text_original: I stubbornly refused to yield altogether to a time hon  ored code, which required women to perform out door drudgery, often while men sat in the house, and soon had the sympathy of our own boys ; for it was often impossible to obtain any domestic help, though Pitts  burg " charitable " people supported hundreds of wo  men in idleness who might have had homes and wages in farm houses.
text_transcription: I STUBBORNLY REFUSED TO YIELD ALTOGETHER TO A TIME HONORED CODE WHICH REQUIRED WOMEN TO PERFORM OUTDOOR DRUDGERY OFTEN WHILE MEN SAT IN THE HOUSE AND SOON HAD THE SYMPATHY OF OUR OWN BOYS FOR IT WAS OFTEN IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN ANY DOMESTIC HELP THOUGH PITTSBURGH CHARITABLE PEOPLE SUPPORTED HUNDREDS OF WOMEN IN IDLENESS WHO MIGHT HAVE HAD HOMES AND WAGES IN FARMHOUSES
phonemes: aɪ stˈʌbɚnli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə jˈiːld ˌɔːltəɡˈɛðɚ tʊ ɐ tˈaɪm hˈɑːn ˈɔːɹd kˈoʊd, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd wˈɪmɪn tə pɚfˈɔːɹm ˈaʊt dˈɔːɹ dɹˈʌdʒɹi, ˈɔfən wˌaɪl mˈɛn sˈæt ɪnðə hˈaʊs, ænd sˈuːn hæd ðə sˈɪmpəθi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn bˈɔɪz ; fɔːɹ ɪt wʌz ˈɔfən ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ əbtˈeɪn ˌɛni dəmˈɛstɪk hˈɛlp, ðˌoʊ pˈɪts bˈɜːɡ " tʃˈæɹɪɾəbəl " pˈiːpəl səpˈɔːɹɾᵻd hˈʌndɹɪdz ʌv wˈoʊ mˈɛn ɪn ˈaɪdəlnəs hˌuː mˌaɪthɐv hæd hˈoʊmz ænd wˈeɪdʒᵻz ɪn fˈɑːɹm hˈaʊzᵻz.