"The World is Ill-divided by Eleanor Gordon

"The World is Ill-divided by Eleanor Gordon

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This is the history of women's waged work during the 19th and early 20th centuries, looking at eight different areas ranging from the Borders to the North-East of Scotland and jobs such as prostitution, domestic labour, and the openings for women in the printing trade.

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"The World is Ill-divided by Eleanor Gordon

The 19th century saw Scottish women moving into new areas of work as well as continuing in traditional labour. This is the history of women' s waged work during the 19th and early 20th centuries, looking at eight different areas ranging from the Borders to the North-East of Scotland and jobs such as prostitution, domestic labour, women's entering into the printing trade and the fortunes of early women medical graduates in Glasgow are all described. Late 19th century sweated home-workers and women's roles in the Borders textile industry.
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ISBN 13 9780748601165
ISBN 10 0748601163
Title "The World is Ill-divided
Author Eleanor Gordon
Series Edinburgh Education And Society Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Year published 1990-11-08
Number of pages 192
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