WOMEN WANTED
MABEL POTTER DAGGETT
WOMEN WANTED
The story written in blood red
letters on the horizon of the
Great World War
BY
MABEL POTTER DAGGETT
AUTHOR OF “IN LOCKERBIE STREET,” ETC.
Illustrated
NEW YORK
GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1918,
BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1917, 1918,
BY THE PICTORIAL REVIEW COMPANY
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
To My Friend
KATHERINE LECKIE
THE ILLUMINATION OF
WHOSE PERSONALITY HAS
LIGHTED MY PATHWAY TO
TRUTH, THIS BOOK IS
AFFECTIONATELY
DEDICATED
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CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Glimpsing the Great World War | 13 |
| II | Close Up Behind the Lines | 48 |
| III | Her Country’s Call | 82 |
| IV | Women Who Wear War Jewelry | 115 |
| V | The New Wage Envelope | 147 |
| VI | The Open Door in Commerce | 201 |
| VII | Taking Title in the Professions | 239 |
| VIII | At the Gates of Government | 280 |
| IX | ...