[46] See the Englishwoman for June 1914.
[47] The work of a “big piecer” is practically identical with that of a spinner, only that responsibility rests with the latter.
[48] See Cadbury Matheson and Shann, Women’s Work and Wages, p. 212; Macdonald, Women in the Printing Trades, p. 53.
[49] See in [Chapter IVa.] pp. 162-3. Frau Lily Braun’s views on the subject.
[50] See an article by the present writer in the Englishwoman, April 1911.
[51] Northern Counties Amalgamation of Weavers, etc. Report for July 1913.
[52] I owe the suggestion of a “cleft” (Spalte) in the woman-worker’s career to Madame E. Gnauck-Kühne, who developed it in her book, Die deutsche Frau. Compare “Statistics of Women’s Life and Employment,” Journal of the Statistical Society, 1909.
[53] Earnings and Hours Enquiry: Textile Industries, Cd. 4545, 1909; Clothing Trades, Cd. 4844, 1909.
[54] Raised to 3½d. on 19th July 1915.
[55] Elements of Statistics, 2nd edition, pp. 37, 38, and 39.