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 111
... supplies which a girl may use if ill . In some cases there is a nurse or physician in attendance . This is not usual , however . The average cost of food , shelter , heat , light , and laundry ( a ) for women adrift is $ 4.77 . As ...
... supplies which a girl may use if ill . In some cases there is a nurse or physician in attendance . This is not usual , however . The average cost of food , shelter , heat , light , and laundry ( a ) for women adrift is $ 4.77 . As ...
Page 112
... supplies , paper boxes , hardware , and articles of personal adornment not included under " men's clothing " or " women's clothing . " The " piece - rate " method of compensation prevails in a very large number of manufacturing ...
... supplies , paper boxes , hardware , and articles of personal adornment not included under " men's clothing " or " women's clothing . " The " piece - rate " method of compensation prevails in a very large number of manufacturing ...
Page 131
... supply is so great that she works as fast as she can so as to be ready if more work should come in , though she may remain idle for the rest of the day . In others the work is portioned out among the girls so that all may have a share ...
... supply is so great that she works as fast as she can so as to be ready if more work should come in , though she may remain idle for the rest of the day . In others the work is portioned out among the girls so that all may have a share ...
Page 132
... supply car fare , clothes , and other necessities . The adrift factory girl spends for her housing and food $ 3.06 , leaving a margin of $ 4.11 for car fare , etc. The latter is apparently slightly better off than the adrift store woman ...
... supply car fare , clothes , and other necessities . The adrift factory girl spends for her housing and food $ 3.06 , leaving a margin of $ 4.11 for car fare , etc. The latter is apparently slightly better off than the adrift store woman ...
Page 137
... supply their clothing and pay their own expenses outside of the home . Taken as a whole it appears that the problems of wage - earning women with homes are as difficult as those which must be solved by the wage - earning women adrift ...
... supply their clothing and pay their own expenses outside of the home . Taken as a whole it appears that the problems of wage - earning women with homes are as difficult as those which must be solved by the wage - earning women adrift ...
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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