"Dishwashing and scrubbing are being done more and more by men," said Miss Jane Addams, speaking of the advertisements. "For dishwashing machines especially there seems to be a growing tendency to employ men. We have one of those machines at Hull House restaurant. It is seldom that a woman has run this machine. For the Hull House management I can say that there is no purpose to [replace] working women with men or to encourage infringement of either in the other's sphere. I have heard it said that fear of union housemaids' strikes may cause householders to engage men's services for work formerly done by women. I don't believe there is much likelihood that there will be any such development, at least not on a scale so extensive as to disturb well established customs and cause a revolution in the realm of the kitchen."
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