Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 276, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1919 — Shortage of Help in the Home Is Often Chargeable to the Housewife [ARTICLE]

Shortage of Help in the Home Is Often Chargeable to the Housewife

By MRS. FRANK D. FULTON,

Winnetka, 111. «

The greatest problem in relation to the operation of the home is obtaining someone to assist the housewife in doing the necessary work. Ina. ility to obta : n assistance is not because of lack of compensation nor of proper working conditions. ’There are plentv of women who would be glad to work in the home if it were not for the social stratum to which they were relegated. Many" excelleSt cooks'are Working in stores simps. factories and otlices because of the «e<vpted -di (Terence in- social position between girls w<Jio work in such places and girls who work in homes. Work m the home should be classed as the highest form of employment. The making and maintenance of the home is the principal object of all 111.11 and Women. The wife is responsible for the conduct of the home, the same as the husband is responsible for the conduct of his business. . , The reason for shortage of help in the home is chargeable, in most instances, to the manager of the home. The man occupies a position of -authority, as a rule, beeause-oT his ability To direct others; —The wife ds4 placed in charge of the home for other reasons, with the result that the foreman of the house knows its management and the woik to be done than the employee who is assisting. 1 suggest that in trying to solve the problem of assistance in the home w*start by educating ourselves. The solving of the problem of how to operate the home is squarely up to the wife. To solve this problem satisfactorily she must learn to do the work in the home and in addition learn how. to intelligently direct others..