A Purse of her own : : Occupations of Women in the Nineteenth Century

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Call Number: 331.4 Ne, R 331.4 Ne
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	331.4 Ne	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor, Local History 0-week checkout	R 331.4 Ne	0-week checkout	On Shelf

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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