The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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... wages . Children inden- tured into service received their freedom when they reached their teens . If a servant was found guilty of any misdeed , he was usually punished by a lengthening of his term of service . In this regard women were ...
... wages . Children inden- tured into service received their freedom when they reached their teens . If a servant was found guilty of any misdeed , he was usually punished by a lengthening of his term of service . In this regard women were ...
Page 44
... wages . Generally , thirty to fifty percent of the wages paid to male teachers seemed appropriate for females . When Susan B. Anthony worked as a schoolteacher , her wages were two dollars a week and board , little more than she had ...
... wages . Generally , thirty to fifty percent of the wages paid to male teachers seemed appropriate for females . When Susan B. Anthony worked as a schoolteacher , her wages were two dollars a week and board , little more than she had ...
Page 94
... wages . Here family life was reduced to a desperate struggle for sur- vival , as the home became a sweatshop in which children and their elders did piecework . Gradually , working girls organized in their own behalf , joined men in the ...
... wages . Here family life was reduced to a desperate struggle for sur- vival , as the home became a sweatshop in which children and their elders did piecework . Gradually , working girls organized in their own behalf , joined men in the ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Woman in American History Specialized studies in American history series |
| Author | Gerda Lerner |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0201042274, 9780201042276 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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