Report on Condition of Woman and Child-wage Earners in the United States: Wage-earning women in stores and factoriesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1910 - Child labor |
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... there were some things telling other tales to a thoughtful observer . The girl's shoes and 49450 ° -S . Doc . 645 , 61-2 , vol . 5-2 waist and skirt were plainly getting weary of well doing CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTION . 17.
... there were some things telling other tales to a thoughtful observer . The girl's shoes and 49450 ° -S . Doc . 645 , 61-2 , vol . 5-2 waist and skirt were plainly getting weary of well doing CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTION . 17.
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United States. Bureau of Labor. waist and skirt were plainly getting weary of well doing , and to hold her position as saleswoman they must soon be replaced . Was she finding a way ? She is given , not as an illustration of the major ...
United States. Bureau of Labor. waist and skirt were plainly getting weary of well doing , and to hold her position as saleswoman they must soon be replaced . Was she finding a way ? She is given , not as an illustration of the major ...
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... waist fac- Saleswoman . 624.00 75.00 tory 444.00 69.10 Do .... 677.75 177.53 Clothing .. 450.00 40.60 Do 451.00 ... waists 250.00 35.00 Weekly average .. c7.20 c1.35 Rubber factory . 254.00 104.00 Clothing - finisher , waists ...
... waist fac- Saleswoman . 624.00 75.00 tory 444.00 69.10 Do .... 677.75 177.53 Clothing .. 450.00 40.60 Do 451.00 ... waists 250.00 35.00 Weekly average .. c7.20 c1.35 Rubber factory . 254.00 104.00 Clothing - finisher , waists ...
Page 96
... waists . Nearly all stores make an effort to help the girls in this matter by allowing them a discount on all articles purchased in the store . In Boston this discount ranges from 3 to 10 per cent . In one store a 20 per cent discount ...
... waists . Nearly all stores make an effort to help the girls in this matter by allowing them a discount on all articles purchased in the store . In Boston this discount ranges from 3 to 10 per cent . In one store a 20 per cent discount ...
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... waist . There is a difference of opinion among the girls as to whether this stipulated dress entails extra expense . Some girls say : " As long as I must wear something , black costs no more than colored materials . " Others say that ...
... waist . There is a difference of opinion among the girls as to whether this stipulated dress entails extra expense . Some girls say : " As long as I must wear something , black costs no more than colored materials . " Others say that ...
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adrift women age weekly yrs American Austrian average earnings average weekly earnings Bohemian Boots and shoes buyers CALIFORN Candy car fare Cashier cent Cigars and tobacco department stores ECONOMIC CONDI employment ETC.-WOMEN LIVING EXPERIENCE factory women Finisher Flowers and feathers Folder Forewoman German ginal Hand worker Hosiery and knit Industry ings investigation Irish Italian Jute Laundry living at home LIVING AT HOME-Continued living conditions lodging houses longest days Machine operator meals Men's Millinery MINNEAPOLIS AND ST number of women number reported Occupation overtime Packer Paper boxes Polish Printing and publishing retail stores RETAIL STORES-WOMEN rience Ruching and neckwear Russian Hebrew 18 Saleswoman Stitcher store employees store women Stripper Swedish TABLE I.-OCCUPATION Telephone exchange TION OF WAGE-EARNING Tobacco and cigars total number Trimmer wage wage-earning women WAGE-EARNING WOMEN-Continued Waist waitresses Weaver week weekly contri woman women adrift women employed Women's clothing Woolen and worsted Wrapper