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Show Women in V. S. Treasury The assistant treasurer of the United Unit-ed States Informs us that In the spring of 18C2 Mr. F. E. Spinner, treasurer of the United States, prevailed upon Secretary Chase to permit him to appoint ap-point a woman to cut and trim United States currency. This work was then done with shears In the hands of men. He appointed Miss Jennie Douglas! and, as he afterward expressed It! "her first day's work settled the matter mat-ter In her and In woman's fiwor." On October 9, 18G2. the following woman employees were appointed: Miss Fannie Fan-nie L. Halstead, Miss Annie York Miss Belle S. Tracy, Miss Elizabeth Stoner and Miss Mary Burke. These women were the first for whom congress con-gress regularly uiud aa approprU- tiua. |