The Washington times., 1921-06-13
MARRIED WOMEN
RISE AS Jobs WITH
us. ARE MENACED
"Put Out, the Family Groups. ;"
Is Cry Of One Who Helps
Support Children.

SGkRVsk S'VsNtS S's
to the divorce court In pursuit OF
in order\ to retain her JOB, as a
worker?
A married War Risker asks the
question.
Those of us who happen 10 be
married aren't being given SUM-
cient time to institute divorce pro-
ceedlngs before the ak that ampu-
tates our Job will fall." she says.
Married women. many OF them
faithful conscientious workers en-
pioyed in my section says this
woman, may not be quite as rap
Id, but they are likewise not as
fast as come OF the younger. un-
married women. Their work II well
done and they lose little time In
their noses and using the
Epstick and eyebrow pencil,
WOULDN'T DE GOOD ORNAMENTS.
They spend little time in jollying
or in being jolIied. for they know
their positions depend on their work
and their work alone. They realize
that as office ornaments they would
not be successes.
lis IL fair to penslize woman for
being married? know OF several
women whose husbands. hard-work-
ing men, found their salaries totally
Inadequate during the past few years
TO feed, clothe and educate their
families In order that the children
might be kept In school. the mother
entered the Government services TO
keep things going.
And know OF girls who boast
that they spend every cent of their
salary on dressing and Having a good
time.
BAR FAMILY GROUPEs'
would Il not be better to draw
the line upon the employment OF
several members of one family In
the Government service! I know OF
one woman who Is rendering faithful
service, but her husband and daugh-
ter hold good positions in the service.
and her only reaeon for working In
that IL Sc too lonely to remain at
home. There are other cases of hus-
bands in public service whose salsr-
les have been increased from time 10
time. but their wives are also EN-
ployed and together they ride around
in automobiles.
'In the majority of cases married
women are working because they
must. to educate their children and 70
help pay for their homes. Releasing
a woman just because she Is married
Is not always Just Those who employ
should release those on their lists who
belong to a family group. all OF
whom are making money at the ex-
pense of some married woman with
dependents"
SAYS MOTHERS ARE IN SERVICE
Maintaining that failure to recog'
nize the right of every citizen to at
tain the fulillment OF their desires ir-
respective OF their married status u
nothing short OF class discrimination
another worker writes 10 the tht
Times her belief that mothers are ~
much in the nations service as any
ex-service men.
mo strong. yirIle nation has ever
penaIized either man or woman FOL
communicating the marriage contract
nor has, IL admonished those forming
the contract against propagating the
race and bringing healthy human be-
ing. into the world. Nor has any
nation advocated rearing children OF
such unions In saualor, Ignorance anc
unhealthy conditions Women, then
particularly the mothers of the race
are drafted into service. the great hu'
manitarian service of life, when they
marry and bear children.
THEY DON'T DESERT CHILDREN
Having completed that part Of
their appointed duty, would they no.
indeed be deemed slackers, should
they desert their tasks and throw
helpless children upon the care OF tn!
public or the sole protection oi
fathers?
Few women do desert at thu
critical time. Their conception o.
their duty TO their children and &C
their country makes them willing
n order to accomplish the compile
lion OF their own work, TO bes'r
another service under a new enlist
ment, that of breadwinner and pro
wider.
There are still other instances oi
Transmitted motherhood, where mar
ried women without children ar'
valiantly assuming the responsi'
bilities of caring for Widowed
sisters with families prohibitins
their becoming wage earnere them
selves or perhaps invalid mothers
and fathers. Shall women be denie'
the inaliensble right to fulnll thei'
own destinies as wives and mothers
or be penslized II their only fault %
their Willingness to sSpend tneil
energy In preventing their loved one
from becoming public charges or be
inc ,ast nnon thu unr1d tnflt TO De