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réf. AUB-685Félix Alcan 1907. In-8 broché, 174 pages avec index, table .. Couverture usagée.
1992208 pages including index and bibliography. Virtual slaves, these children were uprooted from their villages in central and southern Italy to perform as barrel-organists, harpists, violinists, fifers, pipers, and animal exhibitors. "This extremely, unusual study, enlivened by photographs, throws a floodlight on ethnic prejudice, cultural constructs of childhood, Tammany Hall politics and 19th-century immigration and working conditions." - Publishers Weekly. Very light wear. Glossy laminated covers. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1991réf. x-0792312813Kluwer Academic Pub 1991. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 182 pages. 9.56x6.52x0.66 inches. Kluwer Academic Pub hardcover
1989Signed by one of contributors on front end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Very clean very tight pages with bright unmarked boards, slightly dusty, very slightly foxed page edges and no bumping to corners. 405pp. A collection of papers covering different area of Africa and examining forced labour and labour migration during the 19th and 20th centuries from Senegal to Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Namibia.
2005réf. SPN-152Rennes : Presses Universitaires (PUR), Collection Didact-Histoire, 2005. 254 p., annexe (Galerie de brefs portraits), chronologie sommaire, bibliographie.
1990réf. 0921Editions Matrice Collection Points dappui 1990 Broché - 212 pages Bon état général Couverture coins frottés 290 g
1991A withering critique of age stereotyping in the modern world based on a study of older men and women. Index. 198 pages. Dust jacket rubbed on surface and browned around edges.
réf. B9780968194645Paperback / softback. New. paperback
Harcover in-8, 266 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. Bel exemplaire. [BL-9]
grand in-8°, 168 pages, broché. Bel exemplaire. [MI-26]
1935réf. 189931935. Women's Employment World-War II McConnell Dorothy. Women War and Fascism. New York: The American League Against War and Fascism 1935. 18 pages. Bound in brown cardstock wrappers. Measuring 5.5" x 8". McConnell presents a "protest against the use of women as cheap labor in factories and offices in the U.S. as well as in the fascist states" asserting that "Munitions plants employ women at dangerous tasks with long hours and low wages. Discriminatory laws against women should be defeated and women's wages made equal with men's for equal work". Wrappers are vibrant and unworn. Small penciled inscription on the title page not affecting text. An interesting pamphlet promoting the fight for women's labor safety and equal pay during WWII. Very clean and bright pages in very good condition. unknown
1919réf. 163201919. Ministry of Reconstruction Women's Advisory Committee. Report of the Sub-Committee Appointed to Consider the Position after the War of Women Holding Temporary Appointments in Government Departments 1919 addresses the status of women recruited into temporary government service during World War I and the terms under which they might remain in public employment after demobilization. The report concerns the transition from wartime labor to the permanent Civil Service including questions of women's eligibility for continued appointment equality of treatment with male colleagues pay and the assignment of clerical duties. Produced as the British government confronted the employment consequences of women's expanded wartime service it records official consideration of whether women who had entered departments under emergency conditions should retain a place in the postwar state workforce. Ministry of Reconstruction. Women's Advisory Committee. Report of the Sub-Committee Appointed to Consider the Position after the War of Women Holding Temporary Appointments in Government Departments. Presented to Parliament by Command of His Majesty. London: Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office 1919. Folio. 8 pages. The sub-committee consisted of six women and two men and was charged specifically with examining the position of women holding temporary government appointments after the war. Its recommendations address routes by which women might become permanent government employees and argue for treatment on terms comparable to male colleagues including questions of equal pay and the expectation that women should not automatically be assigned additional clerical work because of their sex. As an official parliamentary publication rather than an outside campaign tract the report documents how women's wartime employment had become an administrative question within government itself. Women entered British government departments in substantially increased numbers during World War I filling posts created or expanded by wartime administration while large numbers of men were serving in the armed forces. The end of the war raised immediate questions about whether these appointments would be terminated converted into permanent positions or reorganized along sex-segregated lines. This report preserves the Women's Advisory Committee's intervention in that process and records specific arguments over permanence pay duties and women's place in the postwar Civil Service. Modern blue card wrappers with paper label. Very good condition. An official 1919 statement of the employment claims advanced for women whose wartime government service had demonstrated their capacity to perform work previously reserved largely for men. unknown
1994réf. 2083002117803105Working Standards Examination 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 237p Size: 21cm Working Standards Examination paperback
1996réf. mon0000473275TSO 06/11/1996 00:00:01. paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. TSO paperback
