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272 LETTEKS ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN.
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Madam:, a practical proposal.
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63, Rutland November Grate, 8 London Th,...
withdraws a considerable six hundred extent a thousan result of d males that horrible from their military natural conscri fields p of tion labor which .
lace Lookin itle g- t then us see at what your object can in . do the . lights in which I have endeavored to p The educa , tion of women you of class usis in t need of
imevery among , urgen provemen There is a t great . . Much want less of properl has been y qualifie done d for school girls -mis ' than tresses for ; and boys those ' schools who .
ranks have ch of arge the poorest of the . schools Your society for the mi poor ght , suggest are drawn and promo commonl te the y from erection the of many additional schools for female childrenand of some normal schools
mis that for tresses the ladies prepara , of no schools t tion qualifie of for governesses d the to poor take . the , I of repeat part mistresses of that , governesses of I am middle strong of schools the ly first of , and class inion of ,
inferior had much grade , better . I be need mistresses not point of out national to you schools how , greatl than y governesses the education of an of our girls in the national schools would be improved , if educated ladies
who eonld are be now subs the tituted mistresses for the . As excellent there is but alread sadly a crammed t deman young d * for women more There mistresses need , ladies be loss could of take caste these and generall places wi there thout y would disp grea lacing be great other increase people .
pounds of comfor a ye t . ar A ; no allowances certificated of mistress , say twenty ; mig pounds h y t receive a year a salary for a her of certificate say sixty , and of say twelve pounds a year for her pupil teachers , and a comfortable
house and her ren influence t free . wi She th would the parents have more of the time scholars to herself would than be a invaluable governess . has To , and qualif to y her t for ht the to teach post , she would have to be trained at a normal school , aug
A normal school for one , hundred ladies could not be erected for less m than ittee ten of thousand Council on pounds Educ , ation half of " which might be looked for from the
Com-. schools I advise , than your to society attempt rather to found to stimulate and maintain others them to found itself . and You maintain might ,
have however left , the establish school , classes with a for view the spe qualif cial instru ying them ction to of act young as book women -keepers who , clerks , etc . You may be sure , that well qualified women would
immediately obtain employment , as their service ( if equal in quality ) would be me ver tic y much and book cheaper -keep than ing men and ' s to . I should advise you to the beg examina in with tions arith
the Society of Arts in the ; spring . prepare your pup in If fur anything therance occurs of the to you ject as within your the paper means or that of the of Societ the Society y of Arts for to the do
Emp ponsi lo deration yment of any "Women suggestion , I am that sure you that may the be so council good as will to g make ladly . take into I have the honor to Yery be , faithfully yours ,
Habjjy _CtosTEB *
272 Letteks On The Employment Of Women.
272 LETTEKS ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN .
Madam:, A Practical Proposal.
Madam :, a _practical proposal .
foundation There is scarcel school . y a These considerable schools town exist in under England all kinds that of does names not possess bine-coa its t grammar , and King Edward schools , and are to be found of all sor , ts , sizes , ,
venerable and dates , trees from to th the e ancien smart t n ew ldi erec ng tion of mou in moder lderin n g s t t one ic or surrounded Elizabeth an y tt , bthe , side of railroad g
_f oun chi der ec ' s genero , perched sity . y the . ? . as if to advertise the
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1859, page 272, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121859/page/56/
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