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The case of the seamstresses, spoolers, &c. &c. once more
Author
Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
Published
[Philadelphia : s.n., 1833]
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Sir, You are requested to attentively peruse the annexed interesting document. ... To the public. Philadelphia, May 31st, 1830. The subscribers having perused ... the following statement signed by twenty-nine ladies of respectability, intelligence, and competence ... respectfully submit it to the consideration of their fellow citizens: "The undersigned having seriously considered the case of those seamstresses ... are convinced that the prices they receive for their work are inadequate for their support ..
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[Philadelphia : s.n., 1830]
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"We ought never to forget that in alleviating the immediate sufferings of the poor (women), we are only palliating, not eradicating the evils of poverty. We must never forget that the low rate of wages is the root of the mischief. ..." : I deeply regret to state, that after all the pains I have taken, and the heavy expense I have incurred, in the effort to effect some mitigation of the penury and oppression of the seamstresses, spoolers, &c. whose cause I have been pleading since Nov. 1828, I am, with inexpressible reluctance, forced to the conclusion, that all has been nearly in vain. ..
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Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839
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[Philadelphia : s.n., 1830]
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Premium. The editor of the United States gazette is authorized to offer ... a gold medal with a suitable inscription ... for the best essay ... on the inadequacy of the wages generally paid to seamstresses, spoolers, spinners, shoebinders, &c. to procure food, raiment, and lodging ..
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[Philadelphia : Published by Joseph R. Chandler, 1829]
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