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"These interesting, unique compilations of economic and social facts, figures and graphs will support multiple research needs. They will engage and enlighten patrons in high school, public and academic library collections." (Vol 1)
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Working Americans 1880-2004
Volume VI: Women At Work

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Pub. Date: March 2005
Hardcover: 600 pages
ISBN: 1-59237-063-2/978-1-59237-063-4
Price: $145.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-168-6 EBook Vendors

Working Americans 1880-2005 Volume VI: Women at Work is divided into 13 chapters, each covering a decade from 1880-2005. The life of three to five Working Women is profiled in each chapter. You will learn about their annual income and household budgets, life at home and work, community involvement, prices of the time and cost of living, working conditions, social activities, and much more.

Beginning with the life of a maid in 1890 and a store clerk in 1900 ending with the life and times of the modern working women, this text captures the struggle, strengths and changing perception of the American woman at work. Profiles include:

A twenty-six year old woman in 1890 whose love is photography. Her mother is convinced that her love of photography has doomed her chances of a respectable marriage

A recently widowed woman in 1904 actively managing her family farm

A sixteen year old woman in 1923, who dreams of becoming a famous jazz musician… although she may settle for secretarial school or a few years in college

A twenty-seven year old woman in Huntsville, AL in 1942, helping the war effort and supporting herself making ammunition after her husband left to fight the war

An eighty-eight year old former slave in 1951, living in the same cabin she and her husband built after they were married. She is the proud matriarch of four generations

As in previous volumes of the Working Americans series, information is presented in narrative form, but hard facts and real-life situations back up each story. The basis of the profiles come from diaries, private print books, personal interviews, family histories, estate documents and magazine articles. For easy reference, Working Americans 1880-2005 Volume VI: Women at Work includes an in-depth Subject Index.

The Working Americans series has become an important reference for public libraries, academic libraries and high school libraries. This sixth volume will be a welcome addition to all of these types of reference collections.

Additional Volumes:
Working Americans 1880-1999 Volume I: The Working Class
Working Americans 1880-1999 Volume II: The Middle Class
Working Americans 1880-1999 Volume III: The Upper Class
Working Americans 1880-1999 Volume IV: Their Children
Working Americans 1880-2003 Volume V: Americans At War
Working Americans 1880-2005 Volume VI: Women at Work
Working Americans 1880-2006 Volume VII: Social Movements
Working Americans 1770-1869 Volume IX: From the Revolutionary War to the Civil War

Pub. Date: March 2005
Hardcover: 600 pages
ISBN: 1-59237-063-2/978-1-59237-063-4
Price: $145.00
EBook ISBN: 978-1-59237-168-6 EBook Vendors

Note: If you find this work does not fit your budget, please print out this page and bring it to your local library. There is a reasonable chance they either have a copy, can direct you to a library that does, or will be willing to purchase it for their reference collection.

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Working Americans 1880-2004Volume VI: Women At Work

Working Americans 1880-2004
Volume VI: Women At Work