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was to be employed in any kind of weaving but one which was peculiarly uiiremunerative ; all the well-paid branches being reserved to the men
ex-In clusivel large y . quant In 1815 ities : , when there the was peac little e came demand , French for those ribbons from were Coventry sent , over and large numbers of weavers were turned out of work and took to other means
the of earning terms ceased their to bre be ad . observed The workmen and women ' s combination were once was more thus freely broken employed up _^ in every branch of the trade ; This , the writer evidently _regrets . He then
Have continues continued the history to wort down on to the the same present footing time as , during men , and all which when years paid women bv the p B it dh iece ow has the , that earning been frequent thoug aggravated the h same the disputes distress , wages and between . the at One Coventry trad the of e for the masters has many objects arisen . and years of from the the much other essay operatives inj causes ured is to _. _*
leading y to oppressive conduct on the part of the former -during times of , perity depression . He , and proposes to insolence to remedy on the this part evil by of the the latter establishment during times of aboard of pros of - in
spirit arbitration . He , Is to decide not one all of future those wno disputes think , for the the trade author in Eng writes lish ribbons a _Hopeful irre _« trievabl and general y ruined better , but management deems that in it time , again by the revive aid of and improved that machinery after some
, may , , years This board of suffering of arbitration , Coventry is will to consist be able of to twelve compete master successfully manufacturers with Lyons and . twelve working weavers , who are to determine on the rate of wages , the
prices are to for be elected piecework b , the and other decide weavers all disputed points skilled . workman The weaver who has deputies been ,: a certain length of y time in the trade is , every to have a vote , but wo women are to
vote j _^ _Tow . what is the reason of this intended exclusion ? Large numbers of single women up to last winter supported themselves by weaving ; many
widows maintained their familiesand if the trade revives will do so again . of Wh time y , when should they women are skilled be invidiousl workmen , excluded , and have from served the ri the ht requi of electing site length the g
weaver , deputies ? The reason is _bilt y too evident . They are to be deprived of their votes in order that when a favorable opportunity occurs the
rendere condition d powerless made previous that they to 1815 may be may deprived be re-established of the means . They o £ earning are to their be bre the ad / _part whenever of the weavers a chance , calls of so for doing the attention arises . I of think -all who that take this interest intention in the on
" strike" question , or in boards of arbitration . and It may perhaps alik be assumed loyed as that a general the sam princi e rules ple in trades ht to in which lto both men
and women that when are a woman e emp has fulfilled , the conditions oug which would app entitle y "her , tba vote if she were a man , it is unjust to deprive her of it . _Excepti widows ons
mi g ht ht perhaps surelnot be to made be prevented to married from women protecting , but sing themselves le women . and
Wheneverthi excluding oug s exclusion them y is from attempted the trade , it . is Master probabl manufacturers y done with the should ulterior look view to this of to
for _their own interestsand humane men should look to it out of regard If the emp not interests loyment allowed . of to She humanity is her unused , , loom for to nothing she househol must is live so d work helpless , charity so as cannot a or female starve becom weaver e If a servant another but of .
use on . , arbitration the war _inen with _^ weavers France is established at should Coventry as break proposed would out at , ( an to once d turn who be the can in women a say condition th out at it , of if is the the impossible trade board , to of ) ,
the great injury of the masters and to the benefit of nothing but the alehouses * - - Yours truly ,
J . B .
Opebt Cqxnsrcil , 42f
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Aug. 1, 1861, page 427, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01081861/page/67/
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