Women at work / by Scott Derks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Derks, Scott, author.

Series:

Working Americans

Working Americans 1810-2015 ; Volume VI

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Employment.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (619 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2015]

Summary:

Each volume in the widely-successful Working Americans series focuses on a particular type of American and illustrates what life was like for that group from the 1800s to the present time. The volumes are arranged into decade-long chapters, each introducing to the reader three individuals or families. Individual profiles examine life at home, life at work, life in the community, family finances and budget, cost of living and amusements. To further the reader's understanding of the time period, profiles are supplemented with national current events, economic profiles, an historical snapshot, news profiles, local news articles and illustrations derived from popular printed materials. Profiles cover a wide range of ethnic groups and span the entire country, providing a thorough examination of all types of Americans in that particular group. From a wealth of government surveys, social worker histories, economic data, family diaries and letters, newspaper and magazine features, these unique volumes assemble a rema.

Contents:

Working Americans 1810-2015, Volume VI: Women At Work, Second Edition ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; 1810: Estate Matron ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Western Kentucky ; Historical Snapshot 1810 ; 1826: Schoolteacher ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Litchfield, Connecticut ; Historical Snapshot 1826 ; 1858: Plantation Wife ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Charleston, South Carolina ; Historical Snapshot 1858 ; 1881: Educational Reformer ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Otsego, Wisconsin

Historical Snapshot 1881 1896: Anti-Corset Advocate ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Bridgeport, Connecticut ; Historical Snapshot 1896 ; 1898: Child Prodigy Composer ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Boston, Massachusetts ; Historical Snapshot 1898 ; 1901: Anti-Cigarette Advocate ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois ; Historical Snapshot 1901 ; 1905: Irish Servant ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Boston, Massachusetts ; Historical Snapshot 1905 ; 1907: Teacher & Organizer ; Life at Home

Life at Work Life in the Community: Chicago, Illinois ; Historical Snapshot 1907 ; 1916: Teacher of Immigrant Children ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Brooklyn, New York ; Historical Snapshot 1916 ; 1917: Creator of Campbell's Kids ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Historical Snapshot 1917 ; 1919: Hair Care Business Owner ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Harlem, New York ; Historical Snapshot 1919 ; 1921: Teacher of German Immigrants ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Minneapolis, Minnesota ; Historical Snapshot 1921

1927: Jazz Singer & Dancer Life at Home; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Harlem, New York ; Historical Snapshot 1927 ; 1928: Purity for Silent Films Advocate ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Topeka, Kansas ; Historical Snapshot 1928 ; 1933: School Librarian ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Danville, Virginia ; Historical Snapshot 1933 ; 1936: Olympic Swimmer ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Berlin, Germany ; Historical Snapshot 1936 ; 1939: Pianist & Arranger ; Life at Home ; Life at Work

Life in the Community: Kansas City, Missouri Historical Snapshot 1939 ; 1945: High School Teacher ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community; Cincinnati, Ohio ; Historical Snapshot 1945 ; 1945: US Navy Lieutenant ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Woods Hole, Falmouth, Massachusetts ; Historical Snapshot 1945 ; 1948: Baseball Player ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Racine, Wisconsin ; Historical Snapshot 1948 ; 1955: Founder of Scholarship Program ; Life at Home ; Life at Work ; Life in the Community: Trenton, New Jersey

Historical Snapshot 1955

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 15, 2016).

ISBN:

1-68217-078-0

OCLC:

941700440