The Canadian Girl at Work: A Book of Vocational Guidance (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Guide to Careers, Education, and Economic Independence for Working Women in CanadaBy Marjory MacMurchy Lady Willison

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Marjory MacMurchy Lady Willison's The Canadian Girl at Work: A Book of Vocational Guidance is a practical survey of employment and career preparation for young women in Canada. Combining occupational description, counsel on education and training, and reflections on conduct, health, efficiency, and economic independence, it addresses the transition from school to paid work in an era of expanding clerical, professional, industrial, and service occupations. Its lucid, instructive prose belongs to the reform literature of the early twentieth century: part handbook, part social document, and part argument for organized vocational education. The book is especially valuable for the way it reveals contemporary assumptions about gender, respectability, citizenship, and the kinds of labor considered suitable for Canadian girls. MacMurchy was a physician, public servant, educator, and advocate of social reform whose professional experience brought her into close contact with public health, education, child welfare, and women's employment. Her work reflects the Progressive-era conviction that social problems could be addressed through expert knowledge, institutional planning, and disciplined individual development. Writing as both an authority and a reformer, she sought to equip young women with realistic information while linking personal advancement to national efficiency and social well-being. Readers interested in Canadian social history, women's history, education, labor, or the cultural history of the Progressive era will find this book particularly rewarding. It offers practical guidance, but also an illuminating record of how a society imagined female work, opportunity, and modern citizenship. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.

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GenreEducation and Learning

Length4 hrs 50 mins

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Publish dateSep 16, 2022

LanguageEnglish

1The Canadian Girl at Work: A Book of Vocational Guidance (Annotated)

26MAKING ONE'S OWN CLOTHES. HOME MILLINERY

2PREFACE

27CHAPTER XIII

3CHAPTER I

28TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH GIRLS

4THINKING ABOUT WORK

29CHAPTER XIV

5CHAPTER II

30HAIRDRESSER AND MANICURIST. WAITRESS

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6THE GIRL WHO WORKS IN A FACTORY

31CHAPTER XV

7CHAPTER III

32FARM WORK FOR WOMEN

8THE SALESWOMAN

33CHAPTER XVI

9CHAPTER IV

34THE LIBRARIAN

10THE GIRL AT WORK IN AN OFFICE

35CHAPTER XVII

11CHAPTER V

36WORK FOR THE GIRL AT HOME

12LEARNING AFTER THE POSITION IS FOUND

37CHAPTER XVIII

13CHAPTER VI

38THE HOME EMPLOYMENTS

14WHAT EVERY GIRL NEEDS TO KNOW

39CHAPTER XIX

15CHAPTER VII

40JOURNALISM. WRITING. ADVERTISING. ART. HANDICRAFTS. DESIGNING. PHOTOGRAPHY. ARCHITECTURE. LANDSCAPE GARDENING. HOUSE DECORATING AND FURNISHING. MUSIC. ACTING. DANCING.

16THE HOUSE WORKER—DOMESTIC SCIENCE

41CHAPTER XX

17CHAPTER VIII

42BANKING. LAW. MEDICINE. DENTISTRY. PHARMACY. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. CIVIL SERVICE. SOCIAL WORK

18THE TEACHER

43CHAPTER XXI

19CHAPTER IX

44GOING INTO BUSINESS FOR ONE'S SELF

20THE WORK OF A NURSE

45CHAPTER XXII

21CHAPTER X

46NEW WORK FOR WOMEN