Chapter 8: Women’s Work and Labor Movements

A Student’s Guide to Essential Primary Sources
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Chapter 8 Women’s Work and Labor Movements
Traditional Views of Women’s Work
Mary S. Paul and Clara Lemlich Arguefor Better Pay and Conditions
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A Changing Environment, Post-War
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Abstract

Women have historically struggled to secure equal treatment in the workplace. They have faced formal and informal barriers to different forms of occupation, often being denied employment because of their gender. The phrase women’s work refers to domestic chores such as cooking, cleaning, and raising children. Such work was historically not only unpaid, but it was also often demeaning and unrewarding.

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