Now! Then! The local newspaper reproves a Rothwell councillor who called for women not to sew for the troops

29 August 1914: The local newspaper reproves a Rothwell councillor who called for women not to sew for the troops

Rothwell Courier and Times. 1914/08/29. Rothwell Council. Rothwell. Get it:

Excerpt

One of the councillors was on the warpath at the last meeting, and he condemned the efforts of ladies who are making shirts, etc., for soldiers when there are so many women and girls in the clothing factories out of employment. My sympathies are with him to a certain extent. It must, however, be remembered that some women who cannot give money desire to be associated with the movement, and the only way by which they can accomplish this is by sewing garments themselves, but, on the other hand, women who can afford to give money have no call to do sewing, and if they got garments made by paid workers they would be doing a double service – benefitting the soldiers and relieving distress.

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Abbreviations:

ER: East Riding
GM: Greater Manchester
NR: North Riding
NY: North Yorkshire
SY: South Yorkshire
WR: West Riding
WY: West Yorkshire

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Via Howard Benson (Benson N.d.).

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Original

One of the Rothwell councillors was on the warpath at the last meeting, and he condemned the efforts of ladies who are making shirts, etc., for soldiers when there are so many women and girls in the clothing factories out of employment. My sympathies are with him to a certain extent. It must, however, be remembered that some women who cannot give money desire to be associated with the movement, and the only way by which they can accomplish this is by sewing garments themselves, but, on the other hand, women who can afford to give money have no call to do sewing, and if they got garments made by paid workers they would be doing a double service – benefitting the soldiers and relieving distress.

127 words.