Book

A purse of her own : occupations of women in the nineteenth century

Call Number

  • H 331.4 N437 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Nicolas Books, c2013.

Physical Description

viii, 272 p. : ill., ports.; 29 cm.

Contents

  • Women in the sewing trades: Dressmaker ; Milliners
  • Working class women: Domestics ; Laundresses / Dyers / Dry cleaners ; Carpet weavers ; Mill and manufacturing workers
  • Fallen women and female felons: Prostitutes ; Thieves and scam artists
  • Wives, widows and daughters: Women who ran shops ; Women who farmed ; Misc. occupations
  • Females as educators: Rural schools ; Select academies ; Public schools ; Michigan State Normal School ; Michigan Female College ; The doors remain closed at University of Michigan
  • Women in the arts: Music teachers ; Artists ; Authors
  • Emerging opportunities for women: Photographers ; Hairdressers ; Kindergarten teachers ; Canvassers ; Librarians ; Office workers
  • Women and higher education: The "dangerous experiment" ; First women on the faculty of the University of Michigan ; Female faculty members at Michigan State Normal School
  • Women join the professions: Doctors ; Nurses : Pharmacists ; Dentists ; Attorneys
  • Women in business: Boarding houses / rooming houses ; Inns and hotels ; Restaurants ; Real estate ; Flower shops ; Retail proprietors and clerks ; Insurance
  • Women in communications and politics: Telegraph and telephone operators ; Newspapers and publishing ; Elected officials / political appointments.

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