Women Adrift Independent Wage Earners in Chicago, 1880-1930

Name: Women Adrift Independent Wage Earners in Chicago, 1880-1930
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ISBN: 9780226521985

ISBN-10: 0226521982

ISBN-13: 9780226521985

Edition: 1991

Authors: Joanne J. Meyerowitz

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Starting with Dreiser's Sister Carrie, Meyerowitz uses turn-of-the-century Chicago as a case study to explore both the image and the reality of single women's experiences as they lived apart from their families. In an era when family all but defined American womanhood, these women--neither victimized nor liberated--created new social ties and subcultures to cope with the conditions of urban life. "Brilliant. . . . Gracefully written, and mercifully free from the jargon that often plagues social history, this book is a welcome addition to literature in women's, urban, and black history."--Ann Schofield, American Historical Review "Meyerowitz provides a splendid portrait of her subjects.…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/12/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.90" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



List of Tables


List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Foreword


Introduction



Apart from Family



""A Lone Woman Can't Be Too Careful""



Orphans and Innocents



Surrogate Families



""Friends to Help Them""



Urban Pioneers


Conclusion


Appendix


Notes


Bibliography


Index