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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
Josephine Goldmark was an influential supporter of women's protective legislation, as well as for women's rights, child labor laws and better nursing education.
Florence Kelley
Florence Kelley was a social worker, lawyer, social reform advocate, and head of the National Consumers League. This biography highlights the important facts about her life and work.
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
When is a job requirement a BFOQ, or bona fide occupational qualification? Read the definition of BFOQ and how it relates to workplace equality and employment law.
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.
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.
Clara Collet Net
Clara Collet was a 19th and 20th century London woman who helped document labor conditions in London.
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!
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.
Women in America: Occupations
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.
Women Workers: Women's Bureau Statistics
US Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, with basic statistics on working women.
