The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 47
... fact , by the mid - nineteenth century respectable women in need of employ- ment had only a very few occupational choices , all of them badly paid . Middle - class spinsters and widows , unless they wished to depend on their male ...
... fact , by the mid - nineteenth century respectable women in need of employ- ment had only a very few occupational choices , all of them badly paid . Middle - class spinsters and widows , unless they wished to depend on their male ...
Page 76
... came to meeting mobs or threats of violence . In fact , they developed what we know as nonviolent resistance to a fine art . A memorable occasion on which the technique was used was in Boston in 1835 , when a furious 76.
... came to meeting mobs or threats of violence . In fact , they developed what we know as nonviolent resistance to a fine art . A memorable occasion on which the technique was used was in Boston in 1835 , when a furious 76.
Page 136
... fact - finding investigation into the conditions of women and child workers . The nineteen- volume report by a group of experts provided much ammuni- tion for the legislative battle . Gradually the concept that the government had a ...
... fact - finding investigation into the conditions of women and child workers . The nineteen- volume report by a group of experts provided much ammuni- tion for the legislative battle . Gradually the concept that the government had a ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |