About this story
You watch Mrs. Wagner announce two decisions the office did not expect: equal hiring for women, and a visit to Bethlehem Hospital's most dangerous patient. Chains and a whip surround the man called Jack Straw, but her bare hand on his head changes what the room believed possible, and she leaves already drafting his release.
How it opens
Your uncle Ephraim Wagner died one day after you returned from the Frankfurt office.
The lawyer confirmed that the will gave his widow the business and full authority to command it.
Mr. HartreyThe London clerks will obey whatever course our new head decides.
My husband meant to employ capable women in Frankfurt as he already did here.
Then I will carry his instructions to Keller and Engelman before you travel.
Keep positions open for women, but promise none until character can be examined fairly.