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Show The Deseret Sampler, Friday, August 24, 1973 Working women: The myth. . . and the reality . - V 0 Editor's note: Is a woman's place in the home? Not according to the Women's Bureau, Employment Standards Administration, United States Department of Labor. The Bureau has examined the fallacies which plague the female work force. In the following article the myths are separated from the realities. THE MYTH: A woman's place is in the home. e THE REALITY: Homemaking is no longer a home are in the Goods services and formerly produced job. full-tim- devices have available; laW-savin- g now commercially home. work around the much lightened or eliminated Todav half of all women between 18 and 64 years of age are in the lalwr force, where they are nuking a substantial contribution to the growth of the nation's economy. Studies show (hat nine out of 10 girls will work outside the home at some time in their lives. THE MYTH: Women aren't seriously attached to the lalwr force; they work only for "pin money." THE REALITY: Of the 31 million women in the lalwr force in March 1970, nearly half were working liecause of pressing economic need. They were either single, widowed, divorced, or separated or had hasluuids whose incomes were less than $3,(XX) a year. Another 5.7 million were married and had huslunds with incomes letweeh $3,(XX) and incomes which, by and large, did Wit meet the $7,(XX) criteria established by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for even a low standard of living for an uiban famnV of four. THE MYTH: Women don't work as long or as reguand their training is costly larly as their male largely wasted. THE REALITY: While it is true that many women leave work for marriage and children, this absence is only temporary for the majority of them. They return when the children are in school. Despite this break in employment, the average woman worker has a worklife expectancy of 25 years as compared with 43 years for the average male worker. The single woman averages 45 years in the labor force. Studies on lalxir turnover indicate that net differences for men and women are generally small. The 1968 rates for accessions and separations in manufacturing for men and women were 4.4 and 5.3, and 4.4 and 5.2, respectively, per 100 employees. THE MYTH: Women take jol away from men; in fact, they ought to quit those jols they now hold. THE REALITY: There were 31.5 million women in the lalxr force on the average in 1970. The number of unemployed men was 2.2 million. If all the women stayed home and the unemployed men were placed in the jobs held by women, there would le 29.3 million unfilled jobs. Moreover, most unemployed men do not have the education or skills to qualify for the jols held by women, such as secretaries, teachers and nurses. In addition, the majority of the 7 million single women in the lalwr force support themselves; and nearly all of the 5.9 million widowed, divorced or separated women working or seeking work support themselves and their families. They also need jols. W - .i Valerie Estey leads children in story and song time at the Post Nursery during the last week of the summer program. The revived summer program was called a "success" by Nursery Director Virginia Coblentz. ' Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the telephone in 1876, and Thomas Alva Edison, who invented the electric light in 1879, were con- -' sidered the guiding geniuses in this era of wizardry. BUT OTHERS played important roles. One of them was Granville T. Woods. Woods patented his first invention 5 years after the invention of the electric light. During the next 25 years he produced a steady stream of electrical and mechanical 'devices, ranging from electrical relay switches to automatic air brakes for trains. Several of them were key inventions, making possible broader and more efficienuses of electricity. EDISON himself claimed the rights to two of Woods' inventions but Woods took the disputes to court and proved he developed them first. Then Edison promptly offered him a job. Woods turned and Ixiiler to produce steam heat. That same year he invented a telephone transmitter and sold it to the Bell Telephone Gnnpanv. NEXT CAME an incubator, an electrical relay switch, an brake for electromagnetic trains, a galvanic battery and a safety cutout switch to avoid overloading electrical circuits, Soon Woods held so many patents that he established the Woods Electric Co. in Cin- cinnati to market them. But this took time from his inven- tive endeavors so he closed down the firm and moved to for Youth A important inventions was a regulator which greatly increased the efficiency of electric paper Nursery children sing out during song time at the post Nursery. Many ladies contributed their time and efforts this summer to make the revived program a success. Registration for the fall program begins next week. Council Activities summer programs. While open each weekday except Thursday, the Nursery offered yoiuigsters such activities as creative workshop, storythne and music, handicrafts and animal i coverv. During one week. Dawn Faulkner spent an entire session with the children exploring the theme of patriotism. On another morning, Linda Perry taught the children about hand puppets. OTHER programs during the summer included a nature walk with Darlcne Zvlstra, motors. He was granted 15 patents Army Community Services Officer Lt. Rolert S. Perry for electric railway systems, has announced a 25 per cent and for a three-ra- il him down. railway, reduction in the cost of the with overhead no Born in Columbus, Ohio in wires, and three on skills his an Woods automatic Nursery service for the sec1856, patents gained ond child in the same family. for airbrake trains. through practical experience Additional information on Woods sold most of his and not out of Iwoks. He quit the new money- - saving policy school at the age of 10 to patents to major American such as General firms, take his first job in a machine Electric, may lie obtained from Mrs. Bell and the Coblentz. Westinghouse shop. At 16 he worked as a fireTelephone Company, When he died in New York man on a Missouri railroad, then in a Springfield rolling City in 1910, more than 150 mill and in 1878 as an engipatents had been awarded in his name. neer on a British steamer, the New York. From: "They Had a Dream" Ironsides. In 1887 Woods atrain in- - (3 volumes) hv Georoe Reasons IN 1880 he was working as an engineer on the Danville vented a device inspired bv and Sam Patrick. 