The Employments of Women: A Cyclopædia of Woman's Work
By Virginia Penny
Length26h 29m
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In "The Employments of Women: A Cyclopædia of Woman's Work," Virginia Penny presents a comprehensive exploration of the diverse roles women occupied in the late 19th century, effectively challenging the rigid gender norms of her time. Written in an encyclopedic format, the book meticulously categorizes various occupations and vocations, from the conventional to the innovative, providing a rich tapestry of women's contributions to society. Penny's literary style is both accessible and informative, blending factual content with a strong narrative voice that emphasizes the importance of women's economic independence amidst the prevailing societal constraints of her era. Virginia Penny, a pioneer in women's employment advocacy, draws from her extensive experience as a successful writer and journalist to illuminate the often-overlooked labor and achievements of women. Penny herself faced the challenges of a male-dominated publishing industry and thus became a passionate advocate for women's rights, amplifying the often-voiceless narratives of working women in her writings. Her commitment to illuminating these issues stems from a deeply ingrained belief in gender equality and the potential of women to succeed beyond the confines of domesticity. Readers are encouraged to engage with this seminal work for its historical significance and its insightful commentary on social structures. "The Employments of Women" not only serves as a vital resource for those studying women's history and labor movements but also inspires contemporary discussions about gender roles and economic empowerment, making it a must-read for scholars, activists, and anyone interested in the evolution of women's work.
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GenrePsychology
Length26 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 16, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CONTENTS.
262275. China Decorators.
21. Amanuenses.
263276. Leather.
32. Astronomers.
264277. Currying.
43. Authors.
265278. Harness.
55. Bible Readers.
266279. Jewel and Instrument Cases.
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64. Bankers and Bankers' Clerks.
