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,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 EMPLOYM5T ( WOM51 COMPETITION ( WOM51 M5 & WOM51 L&LORD & CAPITALI/1 M5'S WAGES1 WOM5 WORK1 9DIVIDUAL MAN1 WOM51 WORK1 M54 

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,PHOTO BY ,BRIDGETTE ,LOVEY1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,MANY ,SOCIALI/S HAVE JO9$ 9 ! \TCRY ( C]TA9 ,TRADE ,UNIONI/S & ,RADICALS AGA9/ ! EMPLOYM5T ( WOM5 9 WORK :I* ! WOM5 ?9K SUITABLE & ! M5 DO NOT4 ,!Y HAVE DONE SO ON ! PLEA ?AT ! WOM5'S LABOR IS SIMPLY US$ BY CAPITALI/S TO R$UCE M5'S WAGES4 ,!IR >GUM5T IS P]FECTLY CORRECT AS F> AS IT GOES1 BUT IT GOES A V]Y LITTLE WAY4 ,R\<LY SPEAK+1 IT IS PROBABLY TRUE ?AT ! TOTAL ( M5'S WAGES IS DECREAS$ BY SOME?+ LIKE ! AM\NT !Y W\LD REQUIRE TO SUPPORT ! SAID WOM5 AS !IR *ATTEL-SLAVES4 ,! WOM5 BECOME ! WAGE-SLAVES ( ! CAPITALI/1 & ! WORKMAN IS DEPRIV$ ( HIS DEP5D5T DOME/IC S]F4 ,A MAN & WOMAN BO? WORK+ (T5 E>N BETWE5 !M ONLY AB\T AS MU* AS ! MAN ALONE C\LD E>N BE=E ! COMPETITION ( WOM5 CAME 9TO HIS LABOR M>KET2 OR1 PUTT+ IT 9 ANO!R WAY1 AB\T AS SMALL A %>E ( ! FRUIT ( !IR LABOR FALLS 9TO ! H&S ( ! WAGE-WORK]S AS A CLASS1 IF WOM5 >E EMPLOY$ 9 PRODUCTIVE LABOR1 OR IF !Y W]E NOT SO OCCUPI$4 ,BUT IF ! WOM5 WORK \TSIDE !IR HOMES1 !Y BECOME 9DEP5D5T ( !IR LOV]S & MALE RELATIVES1 & ! FAMILY IS BROK5 UP4 

,AFT] ALL ?IS IS ! GREAT PO9T4 ,AMID ! MIS]Y ( ?IS P]IOD ( TRANSITION1 & ITS MIS]Y W\LD BE H>D TO EXAGG]ATE1 ?IS SOLID GOOD REMA9S2 ! 9DIVIDUALI/ FAMILY SY/EM1 I4E41 ! DEP5D5CE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL WOMAN UPON ! 9DIVIDUAL MAN1 IS BE+ SL[LY & SURELY UND]M9$1 & ) IT ONE ( ! BASES ( \R DETE/ABLE CIVILIZATION4 

,IT IS A NECESS>Y /EP T[>DS ! REALIZATION ( A FREE ,SOCIALISM ?AT M5 & WOM5 ALIKE %\LD LE>N TO RECOGNIZE !IR DIRECT RELATION TO SOCIETY2 ?AT !Y %\LD BE LOOS$ FROM 9DIVIDUAL DEP5D5CE & 9DIVIDUAL OBLIGATION1 & LE>N TO LIVE & WORK DIRECTLY = ! COMMONWEAL?1 = EA* & ALL-NOT = ?IS P]SON & ?AT4 

,TRUE1 L&LORD & CAPITALI/ EFFECTUALLY /& 9 ! WAY ( ANY SU* COMMON & SOCIAL LIFE & WORK 9 ! PRES5T2 BUT L&LORD & CAPITALI/ >E FRANKLY RECOGNIZ$ AS 5EMIES TO BE OV]COME BY EV]Y WORK] :O IS AT ALL AWAKE TO HIS POSITION2 :]EAS1 ! IDEA ?AT EA* 9DIVIDUAL MAN MU/ NECESS>ILY HAVE ! SUPPORT ( HIS WIFE & *ILDR5 HUNG R\ND HIS NECK LIKE ,*RI/IAN'S BURD5 ( S9S1 IS FIX$ 9 ! M9DS ( MANY AS A LAW ( ! ,M$ES & ,P]SIANS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! 9CREAS+ COMPETITION ( WOM5 9 ! LABOR-M>KET IS A DIRECT NEGATIVE TO ?IS ASSUMPTION4 ,?IS COMPETITION1 ) ALL ITS ATT5DANT ILLS1 IS YET ONE ( ! DI/URB+ =CES AT WORK 9 \R ROTT5 SOCIAL SY/EM1 PREP>+ ! WAY = ! GR[? ( NEW & MORE HEAL?Y HUMAN RELATIONS 9 ! FUTURE4 ,9 ! PRES5T1 TOO1 IT IS HELP+ TO =M ! >MY ( ! D[N-TRODD5 WORK]S 9TO L9E4 

