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Wages for Wives Debate Sparks Women Audience
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin reports an audience mainly of women rejected wages for wives after a debate on whether husbands should fund such wages. A speaker warned of a romance without love if wives were paid workers, while another urged keeping wives from being seen as mere employees. A satirical future included marriage contracts for wages and mocked court scenes about overdue pay.
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
John Brown
Mary Smith
Russell H. Conwell
Logan