When these girls are brought to Court, to a court of men, do you know how they are punished? They are fined and punished for the things that men have… - Clara Lemlich

Just go through any of the public buildings at midnight and you will see old and middle-aged women on their knees scrubbing away the dirt that men of business have brought in during the day. That gives you a picture of how well men carry the burdens of women.

How are women treated as they begin to grow? Girls as well as boys go into the factory as soon as they are old enough.

The shops. Well, there is just one row of machines that the daylight ever gets to-that is the front row, nearest the window. The girls at all the other rows of machines back in the shops have to work by gaslight, by day as well as by night. Oh, yes, the shops keep the work going at night, too.