Working Americans 1880-2004 6 : Women at Work

Unlike any other volume in the Working Americans series, this sixth volume, is the first to focus on a particular gender of Americans. Volume VI: Women at Work, traces what life was like for working women from the 1860's to the present time. Beginning with the life of a maid in 1890 and a store clerk in 1900 and ending with the life and times of the modern working woman, this text captures the struggle, strengths and changing perception of the American woman at work. Each chapter focuses on one decade and profiles three to five women with real data on Income & Job Descriptions, Selected Prices of the Times, Annual Income, Annual Budgets, Family Finances, Life at Work, Life at Home, Life in the Community, Working Conditions, Cost of Living, Amusements and much more. Each chapter is further supplemented with News Profiles, Articles from Local Media, Illustrations, Economic Profiles, Typical Pricing, Key Events, Inventions and more. This important volume illustrates what life was like for working women over time and allows the reader to develop an understanding of the changing role of women at work. These interesting and useful compilations of portraits of Women at Work will be an important addition to any high school, public or academic library reference collection.Working Americans 1880-2004 6 : Women at Work, was published 2005 under ISBN 9781592370856 and ISBN 1592370853.