1969. Los An- plifTlllilit V and Southern Railroad and was his vears on the railroad. It geles Times Syndicate, Los An-- 1 Birth CHAMPUS fascinated by two sources of was a telegraph system for com- - geles, California 90053. Used beneficiaries Injury Before lietween who use civilian hospitals can Motorists who negligently moving by permission, energy: steam and electricity. munication His first invention, patented trains which he hoped would assure themselves of maximum knock down pedestrians would expect to be held legalin 1884, no doubt stemmed reduce the chance of accisavings and program benefits naturally for the consequences. liable ly from his experience as an en- dents. by notifying hospital officials But suppose the pedestrian is Woods' ONE OF most on admission that they are en- an expectant mother. And supgineer. It was for a furnace titled to the benefits of the pose, as a result of the accident, Civilian Health and Medical her baby is bom with some sort 15-1- 7 of defect. Could the motorist be Program of the Uniformed Ser- held liable also for the injury to vices (CHAMPUS). the child? Under the provisions of the Traditionally the law refused Annual military medical care program to grant damages for prenatal The nineteenth injuries. Courts reasoned that unMeeting of the Association retirees and their authorized til the actual moment of birth, of the United States Army dependents are responsible for the child was merely a part of its will be held at the Sheraton- - only 25 per cent of the health mother, with no independent exPark Hotel. Washineton. DC care bill when they are hospit. istence on which to base a claim. . 111 Autnorizeu auzeu. Octoler 15-1- 7 dependents The annual meeting will of active duty uniformed serprovide a forum for the ex- vice personnel pay $1.75 per with a minimum charge change of ideas and informa- day of for inpatient civilian $25 and the tion among military and new So delightful you'll make Vogue civilian personnel who sup- hospital care. Although CHAMPUS Hosport and advocate the importance of the Army as an es- pital Contractors in each sential element of national state are continually briefing civilian facilities on program security. details a recent study has senior Presentations by shown that beneficiaries should Army representatives, in parBut in recent years the law's ticular, will lie of profession- remind admissions clerks and viewpoint has changed sharply. hospital billing offices of their al benefit and interest. almost everywhere, a Today, Information concerning tra CHAMPUS eligibility. child is entitled to collect damQuestions on payment pro-- ages for a prenatal injury that vel to this meeting is contain ed in Department of the Annv cedures by inpatient facilities was inflicted negligently at least, i .i i i. if it during the later 1X5 rererreo ay me tiene-3-, monthsoccurred dated August Circular 360-3of pregnancy. ficiary to the state hospital 1973. As one court put it: contractor. "A child has a legal right to begin life with a sound mind and body." Of course it is still necessary, in establishing the child's claim, to prove there was a causal connection between the accident and sculpture with CerT head-- . Young, Indian vests and Marcia with Miller, dresses sugar chalk with Cinda Korn and a visit with live baby animals with Debbie Landry. Vicki Burge, Marty Livingston and Alice Suyama also supervised a regular creative workshop class for the children, while Valerie Estey and Barliara Kingdom made the weekly storytime and music' session a success. Debbie Aiken, Pat Me- -' Mains, and Rayleen Wight also held a weekly class in, crafts. five-year-o- ld Black Americans in history First in a series ' In the last quarter of the 19th century, the world crossed the threshold of a new the age of electricity. age After lying dormant for several years, Dugway's summer nursery program proved itself alive and well this season in Building 5234. "This was the first time the Nursery has lieen open in summer for a number of Coblentz, years," Virginia director of the Nursery said. "We've had anywhere from five to 25 children at a session, with an average attendance of about 15." MRS. COBLENTZ worked with a numlier of ladies on post to provide hour sessions in the mornon ings for the post, specifically, those in the three, four, anil age bracket who are too young lf ' Granville Woods, inventor Its summer program a success, Nursery looks ahead lo fall WITH THE summer pro- gram completed, the Nursery will open for the fall Sept. 4, complete with day care service. A class for will operate both on a five-an- d three-da- y basis. The five-da- y for the monthly charge class will be $25, and $15 for the three-da- y program. A class for will lie taught on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. THE DAY Care Service will operate again, with a rate for working special mothers. enrollment on Specifics other and general requirements information is available from Mrs. Coblentz during the morning hours at extension 2488. four-year-ol- ds three-year-ol- ds ran- -- When admitted, notify hospital of i AUSA sets October or DC meet USED GREAT Reductions! TP?? 4, s"" Published as a civilian enterprise newspaper in the interest of personnel of Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway Utah, by the Transcript - Bulletin Publishing Company, Tooele Utah, (publishers of the Tooele Transcript and Too-dBulletin) in accordance with Department of the Army Regulations. It it not an official Army newspaper; opinions ire those of individuals, not to be considered those of the D partment of the Army or its agencies. Advertisement in this publication do not constitute an endorsement of products' by the Dept of Defense or an agency thereof. Everything advertised in tins publication must bf made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to the race, creed, color or national origin of the purchaser, user or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this policy, of equal opportunity by an advertiser will result in the. refusal to print advertising from that source. For business and advertising matters call the Tooele Transcript-Buuetiat (801) News matter far publication should be sent to the Public Infatuation Office, Dugway Proving Ground, Utah 84022 telephone (801) Pictures not otherwise credited are U.S. Army photos. Army News Feature (ANF) and) American Forces Press Service (AFPS) material k used, tinted by offset method. e . n S81-005-0. 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 69 72 rii.it THE DESERET SAftPLEQ the disability. Consider this case: A baby was born with a deformed foot after his mother had been hurt in an auto collision. But medical experts said there was no reliable way of tracing the deformity to the accident. Accordingly, a court ruled that there were no grounds for holding the other motorist liable. Assuming that the child does have a legitimate claim, would it make any difference if the mother herself was partly to blame for the accident? That question arose in another auto case, in which the mother's own bad driving as well as the other motorist's had contributed to the collision. But a court decided that the mother's negligence should not block her child's claim against the other motorist. The court thought it would be unfair, after giving the child a legal right, to take that right away because of somebody else's error. 10 - 522-211- . 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