Record #:

14913

Author(s):

McKethan, E. R.

Abstract:

Throughout Antebellum South women were charged with household duties and were not expected to seek jobs. Two common positions for women included teaching and journalism but some women broke gender employment boundaries. Within the historical account, women owned small business from retail to inns and taverns. Mary McKechen, of Tennessee produced and sold gunpowder.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 23, Nov 1943, p25-26, 28, il

Subject(s):

Women--History