Census Driven Data Analyzing Women's Contributions to Industrialized Labor, 1914
Pamphlet
“The 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.Item #16264
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