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No thinking woman can be indifferent or hostile to such an advance on old methods as the formation of a Domestic Helps’ Union.
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The statement presents the formation of a Domestic Helps’ Union as a positive improvement over older ways of doing things. It says that any woman who thinks seriously about the matter should neither ignore nor oppose this change. The wording treats support for the union as the reasonable response to this claimed advance.
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- Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand), White Ribbon
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