Wiarton women on strike, demand pay in cash

In Bruce County’s pioneer days women were restricted to traditional jobs, like homemaking and teaching (but only if unmarried). By the 1880s work options were opening up. New roles became acceptable, such as nurse, librarian and dressmaker. For example, a photograph from 1888 shows Mary (Norman) MacArthur’s dressmaking class in Kincardine. She kept a notebook…