Women's Work, 1840-1940 (New Studies in Economic and Social History)

by ElizabethRoberts (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  1995

  $63.07

  A unique overview of the issues surrounding women's work from 1840-1940.

• Used

  Paperback
  1987

  $3.49

• New

  Paperback
  1995

  $24.36

  This volume addresses some of the difficult issues surrounding women's work during a century of social upheaval, and demonstrates how hard it is to be precise about the nature and extent of women's occupations. It focuses on working-class women and the many problems relating to their work, full-time and part-time, paid and unpaid, outside and inside the home. Elizabeth Roberts examines men's attitudes to women's work, the difficulties of census enumeration and women's connections with trade unions. She also tackles in depth other areas of contention such as the effects of legislation on women's work, a 'family wage', and unequal pay and status. Dr Roberts' study provides a unique overview of an expanding field of social and economic history, while her survey of the available literature is a useful guide to further reading.