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152 MEETINGS AT GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH,
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SPECIAL MEETING IN" _GLASGOW . This special meeting took place in the Greek class-room of the
College at ten a . m ., Saturday , the 29 th ultimo , and "was called with _, a view to establish a local committee in Glasgow for the
advancement of the employment of women . In the absence of Sir David Brewsterwho was detained at the meeting of the Council , Professor
, Pillans presided . Miss Pakkes said that the reason of this meeting being called
wasthat the ladies of Glasgow might be made acquainted with the objects of the London Society for promoting the means of employing
females , so that their sympathies might be excited to aid in establishing a similar institution in Glasgow . She then entered into *
various details of what had been done , and what it "was intended to doand concluded by urging the formation of a Society in Glasgow ,
, in connexion with the parent Society of London . Tlie necessity of local committees was immediately exemplified
in a statement made by Dr . _3 _eggf in the course of an able speech urging the formation of a committee , to the effect that he doubted
if law-engrossing was in Scotland a business worth the attention of women—as a much larger number of legal papers and documents
being printed in Scotland than in England , the field of employment is smaller , and the engrossing is usually done by the clerks of the
respective offices . Miss Parkes said a gentleman had told her the day before , that a
considerable sum of money was lying idle in Glasgow which had been subscribed for the industrial education of young women .
Mr . J . A . Hutchison , fine art teacher in the High School o £ Glasgow , said they were not in Glasgow behind their friends in
England in * promoting a movement for the industrial employment of women . The first steps for that purpose taken in England were
in 1858 ; . but in our own city in 1857 money was collected for a similar object . During the course of that yearwhen a number of
, extensive failures occurred , from £ 3000 to _£ 4000 was . collected for the benefit of young women who were then thrown out of
employment . It was suggested that a number of them might be employed at work to which they had not hitherto had access . Subscription
sheets were prepared , and the movement was liberally responded to . It was seen that sufficient funds might be got for the purpose ; and
to aid in the work , he had offered to give lessons gratuitously to prepare young women to engage in mercantile and other
employments . The movement was prevented from succeeding , simply be _^ cause they could not get accommodation for its operations in Glasgow .
Attempts had since been made to get committees of ladies and gentlemen formed . He had tried to bring the ladies out in th ©
matter ; and if the movement was to succeed at all with us , now was the time to form a committee . He again offered to give free
lessons to 300 or 400 young women .
152 Meetings At Glasgow And Edinburgh,
152 MEETINGS AT GLASGOW AND EDINBURGH ,
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Nov. 1, 1860, page 152, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01111860/page/8/
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