,:5 A L>GE NUMB] ( WOM5 HAVE COME 9TO DIRECT P]SONAL CONFLICT ) ! MA/]S1 !Y WILL CEASE ! OPPOSITION TO REVOLUTION>Y ACTION1 :I* AT PRES5T HANG A DEAD WEI<T UPON ! CAUSE4 ,H[ MANY A WELL-MEAN+ FELL[ ACCEPTS A DOG'S T]MS FROM HIS MA/] TODAY BECAUSE HIS WIFE IS SO AFRAID HE WILL LOSE HIS PLACE IF HE D>ES TO RESI/4 ,:]EAS1 IF %E W]E DIRECTLY & P]SONALLY GALL$ BY ! EMPLOY]'S BRUTALITY1 %E W\LD BE READY TO FACE ANY PRIVATION RA!R ?AN SUBMIT4 ,! TIME IS PASS+ :5 FACTORY [N]S F\ND !IR FEMALE 0H&S0 SO HUMBLE & SUBMISSIVE4 ,:5 M5 & WOM5 WORK TOGE!R & A /RIKE IS AGRE$ UPON1 E4G41 9 ! *A9 TRADE1 ! WOM5 >E BY NO MEANS ! FIR/ TO GIVE 94 ,& :5 WOM5 >E BR\<T 9TO DIRECT CONFLICT ) ! CRUELTY & 9JU/ICE1 AS 9 ! L& W> 9 ,SCOTL& & ,IREL&1 !Y (T5 DISPLAY1 AS ,MI*AEL ,DAVITT TRULY SAID AT ,BODYKE1 MORE REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT ?AN M54 

,TO TURN FROM G5]AL CONSID]ATIONS TO ! SPECIAL SUBJECT ( DISCUSSION N[ BE=E ! PUBLIC1 ! EMPLOYM5T ( WOM5 AT ! PIT BR[4 

,I SUPPOSE IF !RE IS ONE UNIV]SAL M$ICAL PRESCRIPTION :I* MI<T SAFELY & ADVANTAGE\SLY BE GIV5 TO ! :OLE MASS ( PUNY & AIL+ WOM5 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,K+DOM1 IT IS1 ADOPT A COM=TABLE & RATIONAL /YLE ( DRESS1 & TAKE UP SOME USEFUL & SOCIABLE \T-(-DOORS OCCUPATION :I* WILL EX]CISE & DEVELOP Y\R MUSCLES4 ,?OSE ( US :O HAVE LIV$ 9 ! C\NTRY KN[ H[ GLADLY MANY WOM5 HAIL ! SUMM] FIELD WORK1 HEAVY & EXHAU/+ AS IT IS1 = ! HEAL?-GIV+ *ANGE IT BR+S !M4 ,! WORK ( A PIT-GIRL MAY BE DIRTY & H>D1 BUT %E LEADS A HEAL?I] LIFE & ONE MORE WOR?Y ( A HUMAN BE+ ?AN MO/ ( ! F9E LADIES :O LIVE ON H] LABOR1 OR ! MAID-S]VANTS :O WAIT ON ?OSE LADIES' :IMS & CAPRICES4 

,ONE MORE WORD \T ( ! MANY TO BE SAID ON ?IS MATT]4 ,:AT ,I CLAIM HAVE ANY CLASS OR SECTION ( ! COMMUNITY TO =CIBLY DECIDE = ANO!R :AT IS OR IS RIOT A 0SUITABLE0 OCCUPATION = !M8 ,:AT HAS BECOME ( ! OLD ,RADICAL PRECEPT1 :OLESOME AS F> AS IT W5T1 AB\T CLASS LEGISLATION8 ,HAVE \R ,RADICAL FELL[-WORK]S F\ND ! LEGISLATION ( CAPITAL = LABOR SU* AN UNMIX$ BLESS+1 ?AT !Y SET AB\T ! ANALOG\S BUS9ESS ( ! LEGISLATION ( M5 = WOM58 ,AS = US1 \R CAUSE IS ?AT ( ! D[N-TRODD5 & OPPRESS$ ( HUMANITY1 :E!R !Y BE M5 OR WOM51 NOT ! TEMPOR>Y RELIEF--SU* RELIEF IS NEV] MORE ?AN TEMPOR>Y--( ?IS SECTION OR ?AT AT ! EXP5SE ( ! O!RS4 ,SURELY \R ,SOCIALI/ COMRADES1 ( ANY S*OOL1 FALL %ORT ( !IR [N BELIEFS :5 !Y ESP\SE A SECTIONAL DISPUTE AMONG ! WORK]S1 :OSE CAUSE1 C\LD !Y BUT REALIZE IT1 IS ONE & 9DIVISIBLE4 

0,SOCIETY EV]Y:]E IS 9 CONSPIRACY AGA9/ ! MANHOOD ( EV]Y ONE ( ITS MEMB]S4 ,SOCIETY IS A JO9T-/OCK COMPANY1 9 :I* ! MEMB]S AGREE1 = ! BETT] SECUR+ ( HIS BREAD TO EA* %>EHOLD]1 TO SURR5D] ! LIB]TY & CULTURE ( ! EAT]4 ,! VIRTUE 9 MO/ REQUE/ IS CON=MITY1 SELF-RELIANCE IS ITS AV]SION4 ,IT LOVES NOT REALITIES & CREATORS1 BUT M>9]S & CU/OMS40--,EM]SON4 

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