Women of the Commonwealth : Work, Family, and Social Change in Nineteenth-century Massachusetts

These Essays Reflect The Complexity And Richness Of Current Scholarship In Women's History. Informed By A Variety Of Source Materials And Methodologies, The Ten Chapters Break Down A Generalized Construct Of Womanhood To Explore The Dynamics Between Gender, Race, Ethnicity, And Class. The First Section Of The Book Focuses On Women's Work, Paid And Unpaid, And The Effects Of Class, Ethnicity, And Gender On The Structure Of The Job Market And On Power Relations Within The Family. The Second Section Revisits The Concept Of Sisterhood By Looking At Women In Relation To Their Families, Social And Cultural Networks, And Civic And Private Institutions. The Editor's Introduction Sets The Essays In The Current Historiographical Context Of Women's Studies And Provides A Bibliographical Essay For The Nonspecialist Reader.--book Jacket. Victorian Values In The Marketplace : Single Women And Work In Boston, 1800-1850 / Susan L. Porter -- The Feminization Of Teaching In Massachussetts : A Reconsideration / James M. Wallace -- Étre à L'ouvrage Ou étre Maitresse De Maison : French-canadian Women And Work In Late Nineteenth-century Massachussetts / Paul R. Dauphinais -- Good Men And Working Girls : The Bureau Of Statistics Of Labor, 1870-1900 / Henry F. Bedford -- The Gendered Foundations Of Social Work Education In Boston, 1904-1930 / Linda M. Shoemaker -- (cont.) Caroline Healy Dall : Her Creation And Reform Career / Nancy Bowman -- Josephine St.pierre Ruffin : A Nineteenth-century Journalist Of Boston's Black Elite Class / Rodger Streitmatter -- Julia Harrington Duff And The Political Awakening Of Irish-american Women In Boston, 1888-1905 / Polly Welts Kaufman -- The Simplest Of New England Spinsters : Becoming Emily Greene Balch, 1867-1961 / Patricia A. Palmieri -- Beyond Servants And Salesgirls : Working Women's Education In Boston, 1885-1915 / Laurie Crumpakcer. Edited By Susan L. Porter. Papers Presented At A Symposium At Westfield State College In October 1992. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A collection of ten essays which document sociological topics in women's history, covering 19th-century Massachusetts. The study covers the dynamics of gender, race, ethnicity and class in exploring relationships in the labour market and family.