Show women in in U S treasury the assistant treasurer Tea surer of he ahe unit ed states informs us in the spring of 0 mr F E Sp hiner treasurer of the united states prevailed upon secretary chase to permit him film to appoint a woman to cut and trim triin united states state currency this work was then done with shears hears in tile the hands of men he appointed miss bliss jennie douglas and as he afterward expressed it her first days work settled the matter in her and in womans comans favor on october 8 9 1802 1862 the following woman employees employee ar were appointed miss fan fall rile die L halstead miss bliss annie york alliss belle S tracy miss elizabeth stoner and miss mary burke these women were tile first for whom congress regularly niada an appropriation |