267280. Morocco Sewers.
76. Brokers.
268281. Pocket Books.
87. Colonizationists.
269282. Saddle Seats.
98. Colportors.
270283. Tanning.
109. Copyists.
271284. Trunks.
1110. Deaconesses.
272285. Whips.
1211. Dentists.
273286. Whalebone Workers.
1312. Editresses.
274287. Brush Manufacturers.
1413. Government Officers.
275288. Ivory Workers.
1514. Lawyers.
276289. Combs.
1615. Lecturers.
277290. Piano Keys.
1716. Librarians.
278291. Rules.
1817. Magazine Contributors.
279292. Pearl Workers.
1918. Missionaries.
280293. Tortoise-Shell Workers.
2019. Medical Missionaries.
281294. Gum Elastic Manufacture.
2120. Physicians.
282295. Men's Clothing.
2221. Preachers.
283296. Shoes.
2322. Proof Readers.
284297. Toys.
2423. Publishers.
285298. Gutta Percha Manufacture.
2524. Readers to the Working Classes.
286299. Artists.
2625. Reporters.
287300. Dressers.
2726. Reviewers.
288301. Dyers.
2828. Teachers of Bookkeeping.
289302. Growers.
2929. Teachers of Gymnastics and Dancing.
290303. Manufacturers.
3030. Teachers of Drawing and Painting.
291304. Merchants.
3131. Teachers of Fancy Work.
292305. Willow Ware.
3232. Teachers of Horsemanship.
293306. Carvers.
3333. Teachers of Infant Schools.
294307. Kindling Wood.
3434. Teachers of Languages.
295308. Pattern Makers.
3535. Teachers of Music.
296309. Rattan Splitters.
3636. Teachers of Navigation.
297310. Segar Boxes.
3737. Teachers of Swimming.
298311. Turners.
3838. Translators.
299312. Express and other Conveyances.
3939. Actresses.
300313. General Agents.
4040. Aquaria Makers.
301314. Literary, Book, and Newspaper Agents.
4141. Architects.
302315. Mercantile Agents.
4242. Cameo Cutters.
303316. Pens.
4343. Copperplate Engravers.
304317. Sewing Machines.
4444. Daguerreans.
305318. School Agents.
4545. Schools of Design.
306319. Telegraph Instruments.
4647. Designers for Calico Prints.
307320. Washing Machines.
4748. Designers for Wall Paper.
308321. Artificial Flowers.
4849. Draughtswomen.
309322. Belts.
4950. Employés in the United States Mint.
310323. Bonnet Ruches.
5051. Engravers and Chasers of Gold and Silver.
311324. Dress Trimmings.
5152. Equestrians and Gymnasts.
312325. Embroideries.
5253. Etchers and Stamp Cutters.
313326. Feathers.
5354. Herbarium Makers.
314327. Hoop Skirts.
5455. Lapidaries.
315328. Muslin Sets.
5556. Landscape Gardeners.
316329. Parasols and Umbrellas.
5657. Lithographers.
317330. Sempstresses.
5758. Map Makers.
318331. Sewing Machine Operatives.
5859. Medallists.
319332. Dyers.
5960. Modellers.
320333. Sewers.
6061. Modellers of Wax Figures.
321334. Bonnets.
6162. Mineral Labellers and Arrangers.
322335. Bonnet Frames.
6263. Musicians.
323336. Bonnet Wire.
6364. Music Engravers and Folders.
324337. Children's Clothes.
6465. Opera Performers.
325338. Cloaks and Mantillas.
6567. Animals.
326339. Costumes.
6668. Banners.
327340. Dresses.
6769. Crayon and Pastel.
328341. Dress Caps and Head Dresses.
6870. Flowers and Fruit.
329342. Fans.
6971. Fresco.
330343. Ladies' Under-Wear.
7072. Historical.
331344. Over Gaiters.
7173. Landscape.
332345. Patterns.
7274. Marine.
333346. Shoes.
7375. Miniature Painters.
334347. Stays and Corsets.
7476. Panoramas
335348. Bleachers and Pressers.
7577. Portrait.
336349. Braiders.
7678. Water Colors.
337350. Sewers.
7779. Painters of Dial Plates.
338351. Gentlemen's Wear.
7880. Picture Restorers.
339352. Ladies' Wear.
7981. Piano Tuners.
340353. Army and Navy Uniform.
8082. Plaster Statuary.
341354. Buttons.
8183. Painters of Plates for Books.
342355. Canes.
8284. Photographists and Colorists.
343356. Caps.
8385. Preparers of Scientific Plates.
344357. Coats.
8486. Seal Engravers.
345358. Cravats.
8587. Sculptors.
346Hat Braiders
8689. Bank Note Engravers.
347360. Oil Clothing.
8790. Card Engravers.
348361. Pantaloons.
8891. Door Plate Engravers.
349362. Regalias.
8992. Map Engravers.
350363. Shirts.
9093. Picture and Heraldry Engravers.
351364. Suspenders.
9194. Telegraph Operators.
352365. Tailoresses.
9295. Vocalists.
353366. Vests.
9396. Wax Work.
354367. Upholsterers.
9497. Wood Engravers.
355368. Beds.
9598. Merchants.
356369. Carpets.
9699. Bookkeepers.
357370. Curled Hair Pullers.
97100. Book Merchants.
358371. Curtain Trimmings.
98101. China Merchants.
359372. Furniture Goods.
99102. Clothiers.
360373. Mattresses.
100103. Curiosity Dealers.
361374. Venetian Blinds.
101104. Druggists and Druggists' Clerks.
362Wire Window Shades.
102105. Keepers of Fancy Stores.
363376. Bookfolders.
103106. Gentlemen's Furnishing Stores.
364377. Book Sewers.
104107. Furniture Sellers.
365Visiting Cards.
