Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1898 — Women in Modern Industries. [ARTICLE]

Women in Modern Industries.

Four millions at women, or 18 per cent, of the entire female population of the United States, are now said to be engaged in paid industries, the number having doubled in twenty years. In 1870 there were but 8»000 bookkeepers, accountants, typewriters, etc., whUe In 1890 the census reports give 20,000 women thus engaged. Three ndllion women are engaged in donjestScNservlce, which gives a grand total o>f 7,000,000 women in this country who are wage-earners.—Saturday Evening Post.