Fifteen papers of the Historical Series, Part II., Division I, have already been given, and the subjects considered in them have nearly covered the field of material at present available for the rough preliminary enquiry, in which the Group has led the way.  When the series is finished, it is hoped to shape the material into essay form for publication.

The present volume is the outcome of lectures and discussions arising out of Part II., Division 2.  It is hoped that it may prove to be the first of a Series dealing with this part of the investigations undertaken by the Women’s Group.

APPENDIX II

LATEST CENSUS RETURNS[1] OF WOMEN WORKERS IN THE SEVEN PROFESSIONS CONSIDERED IN THIS BOOK

Total.  Unmarried.  Married.  Widowed.

I. Teachers 187,283 171,480 11,798 4,005

II.  Physicians, Surgeons 477 382 76 19
and Registered Practitioners

III.  Midwives, Sick Nurses, 83,662 55,288 11,867 16,507
Invalid Attendants

IV.  Poor Law, Municipal, 19,437 14,439 2,514 2,484
Parish, etc., Officers

  V. National Government 31,538 25,843 3,410 2,285
  Employees

  VI.  Commercial or Business 117,057 114,429 1,733 895
  Clerks

  VII.  Actresses 9,171 5,259 3,540 372

In a volume which may be issued by the Census Office in February, some sub-divisions of the above headings will be made.  Thus (1) teachers employed by Local Authorities will be separated from those in other schools; (2) the number of dentists (not included above) will be given; (3) the number of midwives will be shown separately; (4) Poor Law will be distinguished from other Local Government Service; (5) Post Office Servants will be distinguished from other Civil Servants; (6) clerks will, as far as possible, be classified according to the industry with which they are connected; (7) actresses in music-halls will, as far as possible, be distinguished from those in theatres.

[Footnote 1:  In connection with these returns of 1911, it must be remembered that a large number of women workers resisted the census in that year as a protest against their exclusion from citizenship.  The above figures are, therefore, though official, unavoidably an understatement.]