Author: Margery Davies
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439905827
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Office before the Civil War; 3. Office Work after the Civil War; 4. Women Enter the Office; 5. The Ideological Debate; 6. Scientific Management in the Office; 7. The Private Secretary; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index.
Woman'S Place Is At The Typewriter
Author: Margery Davies
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439905827
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Office before the Civil War; 3. Office Work after the Civil War; 4. Women Enter the Office; 5. The Ideological Debate; 6. Scientific Management in the Office; 7. The Private Secretary; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439905827
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Office before the Civil War; 3. Office Work after the Civil War; 4. Women Enter the Office; 5. The Ideological Debate; 6. Scientific Management in the Office; 7. The Private Secretary; 8. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index.
From Spinster to Career Woman
Author: Arlene Young
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773558489
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The late Victorian period brought a radical change in cultural attitudes toward middle-class women and work. Anxiety over the growing disproportion between women and men in the population, combined with an awakening desire among young women for personal and financial freedom, led progressive thinkers to advocate for increased employment opportunities. The major stumbling block was the persistent conviction that middle-class women - "ladies" - could not work without relinquishing their social status. Through media reports, public lectures, and fictional portrayals of working women, From Spinster to Career Woman traces advocates' efforts to alter cultural perceptions of women, work, class, and the ideals of womanhood. Focusing on the archetypal figures of the hospital nurse and the typewriter, Arlene Young analyzes the strategies used to transform a job perceived as menial into a respected profession and to represent office work as progressive employment for educated women. This book goes beyond a standard examination of historical, social, and political realities, delving into the intense human elements of a cultural shift and the hopes and fears of young women seeking independence. Providing new insights into the Victorian period, From Spinster to Career Woman captures the voices of ordinary women caught up in the frustrations and excitements of a new era.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773558489
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The late Victorian period brought a radical change in cultural attitudes toward middle-class women and work. Anxiety over the growing disproportion between women and men in the population, combined with an awakening desire among young women for personal and financial freedom, led progressive thinkers to advocate for increased employment opportunities. The major stumbling block was the persistent conviction that middle-class women - "ladies" - could not work without relinquishing their social status. Through media reports, public lectures, and fictional portrayals of working women, From Spinster to Career Woman traces advocates' efforts to alter cultural perceptions of women, work, class, and the ideals of womanhood. Focusing on the archetypal figures of the hospital nurse and the typewriter, Arlene Young analyzes the strategies used to transform a job perceived as menial into a respected profession and to represent office work as progressive employment for educated women. This book goes beyond a standard examination of historical, social, and political realities, delving into the intense human elements of a cultural shift and the hopes and fears of young women seeking independence. Providing new insights into the Victorian period, From Spinster to Career Woman captures the voices of ordinary women caught up in the frustrations and excitements of a new era.
Anger
Author: Carol Zisowitz Stearns
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226771520
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In this groundbreaking social history, Carol and Peter Stearns trace the two hundred-year development of anger, beginning with premodern colonial America. Drawing on diaries and popular advice literature of key periods, Anger deals with the everyday experiences of the family and workplace in its examination of our attempts to control our domestic lives and lessen social tensions by harnessing emotion. Offering an entirely new approach to the study of emotion, the authors inaugurate a new field of study termed "emotionology," which distinguishes collective emotional standards from the experience of emotion itself.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226771520
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
In this groundbreaking social history, Carol and Peter Stearns trace the two hundred-year development of anger, beginning with premodern colonial America. Drawing on diaries and popular advice literature of key periods, Anger deals with the everyday experiences of the family and workplace in its examination of our attempts to control our domestic lives and lessen social tensions by harnessing emotion. Offering an entirely new approach to the study of emotion, the authors inaugurate a new field of study termed "emotionology," which distinguishes collective emotional standards from the experience of emotion itself.
Neither use nor ornament
Author: Tracey Potts
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526173913
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Neither use nor ornament is a book about personal productivity, narrated from the perspective of its obstacles: clutter and procrastination. It offers a challenge to the self-help promise of a clutter-free life, lived in a permanent state of efficiency and flow. The book reveals how contemporary projections of the good, productive life rely on images of failure. Riffing on the aphorism ‘less is more’ – a dominant refrain in present day productivity advice – it tells stories about streamlining, efficiency and tidiness over a time period of around 100 years. By focusing on the shadows of productivity advice, Neither use nor ornament seeks to unravel the moral narratives that hold individuals to account for their inefficiencies and muddles.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526173913
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Neither use nor ornament is a book about personal productivity, narrated from the perspective of its obstacles: clutter and procrastination. It offers a challenge to the self-help promise of a clutter-free life, lived in a permanent state of efficiency and flow. The book reveals how contemporary projections of the good, productive life rely on images of failure. Riffing on the aphorism ‘less is more’ – a dominant refrain in present day productivity advice – it tells stories about streamlining, efficiency and tidiness over a time period of around 100 years. By focusing on the shadows of productivity advice, Neither use nor ornament seeks to unravel the moral narratives that hold individuals to account for their inefficiencies and muddles.
