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THE HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGBAVING. 175
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Ny» In Its Ancient And More General Sens...
will however conquer any minor difficulties of this description . Meanwhilea certain numberreceive appointments under
Government as teachers , of the differen , t classesand many are drafted into the various schools scattered over England , and Wales .
March The annual 1 st and sessions October , 1 each stand lasting terminate five months on the , last commence day of Fe on
bruary and July respectivel , y . The classes meet every day from a evening 10 holiday a . m . to onl . 3 The p half . m ., fee and that for in sum the the but evening morning wood from -engraving classes 7 to is 9— is 41 Saturday onl ., and y taug for being ht the in
y , Mr the Garrett morning John ; the Thompson . teacher The present and of the Miss matron training Clarke - of school the conduct , female Miss the C classes ollins drawing ; is while Mrs and .
. engraving are not many on ; wood indeed . The we are students surprised employed to find in how learning few av engraving ail
themselves We believe of this there opportunity were not of more acquir than ing sixteen so lucrativ in the e ro a om profession the day . entered
we examined the classesand not more than twenty names , women as students attend . We the are classes also and greatl commence y vexed the at pra learning ctice of engraving that many ,
but yet , conquered finding at the the end difficulties of the first , or or become second leased term proficients that to they consider in have the art the not , retiredisgusted with what they are
tediousness , of the process , thus bringing p discredit on the establishmentand producing for themselves , and women generally ,
, an untold amount of mischief . How women can be so unreasonable as to expect to master proof
fessions some years which , in one require or two practised terms of skill this a , few childish and months an apprenticeshi each , we cannot b p the
fact imag that ine , and not can one onl woman y account in twenty for commences impatience work on her y own account before she is absolutelobligedand then the necessity for
an immediate return is so great y , that the , work which will not pay instanter is discarded for an inferior branch of industry , which ,
while it pays at an enormously lower rate , at least pays as soon as the Wood task - is engraving completed requires . no artistic skill ; it is simply a matter
neither are of patience not , reason as a and bod , revelation y perseverance , deficient , justice in , these and , nor every two labour common qualities one and knows sense . duties In demand that fact , women where cheer the
sacrifice , untold years of monotonous are - if full it y were borne not by quite women as simp much ly woman from misguided ' s duty to ideas prepare of dut hers y elf . As to
secret get her over own that living domestic , as it is canker to sit of patientl middle y - at class home life mourning which con in
demns woman to be a burden to the family , and a clog to the
social wheel .
The History Of Wood-Engbaving. 175
THE HISTORY OF WOOD-ENGBAVING . 175
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1858, page 175, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051858/page/31/
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