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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Page 17
... less brusque refusals to give information . Inasmuch as the whole range of personal economies had to be covered in the investigation , it seemed wise to inquire first as to the facts most likely to be given with the least amount of ...
... less brusque refusals to give information . Inasmuch as the whole range of personal economies had to be covered in the investigation , it seemed wise to inquire first as to the facts most likely to be given with the least amount of ...
Page 26
... less than those of the older and more experienced adrift women in every city , the difference being greatest as a rule where the differences in age and experience are greatest . Taking all the cities together , the adrift store women ...
... less than those of the older and more experienced adrift women in every city , the difference being greatest as a rule where the differences in age and experience are greatest . Taking all the cities together , the adrift store women ...
Page 30
... less than a living wage causing the majority of managers either to make a bid for girls who have learned " to make easy money , " or to suggest the method to innocent girl applicants ? During the first six months of the investigation ...
... less than a living wage causing the majority of managers either to make a bid for girls who have learned " to make easy money , " or to suggest the method to innocent girl applicants ? During the first six months of the investigation ...
Page 31
... ' make dates ' and then discharge us if we do . Two girls in the basement who were getting less than enough to live on , were discharged only a few days ago because they made dates with the store's nasty CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTION . 31.
... ' make dates ' and then discharge us if we do . Two girls in the basement who were getting less than enough to live on , were discharged only a few days ago because they made dates with the store's nasty CHAPTER I. - INTRODUCTION . 31.
Page 33
... less . The average length of time which the 1,391 store employees covered by the investigation had served in such establishments was 5.17 years . The amount of money earned by the 100 immoral women covered in the personal histories ...
... less . The average length of time which the 1,391 store employees covered by the investigation had served in such establishments was 5.17 years . The amount of money earned by the 100 immoral women covered in the personal histories ...
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adrift women American Austrian Aver average earnings average weekly earnings Bohemian Boots and shoes buyers CALIFORN Candy car fare cent Cigars and tobacco department stores ECONOMIC CONDI employment ence ETC.-WOMEN LIVING Excellent EXPERIENCE factory women Fair Finisher Flowers and feathers Folder Forewoman German ginal Hand worker Hosiery and knit Industry 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 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 Winder woman women adrift women employed Women's clothing Woolen and worsted Wrapper