Feminism And Philosophy
Author: Nancy Tuana
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429980159
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 601
Book Description
The past twenty years have seen an explosion of work by feminist philosophers and several surveys of this work have documented the richness of the many different ways of doing feminist philosophy. But this major new anthology is the first broad and inclusive selection of the most important work in this field. There are many unanswered questions about the future of feminist philosophy. Which of the many varieties of feminist philosophy will last, and which will fade away? What kinds of accommodations will be possible with mainstream non-feminist philosophy? Which will separate themselves and flourish on their own? To what extent will feminists change the topics philosophers address? To what extent will they change the very way in which philosophy is done? However these questions are answered, it is clear that feminist philosophy is having and will continue to have a major impact on the discipline of philosophy. This volume is the first to allow the scholar, the student, and other interested readers to sample this diverse literature and to ponder these questions for themselves. Organized around nine traditional “types” of feminist philosophy, Feminism and Philosophy is an imaginatively edited volume that will stimulate readers to explore many new pathways of understanding. It marks a defining moment in feminist philosophy, and it will be an essential text for philosophers and for feminist theorists in many other fields.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429980159
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 601
Book Description
The past twenty years have seen an explosion of work by feminist philosophers and several surveys of this work have documented the richness of the many different ways of doing feminist philosophy. But this major new anthology is the first broad and inclusive selection of the most important work in this field. There are many unanswered questions about the future of feminist philosophy. Which of the many varieties of feminist philosophy will last, and which will fade away? What kinds of accommodations will be possible with mainstream non-feminist philosophy? Which will separate themselves and flourish on their own? To what extent will feminists change the topics philosophers address? To what extent will they change the very way in which philosophy is done? However these questions are answered, it is clear that feminist philosophy is having and will continue to have a major impact on the discipline of philosophy. This volume is the first to allow the scholar, the student, and other interested readers to sample this diverse literature and to ponder these questions for themselves. Organized around nine traditional “types” of feminist philosophy, Feminism and Philosophy is an imaginatively edited volume that will stimulate readers to explore many new pathways of understanding. It marks a defining moment in feminist philosophy, and it will be an essential text for philosophers and for feminist theorists in many other fields.
Durable Inequality
Author: Charles Tilly
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520221703
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Annotation Provides a fresh look at the causes and effects of inequality, drawing attention to the place of unequal categories in exploitation.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520221703
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Annotation Provides a fresh look at the causes and effects of inequality, drawing attention to the place of unequal categories in exploitation.
Off the Record
Author: David Morton
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813527475
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A cultural and economic history of sound recording technology.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813527475
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A cultural and economic history of sound recording technology.
Women's Work, Men's Work
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309034299
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life. This volume probes pertinent questions: Why has the overall degree of sex segregation remained stable in this century? What informal barriers keep it in place? How do socialization and educational practices affect career choices and hiring patterns? How do family responsibilities affect women's work attitudes? And how effective is legislation in lessening the gap between the sexes? Amply supplemented with tables, figures, and insightful examination of trends and research, this volume is a definitive source for what is known today about sex segregation on the job.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309034299
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Even though women have made substantial progress in a number of formerly male occupations, sex segregation in the workplace remains a fact of life. This volume probes pertinent questions: Why has the overall degree of sex segregation remained stable in this century? What informal barriers keep it in place? How do socialization and educational practices affect career choices and hiring patterns? How do family responsibilities affect women's work attitudes? And how effective is legislation in lessening the gap between the sexes? Amply supplemented with tables, figures, and insightful examination of trends and research, this volume is a definitive source for what is known today about sex segregation on the job.
Wisdom of Two
Author: Margaret Mills Harper
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199289166
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Publisher description
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199289166
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Publisher description
Job Queues, Gender Queues
Author: Barbara F. Reskin
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781439901595
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A controversial interpretation of women's dramatic inroads into several male occupations.
Publisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 9781439901595
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
A controversial interpretation of women's dramatic inroads into several male occupations.