105108. Grocers.
366379. Card Stencillers and Painters.
106109. Junk Dealers.
367380. Cover and Edge Gilders.
107110. Music Sellers.
368381. Electrotypers.
108111. Sellers of Artists' Materials.
369382. Envelope Makers.
109112. Sellers of Seeds, Roots, and Herbs.
370383. Folders and Directors of Newspapers.
110113. Sellers of Small Wares.
371384. Ink.
111114. Sellers of Snuff, Tobacco, and Cigars.
372385. Label Cutters.
112115. Saleswomen.
373386. Lead Pencils.
113116. Street Sellers.
374387. Operatives in Paper Factories.
114117. Toy Merchants.
375388. Paper-Bag Makers.
115118. Wall Paper Dealers.
376389. Paper-Box Makers.
116119. Worn Clothes and Second-hand Furniture.
377390. Paper Marblers.
117120. Variety Shops.
378391. Paper Rulers.
118121. Agriculturists.
379392. Press Feeders.
119122. Bee Dealers.
380393. Printers.
120123. Bird Importers and Raisers.
381394. Sealing-Wax Makers.
121124. Bird and Animal Preservers.
382395. Stereotypers.
122125. Florists.
383396. Type Rubbers and Setters.
123126. Flower Girls.
384397. Wall Paper Gilders.
124127. Fruit Growers.
385398. Chemicals.
125128. Fruit Venders.
386399. Baking Powders.
126129. Gardeners.
387400. Bar and Soft Soap.
127130. Makers of Cordial and Syrups.
388401. Blacking.
128131. Root, Bark, and Seed Gatherers.
389402. Candles.
129132. Seed Envelopers and Herb Packers.
390403. Chalk.
130133. Sellers of Pets.
391404. Emery Paper.
131134. Wine Manufacturers and Grape Growers.
392405. Fancy Soaps.
132135. Bread Bakers.
393406. Fire Works.
133136. Brewers.
394407. Flavoring Extracts.
134137. Candy Manufacturers.
395408. Glue.
135138. Cheesemakers.
396409. Gunpowder.
136139. Coffee and Chocolate Packers.
397410. Oils.
137140. Cracker Bakers.
398411. Paints.
138141. Fancy Confectionery.
399412. Patent Medicines.
139142. Fish Women.
400413. Pearlash.
140143. Macaroni.
401414. Perfumery.
141144. Maple Sugar.
402415. Quinine.
142145. Market Women.
403416. Salt.
143146. Meat Sellers.
404417. Soda.
144147. Milk Dealers.
405418. Starch.
145148. Mince Meat and Apple Butter.
406419. White Lead.
146149. Mustard Packers.
407420. Whiting.
147150. Oyster Sellers.
408421. Assistants in Public and Benevolent Institutions.
148151. Pie Bakers.
409422. Commissioners of Deeds.
149152. Picklers of Oysters.
410423. Housekeepers.
150153. Poulterers.
411424. Keepers of Intelligence Offices.
151154. Restaurant Keepers.
412425. Lighthouse Keepers.
152155. Sealed Provisions, Pickles, and Sauces.
413426. Pawnbrokers.
153156. Sugar Makers.
414427. Postmistresses.
154157. Tea Packers.
415428. Sewing-Machine Instructors.
155158. Vermicelli.
416429. Shepherdesses.
156159. Vinegar.
417430. Toll Collectors.
157160. Yeast.
418431. Bathhouse Attendants.
158162. Batting.
419432. Brace and Truss Makers.
159163. Calicoes.
420433. Chiropodists.
160164. Canton Flannels.
421434. Cuppers and Leechers.
161165. Carpet Chains.
422435. Fishing-Tackle Preparers.
162166. Cord.
423436. Fortune Tellers.
163167. Dyers and Bleachers.
424437. Guides and Door Attendants.
164168. Factory Operatives.
425438. Lodging and Boarding House Keepers.
165169. Gingham.
426439. Makers of Artificial Eyes.
166170. Hosiers.
427440. Artificial Limbs.
167171. Men's Wear.
428441. Artificial Teeth.
168172. Print Works.
429442. Nurses for the Sick.
169173. Spinners.
430443. Steamboat and Railroad News Venders.
170174. Spool Cotton.
431444. Street Musicians.
171175. Tape.
432445. Tavern Keepers.
172176. Weavers.
433446. Travelling Companions.
173178. Sewing Thread.
434447. Mistresses.
174180. Blankets.
435448. Domestics.
175181. Carpets.
436449. Chambermaids.
176182. Carpet Bags.
437450. Cooks.
177183. Cassimere.
438451. Dining-Room Waiters.
178184. Cloths.
439452. Ladies' Maids.
179185. Coverlets.
440453. Nurses for Children.
180186. Dry Goods Refinishers.
441454. Saloon Attendants.
