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At a 1886 meeting of the Operative Printers of the UK the men (while they believe women are not as physically capable as men) don’t see any reason why women can’t be compositors or join their unions, and they should be PAID AT THE SAME RATE. Pacific Printer, Jan. 1887.

Note: the rate mentiemsd happens to be “thousand ems of type” (quantity of type set), not by the hour.

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