SO as soon as
, have something to do ] remember
that old truism and set right out to
like it and to do 1t for the best that
is. in me- / suppose I'm more like a
! man, because I never stop working
! because I'm tired. How many times
do you hear women say, l just can't