Every-Day Business for Women: A Manual for the UninitiatedExcerpt from Every-Day Business for Women: A Manual for the Uninitiated In presenting this little book to the public, I have no word of apology, but only one of explanation. Many years' experience with women's societies and boarding-school girls has brought to my attention the appalling ignorance of really clever women in matters of every-day business. Women who could discuss theosophy intelligently were puzzled by simple accounts and confused by quit-claim deeds; and some who had large means did not know all about the checks which they drew so frequently. It was to render the girls under my care more intelligent in these matters that these talks were first prepared; hence the simplicity of statement, and the explanation of even well-known technical terms. They are now offered to the larger audience of the uninitiated everywhere, in the hope that they may be of use in dispelling that ignorance, which, more than their sex, is the cause of the unfortunate issue of the business affairs of so many women. To my friends in the business world in many directions, I am indebted for helpful suggestions; especially in the banking section. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
