Women money power : the rise and fall of economic equality / Josie Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, Josie (Journalist), author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex discrimination against women--United States--History.

Sex discrimination against women.

Women--Employment--United States--History.

Women.

Women--United States--Economic conditions--History.

Women--United States--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Abrams Press, 2024.

Summary:

"For centuries, women were denied equal access to money and the freedom and power that came with it. They were restricted from owning property or transacting in real estate. Even well into the 20th century, women could not take out their own loans or own bank accounts without their husband's permission. They could be fired for getting married or pregnant, and if they still had a job, they could be kept from certain roles, restricted from working longer hours, and paid less than men for equal work. It was a raw deal, and women weren't happy with it. So they pushed back. In Women Money Power, financial journalist Josie Cox tells the story of women's fight for financial freedom. This is an inspirational account of brave pioneers who took on social mores and the law, including the "Rosies" who filled industrial jobs vacated by men and helped win WWII, the heiress whose fortune helped create the birth control pill, the brassy investor who broke into the boys' club of the New York Stock Exchange, and the namesake of landmark equal pay legislation who refused to accept discrimination. But as any woman can tell you, the battle for equality--for money and power--is far from over. Cox delves deep into the challenges women face today and the culture and systems that hold them back. This is a fascinating narrative account of progress, women's lives, and the work still to be done"--Jacket.

Contents:

Prologue: Some women just don't want to

Was Rosie the Riveter robbed?

Wonderful things in small packets

Giving the problem a name

Progress in failure

Winds of legal change

1,365 men and me

Old dreams, new realities

A bimbo or a bitch

Promises and loopholes

Cassandra and the crash

The cost of silence

The American fever dream

Hope, or something like it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-322) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781419762987

1419762982

OCLC:

1393301228