This second edition of Working Americans 1810-2015, Volume 6: Women
at Work updates the sixth volume in the Working Americans series
through 2015, profiling the lives of American women-how they lived,
how they worked, how they thought-decade by decade from the 1810s
to today. Like the other titles in the series, Working Americans:
Women at Work observes the lives of various Americans, decade by
decade. This new edition profiles women young and old, from a wide
range of geographical and social backgrounds, and from a vast
variety of professions. Some profiles focus on fortune, some on
fame, some on a regular paycheck, and some on no paycheck at all,
but all demonstrate the continuous challenge faced by working women
in America-whether they pushed papers, pitched baseballs, played
the piano, changed public opinion, or joined the Navy. Arranged in
13 chapters, this newest update to the Working Americans series
features 42 historical and current Profiles of women from across
the country, at home and abroad. Each profile offers detailed
insight into the life of the featured individual, dividing focus
into three categories: Life at Home, Life at Work, and Life in the
Community. The Americans profiled in this volume represent all
regions of the country, as well as a variety of ages and ethnic
backgrounds, including: An Estate Matron in 1810; An Educational
Reformer in 1881; An Anti-Corset Advocate in 1896; An Irish Servant
in 1905; A Jazz Singer & Dancer in 1927; An Olympic Swimmer in
1936; A U.S. Navy Lieutenant in 1945; A Baseball Player in 1948; A
Hospital Workers' Strike Organizer in 1959; An Anti-Nuclear Weapons
Advocate in 1983; A Nursery School Founder in 2012; ...and many,
many more. Every chapter begins with an Introduction to the
featured decade, highlighting important events, people, and places
from the period. Chapters also contain Historical Snapshots that
chronicle major milestones of a particular year; excerpts of News
Features that place each profiled individual's life and work in the
context of the time; and Selected Prices that illustrate the
economy of the era and act as statistical comparisons between
decades. Numerous Illustrations also add insight and depth to each
chapter and include photographs, news clippings, advertisements,
postcards, posters, quotations, political cartoons, and more.
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