In the garment trades, on the other hand, the presence of a body of the disfranchised, of the weak and young, undoubtedly contributes to the economic weakness of these trades.

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The very fact that women now form about one-fifth of the employes in manufacture and...

The very fact that women now form about one-fifth of the employes in manufacture and...

This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full...

This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full...

It is fatal for any body of workers to have forever hanging from the fringes...

It is fatal for any body of workers to have forever hanging from the fringes...

On the one hand, she is cut off from the protection awarded to her sisters...

On the one hand, she is cut off from the protection awarded to her sisters...

In order to be rated as good as a good man in the field of...

In order to be rated as good as a good man in the field of...

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Hence, within the space of two generations there has been a complete revolution in the...

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Their effort to place the women upon the same industrial level with themselves in order...

The workingmen have perceived that women are in the field of industry to stay; and...

The workingmen have perceived that women are in the field of industry to stay; and...