New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-15
WOMEN AS WORKERS
No Reason for Pessimism Regrd.
ing Their Capabilities
To The Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: On what class Of workers 4 Ell
sexes has Miss Martin based her Esglag
assertion regarding the desire ard pcss e,
work of all women and how does she nana
g-mindedness
The only women workers Miss Martin 70
tions in definite terms are "pieayune st's'r
raphers who will never get more thln s.
C. week" Advertisements for the sern
of this class of workers may be seen IL ~
newspaper-a high school education not ois
among the requirements, but request Us
only those living at home need apply N
quent addition-perhsps pointing to he a
cuse for the salary offered.
With what class Of men workers Goes q
compare this group Of women; with va
class does she measure their ehelsnsI *
foresight? She does not say, bu; one ai'
guess that the class is not confined 70 us
with grammar school education only
Il is small wonder that among thb gig
the author of the remarks referred . 2
pears to herself as a shining light o. .
usual brilliancy. However, it occurs |" 2
casual reader that since the suta"' :
woman and has attained success IN ou''A
one might almost derive hope therei'ol
stead Of despair as TO womsn's SONNY
work.
As 70 the class Of women In the S's'"
Of earning their living, it should De .pin-
TO a woman who has lived in the '.'--
world for as long as the author iaH'-.
she has that the grammar school g'n We
rapher is not the only woman entering :
ness; that with increased educational w
tuni;,es girls have received their sl'"
we'll as bows. and that girls who twenty y
ago would have stayed quietly st Zone =
finishing their education are, as 8 nav
course going directly to work in lina
which they have in many cases been p''~
larly trained. ..,ss
Efficiency is a wide term and ''0"
70 all indications, rather reeen' ~ =,
might be called to tho attention ?,
Martin that the trade Of nase'ry' ~
perfections and faults Of whieh VIM
in no way be blamed, was gsilIl 49,
cheney extending over period q o. T,r,aI
of years. As recall Mr. freoslN - 80
ANALYSIS of the subject, mason y, 81
seventeen motions 70 accomplish
could be completely performed u ....ss,s
Big-mindedness results from "a -. 3
and sympathy, or undertaking 80 .
POINTS of view Of others, IN e0. ,uo,ie
big-mindedness Of one class We =, ~
always allowing for the dirieun .,,,y ,
urement, only people Of spprOil" .s.,. .
same age should be cons'dersS'
would be the only possible pas"
parison Of experience. .s.,tiu,is
Marriage as s factor IN we 80 y
of work Of women: It might Dc - ~, (, y
a firm does not hesitate TO 'fS'n ,.r,,.s.
business although there Is ever ~ i
possibility of his leaving tne ' !, ~s,s
firm for one reason or another q "a
he n custom with some empiO!',s,s
.b,t az an excuse for the non'en -
o. women in responsible or othsf -
but one wonders il these emp" !p.s;,i,,
ever measured and valued the I, 'ls rss,l
nave giyen men who for hlsnsi 80
Greater opportunities have LEFT t .''. Is. 4
graz ~. Tpp vortbv Of consideration 70
age at which women marry !. .;.,ie, 4 q
II was twenty years ago. s'aN S,cb., =
iege graduates indicate an eve' ne ssr
Of women, before marriage, are ven, ss =
a longer period than they Ss'' l. os
ago. ,o,.