1916réf. 183494London: Chiswick Press 1916. First edition of this illustrated government publication promoting women's wartime employment. Women's War Work contains a detailed list of several hundred roles left vacant by men that women successfully fulfilled. Several of these are demonstrated by characterful photographs which show women employed in a range of professions including the postal service factories breweries and shops. The War Office recruited women into the workplace to maintain productivity produce munitions and ensure that as many men as possible were available for the Armed Forces. By July 1916 it was estimated that 750000 women across Britain had taken up such work and the War Office produced Women's War Work in September to further increase their numbers. The preface asserts that employers who had women in their workface would "readily admit that the results achieved by the temporary employment of women far exceed their original estimates and even so are capable of much further extension" p. 5. Women's contributions to the war effort drastically changed public perception of their capabilities and helped women over 30 to achieve enfranchisement in 1918. Provenance: from the collection of the suffrage historian Elizabeth Crawford. Quarto. 72 black and white photographs. Drab paper wrappers front and rear cover printed in black. Library sticker of the Women's Service Library and withdrawal stamp on front inside cover former shelfmark to front cover in pencil former bookseller's price to half-title. Spine repaired loss to ends wrappers lightly toned extremities a little creased extending to outer leaves at bottom corner occasional light finger-soiling to contents but otherwise clean: a very good copy of a fragile publication. unknown
1911réf. 182771911. Imperial size albumen portraits of faculty and students at American Medical College. St. Louis Missouri 1911. Large photo measures 24 x 20 inches. 40 subjects every one of them male except for a single female student listed below as "F Heflin." Photographed by Hays Studio. Mounted to photographer's board. The American Medical College a medical school founded in 1873 graduated its first woman in 1888. In 1911 the American Medical College combined with the Barnes Medical College. The following year the combined school became the Medical Department of the National University of Arts and Sciences in St. Louis. The National University then merged with the St. Louis College of Physicians and Surgeons around 1915. Female students like this one would have come in at a significant disadvantage proving her qualifications against skepticism in a field notorious for gender discrimination. The value of female doctors for female patients in particular has been profound. Board scuffed on one side does not affect images or text. Chipped at corner and top does not affect images or text. Overall very good condition. Expressions and details in images clear. unknown
1880réf. 165711880. Society for Promoting the Employment of Women. The Twenty-First Annual Report of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women 1880 documents an organization established to expand women's access to vocational training and paid employment in occupations beyond the limited fields conventionally open to them in nineteenth-century Britain. Founded in 1859 through the work of women's rights reformers including Jessie Boucherett Barbara Bodichon and Adelaide Anne Procter the Society connected demands for women's economic independence with practical programs for training and placement. Its purpose is stated directly in the report: "The Society is formed for promoting the Training of Women and their employment in industrial pursuits." Society for Promoting the Employment of Women. The Twenty-First Annual Report of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women April 1880. London: Printed by John Bale & Sons 1880. First edition. The thirty-page report records the Society's work in preparing women for specific occupations and discusses the training required to enter fields including wood carving hospital nursing and hairdressing among others. Rather than arguing only for women's abstract right to employment the report records the practical means by which the Society attempted to open occupations through instruction and professional preparation. Its annual accounting of such programs shows how an organization founded by members of the mid-century women's rights movement addressed the economic restrictions confronting women through vocational initiatives maintained over more than two decades. The report appeared twenty-one years after the Society's establishment and shortly after its incorporation in 1879 when campaigns for women's property rights education professional access and suffrage were expanding the legal and economic questions surrounding women's independence. The Society's emphasis on training addressed one concrete barrier to entry into skilled occupations: women could not compete for work from which they had also been excluded from acquiring the necessary preparation. 30 pages. Original paper wrappers measuring 8 x 5 inches. Light pencil marks in the margins; otherwise very good condition. At the time this description was prepared no copies were recorded in American institutions in the OCLC search consulted; institutional holdings and OCLC records remain subject to revision. unknown
1873réf. 165771873. Boucherett Jessie. Legislative Restrictions on Women's Labour 1873 challenges proposed factory legislation limiting the hours and conditions under which women including mothers of young children could work arguing that such measures deprived adult women of authority over their own employment while providing no substitute for lost wages. Boucherett identifies the principle underlying the legislation as itself objectionable: "Another objection is that the Bill confirms the principle that women are not capable of deciding for themselves." Her opposition arose from the practical circumstances of women whose earnings supported themselves and their children placing employment restrictions within a larger debate over women's legal independence wages and control of their own labor. Boucherett Jessie. Legislative Restrictions on Women's Labour. London: Frederick Bell & Co. 1873. First edition. Reprinted by kind permission from the Englishwoman Review for the Vigilance Association for the Defence of Personal Rights. 12 pages. Original paper wrappers. 