Record #:

4414

Author(s):

Sims, Anastasia

Abstract:

For women, opportunities beyond the home were limited in 1900 to such jobs as seamstress, teacher, or store clerk. After marriage most women could look forward to a life of keeping house and raising their families. This could be a challenge since they lacked the modern household conveniences of today. Washing clothes could be an all day job, for example. In 1900, women were starting a century that would dramatically transform their lives.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 39 Issue 1, Fall 1999, p10-12, il

Subject(s):

Women--Social conditions