Show Women's Petty Squabbles Often Sabotage War Work By RUTH MILLETT You wouldn't think there would be much chance for the good ladies to get in each others other's hair hairr r J lover over war work r j would you Not Yo when most of the work they f 3 are doing is beIng being being be be- ing done right N j in their own I homes But they're I pulling hair hair hair- with the war only a few weeks old Mrs Smith had the socks she knitted knitted knitted knit knit- ted turned down I b because e c a au u s e she Ruth Rut l didn't f follow o 11 o w specifications exactly exactly and and she's mad Here she has been working working working work work- ing her fingers to the bone on those socks and she's told to ravel them out and begin again She is certain there is spite be- be hind the criticism of her w work Then there is Mrs Jones who is trying to run things at head head- quarters The women women are ganging ganging ganging gang gang- ing up on her As they say A little authority certainly goes to some folks folks' heads in a hurry And they dont don't like the snooty attitude of Mrs Brown who seems to think that her work is far superior to that of anyone else Mrs White is complaining too It seems she thinks she wasn't treated very graciously when she volunteered her services services ices She says If that's the way they feel about it they can get along without me Of course there are lots of women who are sticking to their knitting knitting and and not getting their feelings h hurt rt or hurting any feel feel- ings But the pulling hair going going going go go- ing on is what is attracting at at- And its it's the hair pulling hair pulling that thatis is scaring off women who haven't yet volunteered their services They hear the squabbling squabbling squabbling squab squab- bling complaining and criticising criticising criticising ing and think Id I'd better etter steer clear of all that It isn't enough for a woman to sign up for volunteer work When she does she should vow to herself that she will not criticise criticise criticise cise those in auth authority rity that she will take instruction and criticism criticism criticism cism of her work without r resentment resentment resent resent- sent sent- ment that she will not fight with any of her coworkers |