As the twentieth century draws to an end, the changing role of women appears as one of the dominant features of the era. In "Now Hiring, " historian Julia Blackwelder traces the century-long evolution of the American occupational structure and the ensuing rise in demand for female workers through the closing episodes of the Industrial Revolution and the advent of postindustrialism. Decade by decade, she adroitly traces the main lines of the development of the female work force and its interactions with education, family life, and social convention while developing a nuanced analysis of the...
As the twentieth century draws to an end, the changing role of women appears as one of the dominant features of the era. In "Now Hiring, " historian J...
Even before the Depression, unemployment, low wages, substandard housing, and poor health plagued many women in what was then one of America's poorest cities--San Antonio. Divided by tradition, prejudice, or law into three distinct communities of Mexican Americans, Anglos, and African Americans, San Antonio women faced hardships based on their personal economic circumstances as well as their identification with a particular racial or ethnic group. "Women of the Depression," first published in 1984, presents a unique study of life in a city whose society more nearly reflected divisions by...
Even before the Depression, unemployment, low wages, substandard housing, and poor health plagued many women in what was then one of America's poorest...
