Work: General
General information on women and work: laws on women and work, status of working women, women in various occupations, curriculum resources, and overviews.
Josephine Goldmark
Biography of Josephine Goldmark, social activist and writer on women's work and child labor.
Biography of Josephine Goldmark, social activist and writer on women's work and child labor.
Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley profile: social worker, lawyer, social reform advocate, and head of the National Consumers League.
Florence Kelley profile: social worker, lawyer, social reform advocate, and head of the National Consumers League.
Woman as an Economic Factor - Harriot Stanton Blatch - 1898
An 1898 speech by Harriot Stanton Blatch on the economic life of women: unpaid and paid work.
An 1898 speech by Harriot Stanton Blatch on the economic life of women: unpaid and paid work.
Bibliography of Women's Labor History
From the Illinois Labor History Society, a booklist of good sources on this topic. A good beginning for middle school or high school research.
From the Illinois Labor History Society, a booklist of good sources on this topic. A good beginning for middle school or high school research.
Clara Collet Net
Clara Collet was a 19th and 20th century London woman who helped document labor conditions in London.
Clara Collet was a 19th and 20th century London woman who helped document labor conditions in London.
Comparable Worth: Real, False Dilemmas
Published in 1984, this article by Jo Freeman details the controversy over "equal pay for work of equal value," especially the labor movement's reaction.
Published in 1984, this article by Jo Freeman details the controversy over "equal pay for work of equal value," especially the labor movement's reaction.
False Assumptions Freeze Women From Job Market
Jo Freeman in 1979 analyzes typical excuses for women's economic position -- primarily about traditional roles and family structure -- and whether those reasons explain the economic differences adequately.
Jo Freeman in 1979 analyzes typical excuses for women's economic position -- primarily about traditional roles and family structure -- and whether those reasons explain the economic differences adequately.
Man's Place
Panel for the NY Times Magazine analyze working women's situation and women's role in the economy. Millennium feature.
Panel for the NY Times Magazine analyze working women's situation and women's role in the economy. Millennium feature.
Origins of Affirmative Action
A hyperlinked summary of the history of affirmative action. References past court decisions and laws passed. From NOW.
A hyperlinked summary of the history of affirmative action. References past court decisions and laws passed. From NOW.
Plight of Women's Work
Curriculum on women in the Industrial Revolution in England and Wales: includes testimony to Parliamentary commissions, illustrations, workforce chart.
Curriculum on women in the Industrial Revolution in England and Wales: includes testimony to Parliamentary commissions, illustrations, workforce chart.
Women and Work in Hawaii
Images of working women in the Hawaiian Islands. Many graphics, even sound clips. Great use of the internet for sharing information!
Images of working women in the Hawaiian Islands. Many graphics, even sound clips. Great use of the internet for sharing information!
Women, Enterprise and Society
Several collections on women and work, drawn from the library collections of the Harvard Business School. Includes manual labor (pre- and non-industrial as well as factory work), professional work, finance and investment, law, and general material on women's lives.
Several collections on women and work, drawn from the library collections of the Harvard Business School. Includes manual labor (pre- and non-industrial as well as factory work), professional work, finance and investment, law, and general material on women's lives.
Women in America: Occupations
Travelers to America in 1820-1842 describe women's occupations, providing insight into the status and roles of women.
Travelers to America in 1820-1842 describe women's occupations, providing insight into the status and roles of women.
Women Miners in the English Coal Pits
An 1842 Parliamentary Paper describing women's work in the coal mines of Yorkshire. Includes testimony of two women miners.
An 1842 Parliamentary Paper describing women's work in the coal mines of Yorkshire. Includes testimony of two women miners.
Women Workers: Women's Bureau Statistics
US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, with basic statistics on working women.
US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, with basic statistics on working women.
Working Women: Equal Pay
The historical pay gap between men and women and what's happening today.
The historical pay gap between men and women and what's happening today.