Women Workers of the Orient, First Edition, 1918

Margaret E. Burton

First Edition

[Asia], [Women Employment] Women Workers of the Orient, Margaret E. Burton. New York: Underwood and Underwood, 1918. First edition soft cover with eighteen photographs of female laborers throughout Asia; It provides a detailed account of the various roles that women played in various societies, and the challenges they faced in trying to carve out a place for themselves in a rapidly changing world. The book also provides a valuable insight into the history of women's rights, and the struggle for gender equality that continues to this day.The book details for missionaries the labor market for women in Asian countries and how their work might be used for missions upon conversion Margaret Ernestine Burton was an American missionary who traveled to China and Japan in 1909. Spine has taped reinforcement, small bookplate on interior of front wrapper. Overall good condition.

Item #17788

Price: $225.00