14th July 1926. ‘The Child in the Servantless Home’
‘It is impossible to manage a home and children singlehanded without good health. The working mother should, for her own sake, do all she can to preserve her health, and often a few hours’ rest in bed will prevent serious trouble. It is sheer folly when overtired or unwell to go blindly on with the daily programme, exclaiming that you cannot be spared. Better “be spared” for twenty-four hours than for a fortnight! A periodical day in bed would relieve most of the troubles that many working mothers seem to accept as inevitable…
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