The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 50
... industrial workers yearly producing $ 24,300,000 worth of goods , nearly two out of three were women and girls . Advo- cates of industrialization sang the praises of the working girl and advanced many arguments in favor of her ...
... industrial workers yearly producing $ 24,300,000 worth of goods , nearly two out of three were women and girls . Advo- cates of industrialization sang the praises of the working girl and advanced many arguments in favor of her ...
Page 52
... industry for almost a century . Home Industry . The development of factory work was paralleled by the spread of home industry . The needle trades and fashion industry in particular depended entirely on the labor of needy women , who ...
... industry for almost a century . Home Industry . The development of factory work was paralleled by the spread of home industry . The needle trades and fashion industry in particular depended entirely on the labor of needy women , who ...
Page 125
... industrial pursuits . By 1890 the number of industrial wage earners in the country was almost as large as that of farm owners , tenants , and farm laborers combined . In these same decades , unprecedented numbers of immigrants from ...
... industrial pursuits . By 1890 the number of industrial wage earners in the country was almost as large as that of farm owners , tenants , and farm laborers combined . In these same decades , unprecedented numbers of immigrants from ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |