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    322 NEEDLEWOMEN AT NEW YORK.

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    one the papers ir of presence . _delega It was tes was however of . working tirely true ou " t irls th of at order u as , the a ma t meeting ing tter the of * shop being technicality s 1 solel the y

    city where female labour is g employed represen . " Half a dozen of the number havintherefore consulted on the latformthe

    member of the g Working Men ' s Union who was reported , as present at the former meeting , was elected as chairman ; and

    par re thereupon quest ticular that shop made air " those would a decided present retire , bu ; t who as the t did uncour meeting not t represent eousl was y for worded " any the

    purpose of obtaining the names of the delegates present . It is commen necessary ce ri " s h aid tfor he , I believe in a movemen that the t like Association this that is the should most

    important one g ever ; convened in this country , and a false step now would ruin the movement" * * - * * u quy cause

    . ci seems ty , and to t hav hroug e met hout with the univers country al , and sympath I think y throu we g hout hope this

    that a time will come when women will be allowed to live—for and merel they canno y nobod linger t live knows along on t he or weariness pitiable cares wages and thing wan they t about , and now t receive hen them pass —they This off ,

    movement is y not got up by partisans any or politicians , but . simply for the benefit of the working women , and to be controlled by

    ex themselves themselves cept wor . k insis ing I have t women that nothing t , because will to do have wi t th hey nobod the should matter y else have —th wi t e th o women admi them t

    con one fusion philant that hrop we ic lad should y into hav our e council a thousand , we should ideas outside get into of such our public object , and tin should we have accomp no lish objec no tion thing to . receiving When we the have aid an our d

    sympathy of g lady or gentleman who is willing to come forward and assist us . I conclude by requesting that all

    w so omen that we presen shall t who unders are tand not tha delega t we t h ave re on tire ly f working rom the women room ,

    with us . " ismi Thereu tes" p the the number " fema of le dozen philanthrop or more ists then , reformer left the s , room and

    into opportunity not one the , no f to tice them make of , vic the a i speech ous reporters ly adds or bring . " the But t writer hemse lest , , lv he having cons should pi had cuous g the ive ly ,

    genera ambi a number guousl l and , y of mortal adds ladies that offence quietl " it y may to but every be earnestl stated wom y that an interested thu there s leaving were in , also the he

    under movemen thi t s request ho were . p They resent understood , and , of course the necessity , were ex of cluded the

    proceeding own conscience , and did made not no smite demur her . " with So the that sad any thoug lady h whose secret

    322 Needlewomen At New York.

    322 NEEDLEWOMEN AT NEW YORK .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1864, page 322, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011864/page/34/