88

XX. Banking. Law. Medicine. Dentistry. Pharmacy.
Chemical Industry. Civil Service. Social Work 94

XXI. Going into Business for One's Self 99

XXII. New Work for Women 102

XXIII. Money and Wages 107

XXIV. Spending. Saving. Investing 112

XXV. Health 116

XXVI. A Girl's Reading 121

XXVII. Necessary Work 126

XXVIII. What One Girl Can Do for Another 129

XXIX. Civic Duties and Responsibilities 133

XXX. The Best Kind of Work 138

List of Occupations 141

Bibliography 146

Index 149

THE CANADIAN GIRL AT WORK

CHAPTER I

THINKING ABOUT WORK

Thinking about work is the beginning of one of the happiest and most useful
of our experiences. Through work there comes to us the pleasure of a
growing knowledge of the great world and its wonders, the delight of
intercourse with other people, and the happiness of friendship with our
fellow-workers. Work well done is a doorway to whatever good things we most
desire. Best of all, perhaps, to the girl who is earning her living, is the
satisfaction of feeling that she is a useful citizen, doing her part in the
development of Canada.

Canadian girls have a wide field from which to choose their particular form
of occupation. To choose wisely is a duty we owe to ourselves and to our
country--to ourselves, because a wise choice helps to secure our happiness
in work; to our country, because she has a right to the best we can offer
her in return for the peace and freedom in which we live under her laws.

Every year new varieties of employment and new positions in old employments
are being added to the field of work for girls and women. Work at home is
being systematized, and new devices are increasing the efficiency of the
work of a home. Among the girls who are beginning work to-day are some who
will develop further the management of the home on modern economic and
social lines. Forward-thinking people anticipate a great