Female occupations : women's employment 1850-1950 / Margaret Ward.
This is a carefully researched A-Z of women's employment, covering over 100 years of change. The entries are based on an encyclopaedic approach, each full of interest and information, as they chart the steadily evolving status of women and the historic struggle to broaden the job opportunities...
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Newbury, England :
Countryside Books,
2008.
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Summary: | This is a carefully researched A-Z of women's employment, covering over 100 years of change. The entries are based on an encyclopaedic approach, each full of interest and information, as they chart the steadily evolving status of women and the historic struggle to broaden the job opportunities open to them. Early occupations that were considered socially suitable included dairymaid, fisherwoman, governess, and stone picker. The decline of domestic service and the effect of the two World Wars, gave way to the modern era of access for women to all categories and ranks of employment from accountants, army officers, and diplomats, to captains of industry and even prime minister. Female Occupations contains over 300 entries. Each of these has some explanation of what the job entailed, the historical setting, and examples or stories of women who were involved with it. |
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Item Description: | "A-Z of women's employment, covering over 100 years of change. The entries themselves ... chart the steadily evolving status of women and the job opportunities open to them ... what the job entailed, the historical setting, and examples or stories of women who were involved with it "--P. [4] of cover. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations. |
ISBN: | 9781846748035 1846748038 9781846748028 184674802X 9781846748882 1846748887 |
Access: | Access to electronic resources restricted to Simmons University students, faculty and staff. Access limited to one user at a time. |