January
4, 1922 – J. M. McConnell, Minnesota commissioner of
education, has submitted a portion of the 1922 report of the state department
of education regarding teachers’ salaries. The average salary paid to men in
high and grade schools in this state is $192 a month, and the average for women
is $132 per month. The ratio is one man to 6.8 women.
The rural schools’ average salary for men is $126 and the average for women is $103. The ratio is one man to 20.7 women. The figures submitted to the joint legislative committee on education today placed the average salaries for men at $89.60 and for women at $74.62.
The correctness for the report was under fire by Rep. Theodore Christensen of Dawson and other members and Mr. McConnell attained the most recent figures.
The average salary paid to men teachers in Minneapolis is $280 a month and to women $180 a month; in St. Paul, men $235 and women $160. For the fiscal years ending July 1, 1921, there were 505,681 pupils in Minnesota schools as compare to 503,597 the year before. There were 19,960 teachers for the fiscal year 1921, as compared to 19,575 for 1920.
McConnell averages the school year at 10 months in cities of major size and nine months in smaller cities, while in rural communities it is from six to nine months.
The Duluth Herald; “One Male to 6.8 Women Teachers in Gopher State”; Jan. 5, 1922; p. 7.
The rural schools’ average salary for men is $126 and the average for women is $103. The ratio is one man to 20.7 women. The figures submitted to the joint legislative committee on education today placed the average salaries for men at $89.60 and for women at $74.62.
The correctness for the report was under fire by Rep. Theodore Christensen of Dawson and other members and Mr. McConnell attained the most recent figures.
The average salary paid to men teachers in Minneapolis is $280 a month and to women $180 a month; in St. Paul, men $235 and women $160. For the fiscal years ending July 1, 1921, there were 505,681 pupils in Minnesota schools as compare to 503,597 the year before. There were 19,960 teachers for the fiscal year 1921, as compared to 19,575 for 1920.
McConnell averages the school year at 10 months in cities of major size and nine months in smaller cities, while in rural communities it is from six to nine months.
The Duluth Herald; “One Male to 6.8 Women Teachers in Gopher State”; Jan. 5, 1922; p. 7.
Henriette, Minn., 7th and 8th graders in 1922
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Not only did women teachers make much less money than men teachers, most district contracts included rules for women teachers that did not apply to men teachers:
1. Not to get married. This contract becomes null and void if the (female) teacher marries.
2. Not to have company with men.
3. To be at home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless in attendance at a school function.
4. Not to loiter downtown in ice cream stores.
5. Not to leave town any time without the permission of the Chairman of the Trustees.
6. Not to smoke cigarettes.
7. Not to drink beer, wine or whiskey.
8. Not to ride in a carriage or automobile with any man except her brother or father.
9. Not to dress in bright colors.
10. Not to dye their hair.
11. To wear at least two petticoats.
12. Not to wear dresses more than 2 inches above the ankle.
13. To keep the schoolroom clean, including scrubbing the floor weekly with soap and hot water.
14. Not to wear face powder, mascara or to paint lips.
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