City of women
sex and class in New York, 1789-1860
Vrouwenarbeid
Sociale klassen
Condiciones económicas
New York (N.Y.)
Condiciones sociales
Women, united states
New york (n.y.), history
Travail
Vrouwen
Frau
Conditions économiques
Employment
Femmes
Conditions sociales
Historia
Economic history
Economic conditions
New York Times reviewed
Women
Social conditions
History
This highly original work takes a close look at working-class women in early 19th century New York, and shows both the strengths and vulnerabilities of this 'city of women'. Describing the specific moral and economic circumstances of individual female lives, the author makes vivid historical sense o…
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