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    74 CO-OPERATION OF NEEDLEWOMEN.

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    Amongst Young 1 Women Tlie Laboring Empl...

    sufficientl working Tlie obj class ect remunerative in of women view is to independent not enable to confer them of charity not it ; onl by , making but to live to render their in decency labor the y

    and comfort y , but lay up a fund for sickness , or _compiilsory idleness from Should inability the p to lan procure of association employment we are . about to propose be l found its

    to answerit is intended that each little Society should suppy defray own funds the , first ; but expenses in the of commencem all the " model ent it " would establishments be necessary . to

    The That plan a house is as follows should : be — rented for a certain number of young branches of dress

    making women , ( say under twent the y superintendence ) to be employed of in a the woman would various of middle the age house , who

    should be considered their mistresswho regulate - , should hold affairs be assisted , and keep btwo order others amongst whose the occupation workwomen would . This be entirel woman y

    in the workrooms , y who would , cut out dresses , fit them on , and arrange It would the be work necessary . before the establishment b was it formed at interest , that

    b a sum contributions of money should from associates be raised , ( either for which y borrowing theyshould receive in- , terest y ) or by gifts from wealthy persons , sufficient for the following

    , purposes 1 . To furnish : — the house . materials used in

    2 . To lay in a small stock of the common needlework . the establishment

    3 . To provide subsistence for six months , until became known

    . 4 5 . . To To provide provide for for one one year year ' ' s s interest rent and due taxes on . money borrowed bank .

    guarantee The two latter fund ; sums because should , if the be establishment placed in should a savings proved be deducted ' successful , each as , a a

    proportion of the cost of interest , rent , & c , week The from house the after profits being . furnished would require to be organized ,

    and 1 . the That following none but scheme irls of is proposed good character . should be admitted . g

    2 . That the workwomen should be bound to obey the orders of the mistress and her assistants . should be

    3 . That the , sleeping-rooms and workrooms kept thoroug 4 . That hly the clean rooms , and airy should . be kept in order by the workwomen assist for two

    themselveswho shouldin turnsbe required to one or hours their hands each , day and in render all other , them household unfit , to do dutie _ime s work which . This would regulation not spoil

    would be beneficial to health , and would also teach them to fulfil their duties as wives and mistresses of families when they marry .

    5 . That ten hours be the limit of work .

    74 Co-Operation Of Needlewomen.

    74 CO-OPERATION OF NEEDLEWOMEN .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Oct. 1, 1860, page 74, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01101860/page/2/