Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1902 — Dons Male Garb to Get Work. [ARTICLE]

Dons Male Garb to Get Work.

Jessie Hughes. 15 years old, living near Attica, Ind., got up at 1 o’clock Thursday morning, cut off her long hair, donned a pair of overalls, gray coat, and slouch hat, and started out to find work as a farmhand. She carried a bundle of clothing and had $7 In her pocket. In the afternoon she was arrested as she descended from a Wabash train in Danville, 111. When taken to the police station she said she had assumed the disguise because she knew boys received better wages than girls, and she was anxious to earn money. The girl will be taken care of by charitably inclined women here until she can secure work as a servant