Show women in V U S treasury the assistant treasurer of tile hie unit ed states informs it us tint tilt in the of 1802 mr V F n U Sift spinner ner of the united states prevailed upon secretary chase to permit him film to appoint P a woman to rut cut and trim united states currency tills this work was then done with slit shears ars in the hands of men ile he appointed alsa jennie douglas and as he be afterward expressed it tier her first days work settled the matter in her and in comans womans favor on october 9 the following woman employees were appointed miss poin fan tile L halstead alstead II miss bliss annie york miss bliss belle S tracy miss elizabeth stoner and miss mary burke these women were the first for whom congress regularly niad aa appropriation |