Transcriber’s Notes Hyphenation has been standardised. Changes made are noted at the end of the book. WOMEN WANTED MABEL POTTER DAGGETT WOMEN WANTED _The story written in blood red letters on the horizon of the Great World War_ BY MABEL POTTER DAGGETT AUTHOR OF “IN LOCKERBIE STREET,” ETC. _Illustrated_ NEW YORK GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1918, BY GEORGE H. DORAN COMPANY COPYRIGHT, 1917, 1918, BY THE PICTORIAL REVIEW COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO MY FRIEND KATHERINE LECKIE THE ILLUMINATION OF WHOSE PERSONALITY HAS LIGHTED MY PATHWAY TO TRUTH, THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I GLIMPSING THE GREAT WORLD WAR 13 II CLOSE UP BEHIND THE LINES 48 III HER COUNTRY’S CALL 82 IV WOMEN WHO WEAR WAR JEWELRY 115 V THE NEW WAGE ENVELOPE 147 VI THE OPEN DOOR IN COMMERCE 201 VII TAKING TITLE IN THE PROFESSIONS 239 VIII AT THE GATES OF GOVERNMENT 280 IX THE RISING VALUE OF A BABY 308 X THE RING AND THE WOMAN 338 [Illustration: _Page 106_ MRS. PANKHURST’S GREATEST PARADE When she led 40,000 English women through the streets of London in July, 1915. This procession is the vanguard in the march of all the women of the world to economic independence. ] ILLUSTRATIONS MRS. PANKHURST’S GREATEST PARADE THE MARCH OF THE ENGLISH WOMEN INTO INDUSTRY _Frontispiece_ PAGE THE STAFF OF THE WOMEN’S WAR HOSPITAL, ENDELL ST. W. C., LONDON 64 MRS. H. J. TENNANT OF LONDON 96 VISCOUNTESS ELIZABETH BENOIT D’AZY OF PARIS IN THE RED CROSS SERVICE 120 LADY RALPH PAGET, CELEBRATED WAR HEROINE 128 MRS. KATHERINE M. HARLEY OF LONDON, WHO DIED AT THE FRONT 136 MISS ELIZABETH RACHEL WYLIE OF NEW YORK 202 MLLE. SANUA AT THE HEAD OF THE PARIS SCHOOL OF COMMERCE FOR WOMEN 224 DR. ELIZABETH GARRETT ANDERSON, ENGLAND’S FIRST WOMAN PHYSICIAN 256 MISS NANCY NETTLEFORD OF LONDON 264 MME. SUZANNE GRINBERG OF PARIS, FAMOUS LAWYER 272 DR. ROSALIE S. MORTON OF NEW YORK 276 MRS. MILLICENT GARRETT FAWCETT OF LONDON 290 MME. CHARLES LE VERRIER OF PARIS 298 DR. SCHISKINA YAVEIN OF PETROGRAD 304 HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH 320