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During the war women took over men's jobs , wove and spun material for soldiers ' clothing , and outfitted the home front with " homespun " garments . They did the heavy work of farming , collected lead , which was in short supply ...
During the war women took over men's jobs , wove and spun material for soldiers ' clothing , and outfitted the home front with " homespun " garments . They did the heavy work of farming , collected lead , which was in short supply ...
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Mrs. Bloomer , soon per- suaded of the advantages of pantaloons gathered chastely at the ankles and topped by a belted smock which reached the knees , took up the cause . Daringly she rushed into print with the assertion that women ...
Mrs. Bloomer , soon per- suaded of the advantages of pantaloons gathered chastely at the ankles and topped by a belted smock which reached the knees , took up the cause . Daringly she rushed into print with the assertion that women ...
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It took years of difficult struggle for its graduates to be accorded professional recognition and the chance to earn a living as doc- tors . The position of midwives similarly deteriorated in the early nineteenth century .
It took years of difficult struggle for its graduates to be accorded professional recognition and the chance to earn a living as doc- tors . The position of midwives similarly deteriorated in the early nineteenth century .
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |