Noble Ladies Refined British Barmaids

William Nicholson’s, “Bar Maid”, 1898, lithograph, 

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To Benefit Barmaids

A movement is on foot in England, fostered by a group of noble ladies interested in the subject, to protect barmaids as to their hours of labor. It is estimated that there are 120,000 young women in London in licensed houses who work from 15 to 18 hours a day on weekdays and from seven to nine hours on Sundays, with one Sunday off in each month. Surely when so much is said about an eight hour day for men, these young women ought not to be forgotten. 

They find a haven of rest in their brief intervals of leisure at the Morley Rooms, established by the late Mr. Samuel Morley and now under the superintendence of Miss C. M. Gough. Here barmaids out of work can stay, paying a very small sum for board and lodging. But the social part of the work is the most valuable. Barmaids are brought into contact with ladies of education and refinement. The rooms are used for reading, writing, music, conversation, rest and advice, and books are lent from an excellent library.- London Truth, 1894

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