Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-04-02 | Page 3 | A Woman Bread-Winner Tells Why Girls Who Work Are Unmarried

A Woman Winner Bread-Winner Tells Why Girls Who Vho W Work ork Are Unmarried when called caned on to give their opinions opinions opinions ions on the subject of marriage Several Several Sev Sev- eral of them averred that they had not thought about it at all others that they would not be averse to matrimony if the right man should come along but that they would not marry merel merely meret forthe for fori forthe i the privilege of supporting a husband One of these said sald I know a young I woman who as a teacher In the public schools earned 12 a week weekS and was putting putting putting put put- I ting a a. little money by for a rainy day That hat girl gave up her position and marI married mar mar- ried ned a a. clerk who gets only 9 a week I Catch me doing such a silly thing as I i that Asks Whose Fault Is Another young woman said With few exceptions all the working girls in Salt Lake Lale are unmarried Whose fault is it Not that of the girls and women but of conditions that make it imperative that they earn their own livelihood Many 1 of these are In places that a few years ago were ere filled tilled by men The women wo work k for lower wages They take the places that should be filled by their brothers The women have It is true none but legitimate living expenses to bear Unlike Unlike Unlike Un Un- like their brothers they do not riot use liquors or tobacco The The Themen men are are united in labor unions to keep up their wages I 1 have no cause to complain said saida a young woman a stenographer as to tomy tomy tomy my unmarried condition Men stenographers ste ste- ste- ste rs and typewriters are not in demand We Ve do the work better and nd at a lower weekly wage It Is true that a few of us get 10 and upward a week but the number Is ridiculously small compared wi with th the wages paid t to most of us As for myself myself my- my my my- self I would rather have a good bank account than a poor Door husband