181187. Flannels.
442455. Washers, Ironers, and Manglers.
182188. Gloves.
443456. Backgammon-Board Finishers.
183189. Linseys.
444457. Balloon Makers.
184190. Woollen Shawls.
445458. Billiard-Table Finishers.
185191. Shoddy.
446459. Bill Posters.
186192. Yarn.
447460. Block Cutters.
187194. Ribbons.
448461. Boatwomen.
188195. Sewing Silk.
449462. Bone Collectors.
189197. Lace Menders.
450463. Bottlers and Labellers.
190198. Hair Cloth Manufacture.
451464. Broom Makers.
191200. Files.
452465. Bronzes.
192201. Guns.
453466. Canvas and Cotton Bag Makers.
193202. Hinges.
454467. Carriage and Car Painters.
194203. Locks.
455468. Carriage Trimmers.
195204. Nails.
456469. Chair Seaters.
196205. Rivets.
457470. China Menders.
197206. Screws.
458471. Cigar Makers.
198207. Skates.
459472. Cigar-End Finders.
199208. Shovels.
460473. Cinder Gatherers.
200209. Wire Workers.
461474. Clear Starchers.
201210. Candlesticks.
462475. Clock Makers.
202211. Hooks and Eyes.
463476. Clothes-Pin Makers.
203212. Lamps.
464477. Clothes Repairers.
204213. Pins.
465478. Cork Assorters and Sole Stitchers.
205214. Rings.
466479. Daguerreotype Apparatus.
206215. Scales.
467480. Feather Dressers.
207216. Stair Rods.
468481. Flag Makers.
208218. Buckles.
469482. Furniture Painters.
209219. Edge Tools.
470483. Gilders of Mirror Frames.
210220. Electrical Machines.
471484. Globe Makers.
211221. Fire Arms.
472485. Hobby Horse Finishers.
212222. Knives and Forks.
473486. Horse Coverings.
213223. Needles.
474487. House Painters.
214224. Pens
475488. Japanners.
215225. Philosophical Apparatus.
476489. Knitters.
216226. Saws.
477490. Lace Bleachers.
217227. Scissors.
478491. Lacquerers.
218228. Spectacles.
479492. Life Preservers.
219229. Surgical Instruments.
480493. Lucifer Matches.
220230. Telescopes.
481494. Mat Makers.
221231. Thermometers.
482Pianos.
222232. Copper and Zinc Manufacture.
483Seraphines.
223234. Lanterns.
484496. Musical String Makers.
224235. Britannia Ware.
485497. Netters.
225237. Burnishers.
486498. Oakum Pickers.
226238. Thimbles.
487499. Paper Hangers.
227239. Silver Plating.
488500. Polishers.
228240. Bronze.
489501. Pure Finders.
229242. Gold Assayers.
490502. Rag Cutters.
230243. Enamellers.
491503. Rag Gatherers.
231244. Gold and Silver Leaf.
492504. Rope and Twine Makers.
232245. Jewellers' Findings.
493505. Sail and Awning Makers.
233246. Pencils.
494506. Shoe-Peg Makers.
234247. Pens.
495507. Shroud Makers.
235248. Watches.
496508. Sign Painters.
236249. Watch Case and Jewelry Polishers.
497509. Snuff Packers.
237250. Watch Chains.
498510. Stencil Makers.
238251. Watch Jewels.
499511. Street Sweepers.
239252. Indian Goods.
500512. Tip Gilders.
240253. Inkstands.
501513. Tobacco Strippers.
241254. Lithoconia
502514. Toy Makers.
242255. Marble Workers.
503515. Varnishers and Varnish Makers.
243256. Mineral Door Knobs.
504516. Water Carriers.
244257. Paper Cutters.
505517. Blind Women.
245258. Papier-Maché Finishers.
506518. Deaf Mutes.
246259. Pipes.
507519. The Lame.
247260. Porcelain.
508520. United States.
248261. Pottery and Earthenware.
509521. England.
249262. Stucco Work.
510522. France.
250263. Terra Cotta.
511523. Other Countries.
251264. Transferrers on Wood.
512524. United States.
252265. Glass Manufacture.
513525. England.
253266. Blowers.
514526. France.
254267. Beads.
515527. Occupations in which no Women are employed.
255268. Cutters or Grinders.
516528. None in the United States.
256269. Embossers.
517529. Very few employed.
257270. Enamellers.
518530. The South.
258271. Engravers.
519531. Prices of Board for Workwomen, and Remarks of Employers.
259272. Painters.
520532. Number of Work Hours.
260273. Stainers.
521533. Extracts from the Census Report for 1860.
261274. Watch Crystals.
522REMARKS ON PRECEDING TABLES.
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