Dear Mr. Wilson—I am a woman in trouble and I want my rights. It is no crime for a female to wear male attire, and yet I have been arrested here in Brooklyn for doing it. I want a permit from you or some one else to wear the costume I have adopted. I am tired of being kicked around and abused and poorly paid. If I can appear as a man and do man’s work, I shall be more respected, better paid and happier. Won’t you please see what can be done for me?
