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The Office Clerk describes late-nineteeth-century office workers. Lanza states that women are much preferred than men. "Women are much to be preferred for a number of reasons. They are capable and industrious, and, so far as my personal experience goes, absolutely reliable" (301). She said that men make up excuses to get out of working and the women were there everything from January to December. One thing that interested me was the statement about not employing a woman unless she lives at home with her family. It was also said that they must be dressed nicely. Perhaps this was the reason they were to live at home with their parents, to be able to afford nice clothes? Sounds dumb, but that's all I could think of as a reason. I was a bit confused about this. --Ashley V. | The Office Clerk describes late-nineteeth-century office workers. Lanza states that women are much preferred than men. "Women are much to be preferred for a number of reasons. They are capable and industrious, and, so far as my personal experience goes, absolutely reliable" (301). She said that men make up excuses to get out of working and the women were there everything from January to December. One thing that interested me was the statement about not employing a woman unless she lives at home with her family. It was also said that they must be dressed nicely. Perhaps this was the reason they were to live at home with their parents, to be able to afford nice clothes? Sounds dumb, but that's all I could think of as a reason. I was a bit confused about this. --Ashley V. | ||
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| + | I also found it interesting that these businesses or companies would not hire these women unless they lived with their families. I like Ashley was confused and wondered if they meant women who lived with their parents or their husbands and children or both? I also thought it was interesting that the employers were having problems with men in the jobs. Wasn't this a time of work when you can and where you can and don't complain? I understand why the women were hired, they were stable and willing to work. Then I think about the how the men were off fighting and maybe some of the men thought that this work was beneath them anyway.--- Pam P. | ||
== Leonara Barry, on what the Knights of Labor are doing for women, 1888 == | == Leonara Barry, on what the Knights of Labor are doing for women, 1888 == | ||