8 x 5 inches. Boucherett acknowledges the protective rationale behind the proposed measures writing "It has caused some surprise that Bills framed for so benevolent a purpose should have met with opposition from an unexpected quarter" before detailing their possible consequences for working women. She argues that reducing women's access to factory employment without guaranteeing family maintenance could produce "much suffering and some crime" since "it would always be difficult and sometimes impossible for a woman to provide sufficient food for herself and four or five little children." Her argument therefore distinguishes between women with independent means and wage-earning women for whom statutory restrictions could immediately reduce the household's supply of food and other necessities. Boucherett had founded the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women in 1859 and spent much of her career seeking expanded training and occupations for women; this pamphlet applies the same concern for economic independence to parliamentary attempts to regulate female industrial labor. Its publication also formed part of a contemporary controversy over proposals associated with Alexander Mundella and John Lubbock to extend restrictions governing women's factory employment. Rather than opposing regulation solely in the name of laissez-faire principles Boucherett bases her case on women's need to earn wages their responsibility for dependent children and their right to make employment decisions for themselves. Toning to front wrapper with a few chips and losses along the right edge. Good condition. unknown
1878réf. 189841878. Watherston Edward J. The Industrial Employment of Women in France Compared with England. London: Spottiswoods and Co. 1878. French Silk Manufactures and the Industrial Employment of Women. London: Dryden Pres - J Davy and Sons 1879. Both measure 8.5" x 5.25". 16 and 23 pages respectively. The 1878 pamphlet "The Industrial Employment of Women in France." is a comparative analysis of the labor participation rate of women in France and in England. French women were much more integrated into the labor market this study finds even despite the fact that England had a disproportionate demographic surplus of women and an even more developed industrial sector. At the conclusion of the pamphlet Watherston proposes three major steps spur female employment in England based off the French example which are the: "1. Establishment of special training schools for certain trades following a preliminary general education. 2. These training schools. must be made self-supporting within a short time. All pupils must pay a moderate fee for being taught. 3. There should be union of the managers of training schools with all manufacturers wishing to employ female labour. The union must aim both to give employment to women and to advise as to the directions in which it may be sought and into which it may be extended." Watherston lays blame for the poor labor participation rate of English women at the fact that they are barred from major employment sectors such as the railways as well as a private sector which demonstrated no inclination to hire them. He concludes that English women need organization first and foremost and should establish a "Society for the Industrial Employment of Women". The second pamphlet focuses on first the history of the French silk industry and later women's employment within it noting the unique advances that the French female silk workers enjoyed. Watherston notes that "Other countries before France made use of female labour but the French were the first who employed not only as we do the hands but also the brains of women. The technical education of female workers took place simultaneously with that of the men and it is to the results of this that not a little of the excellence of the French silk manufactures of the present day is due." Watherston goes on to examine the silk manufacture at Jujurieux which took in young women from a rural underdeveloped region and lodged fed and rigorously trained them in silk production. In both of these pamphlets he highlights and endorses enterprises that transform women into workers often through a process that includes living and training amongst fellow apprentices for years at a time. There is a prevailing belief that women must be engineered into working class subjects through this total immersion but with a confidence that they are technically and intellectually skilled enough should they be properly acclimated. Some minor chipping to left edge 3/4 in. tear on top edge of one pamphlet overall in very good condition. unknown
1940réf. 223731940. Women's EmploymentLaborFeminismWWII Archive of ten original photos documenting American women's industrial labor during the 1930s and 1940s. Original black-and-white press photographs taken in various factories during World War II including steel works textiles candy production and industrial assembly lines. Stamped by press agencies including Acme Newspictures Brown Brothers and International News Photos several with annotated captions on verso. This collection of press photos captures the pivotal moment when women entered the industrial workforce en masse replacing men who were fighting overseas. These images were part of a wartime propaganda campaign to normalize and promote women's factory work paving the way for long-term shifts in gender roles in the American labor force. In one striking image captioned by the N.E.A. press service as "Portrait for Mother's Day" a steel worker identified as Mrs. Neel of Gary Indiana is praised as "the American Mother- 1943 style" echoing the iconic Rosie the Riveter with a new image of female patriotism: overalls bandanna badge and goggles in hand. Another shows women boxing chocolates along a conveyor line while several others reveal the mechanical precision and physical intensity of jobs in textile finishing labeling and industrial equipment handling. This archive is emblematic of the historical inflection point that sparked the modern women's labor movement. The war effort validated women's technical skills and economic participation giving rise to a postwar generation of women who emboldened by their wartime service laid the intellectual and organizational groundwork for second wave feminism. Many of these workers would later confront the "return to domesticity" in the 1950s and become active in labor organizing civil rights and feminist causes by the 1960s. Light edge wear. Overall good to very good condition. A photographic archive capturing the genesis of modern women's industrial labor and the cultural origins of second wave feminism in the WWII workplace. unknown
