Women in the Factory, 1880-1930: Class and Gender

Beatrice Moring

doi:10.1017/9781800108868

Women in the Factory, 1880-1930

Class and Gender

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Beatrice Moring, University of Helsinki

Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: May 2024
Print publication year:: 2024
Online ISBN:: 9781800108868
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781800108868

Subjects:: British History: General Interest, History

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A rich and detailed picture, across Britain and many other European countries, of the nature of women's factory work, the problems which arose and how women factory inspectors understood and reacted to the problems.

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Class and Gender

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of Illustrations
pp vi-x

Introduction – Why Women in the Factory?
pp 1-18

1 - Gender And Class – Male Unions, Political Movements and the Female Vote
pp 19-34

2 - Women in Industry: Work, Sectors, Age and Marital Status
pp 35-58

3 - Women, Earnings and the Household – Why the Factory?
pp 59-91

4 - Accidents, Compensation, Laws and Inspection
pp 92-119

5 - Middle Class Girls, Education and Entry into the Civil Service
pp 120-139

6 - The Female Factory Inspectors – How, Why and Who
pp 140-180

7 - Factory Inspection Activity
pp 181-208

8 - Class, Gender and Communication
pp 209-225

Conclusion
pp 226-232

Appendix 1 - The Right for Women to Vote in National Elections
pp 233-233

Appendix 2 - Women in the Workforce
pp 234-236

Appendix 3 - Women, Work, Earnings and Family
pp 237-242

Appendix 4 - Accidents, Workplace Acts and Regulations
pp 243-254

Appendix 5 - Education
pp 255-257

Appendix 6 - Female Inspectors
pp 258-261

Appendix 7 - Inspectors, Activity
pp 262-263

Appendix 8 - The Female Inspectors and Society
pp 264-269

Bibliography
pp 270-291

Index
pp 292-301

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