réf. 16264The Occupations of Women According to the Census of England and Wales 1911." Arranged and compiled by L. Wyatt Papworth and Dorothy M. Zimmern. London: The Women's Industrial Council 1914. Statistics drawn from the census of England and Wales to determine the industries currently most open and profitable for women and to be used in increasing opportunities for women's employment. Handling creases and soiling to wrappers. Front wrapper has creased corners. Small loss to lower right corner of back wrapper and few pages. Item originating from the Women's Services Library at the Millicent Fawcett House. Fawcett was a renowned activist and leader in the fight for women's suffrage and educational opportunities. The census information is organized into tables analyzing occupations of men and women marriage status of women workers and numbers of retired women workers among other things. An interesting document that shows women's growing significance in the labor force and the interest in expanding future opportunities. unknown books
réf. 16266Circular of the Working Girls' Society. Bylaws for one of the first organizations in New York that was created specifically to support women workers. Extremely rare.Two very light horizontal fold marks. Light thumb-soiling. 2" tear at bottom of center fold. Very good condition. The Working Girls' Society was designed to provide space for girls and women to gather take classes and socialize after working hours; it was dedicated to providing working women with a safe and clean space that could help them advance their professional lives. Information in the bylaws related to membership and to members' uses of the organization's library and rooms at 222 West 38th Street. Perks of joining the society the club even include special vacation benefits and discounted train tickets. An extremely rare early document that details the social communities which developed around a larger urban female workforce in the late 19th century. Extremely scarce OCLC Worldcat lists no other known copies of this document in any institution of library worldwide. unknown books
réf. 16265Woman's Work For Woman A Union Illustrated Magazine Published Monthly by the Women's Foreign Missionary Societies of the Presbyterian Church. Vol. XI No. 1. January 1896. New York. 28 pages. Vertical fold down the center of the booklet with soiling on the front and back cover water damage on the top and right edge of the front cover and small losses on the bottom edge of the back cover. Very rare; OCLC locates no other known copies. Woman's Work for Woman was published from 1890-1904. The magazine contains articles and updates about life in different missionary locations in Asia South America and the Middle East. With most of the submissions by women and with an all women Editorial Committee this magazine is indicative of some of the most acceptable ways for women to participate in public life in the late 19th century. Women were not allowed to participate in Presbyterian church councils or leadership until the mid-twentieth century but working with the Women's Missionary Societies gave new opportunities for writing organizing and leadership positions. In the late 19th century women who sought work outside the home were often criticized for abandoning family and domestic responsibilities but women who pursued religious work did not face this same criticism since they had an altruistic motive. Working on religious causes allowed women agency and independence that they would not be able to access in other occupations. Very rare; OCLC Worldcat locates no known copies at any library or institution. unknown books
réf. 16738Women's Fight for Employment Equality Pamphlet. ''Historical Sketch of the Salem Female Employment Society" 1880. The Salem Female Employment Society was founded in Salem Massachusetts on January 15 1861 by members of the North Church Sewing Circle as the Society for the Employment of the Poor. The purpose of the society was to produce sewing work for poor women who were unable to gain employment elsewhere Manufactured garments were sold by members at a store they owned and operated at 366 Essex Street. By April 22 1867 the society had incorporated as the Salem Female Employment Society. OCLC reports only 2 other known copies among Institutional or library Collections according to OCLC Worldcat. unknown books
réf. 16739Women's Fight for Employment Equality. "Lowell Offering. Written Edited and Published by Female Operatives Employed in the Mills." 1844. Pamphlet. The Lowell Offering was a monthly publication run by women working in the Lowell Textile Mill from 1840-1845. Featuring the women's poetry essays and other literary efforts the magazine gave female factory workers the opportunity to share their creative endeavors; for the women who edited and published the periodical the Lowell Offering also provided demonstrable and employable skills in publishing and journalism. This 1844 edition comes from the penultimate year of the publication. It is the earliest piece in the collection. Lowell solved the problem of labor at his mills by employing young women between the ages of 15 and 35 who became known as "mill girls". Unlike European industries which had access to "large landless urban populations whose reliance on the wage system gave them few economic choices" American companies had to grapple with a small labor supply because the population was small and most preferred farming their own land and the economic independence that came with it. In order to persuade these young women to work at a mill they were paid in cash once "every week or two weeks". In line with the Boston Associates' worldview the mill girls were encouraged to educate themselves and pursue intellectual activities. They attended free lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson and John Quincy Adams and read books they borrowed from circulating libraries. They were also encouraged to join "improvement circles" that promoted creative writing and public discussion. unknown books
